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Vocab for Verbal Reasoning Test
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08/31/2011

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Cadge
Definition
get by begging
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Extemporize
Definition
speak without preparation or rehearsal; think 'improvise' (extemporaneous, adj.)
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Lambaste
Definition
attack verbally
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Noisome
Definition
disgusting
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Pastiche
Definition
work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources, like a collage(?)
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Cloistered
Definition
isolated
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Disabuse
Definition
make someone aware of an error in thinking
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Lugubrious
Definition
sad; gloomy. See also 'saturnine.'
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Nonplussed
Definition
confused
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Artless
Definition
without effort; without trickery; simple
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Doff
Definition
to remove (esp. of a hat)
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Plaintive
Definition
sad; mournful
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Suborn
Definition
bribe
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Tendentious
Definition
dogmatic; biased
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Tortuous
Definition
indirect; winding
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Verbiage
Definition
excessive or meaningless wordiness
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Complaisance
Definition
flexibility; willingness to please (see also 'complaisant,' adj.)
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Paean
Definition
praise; tribute (esp. in song)
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Gregariousness
Definition
sociability; liking for crowds; see also gregarious, adj.
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Tutelary
Definition
serving as a guardian (tutelage, noun)
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Abscission
Definition
cutting (surgical); process causing leaves to fall off.
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Foible
Definition
quirk; minor weakness
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Importune
Definition
beg; solicit (importunate, adj.)
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Toady
Definition
sycophant; flatterer
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Veracious
Definition
true (veracity, noun)
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Asperity
Definition
using harsh or critical tone
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Disingenuous
Definition
crafty; often associated with 'playing dumb.'
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Labile
Definition
changing rapidly; unstable
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Malapropism
Definition
use of similar sounding but incorrect word
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Posture (verb)
Definition
to put on an act
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Proximate
Definition
immediate; nearest
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Gaucherie
Definition
awkwardness (gauche, adj.)
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Heterodox
Definition
unorthodox
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Mannered
Definition
stylized; pretentious (has negative connotations)
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Sedulous
Definition
persevering; eager and thorough
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Syllogism
Definition
type of logical reasoning
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Vicissitude
Definition
unexpected change in fortune or circumstances
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Acolyte
Definition
disciple; follower or attendant
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Admonitory
Definition
scolding (admonition, noun)
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Deferential
Definition
showing respect (deference, noun; defer, verb)
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Intractability
Definition
stubbornness (intractable, adj.)
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Luminary
Definition
eminent (perhaps enlightening?) person
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Undergird
Definition
support, strengthen
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Vitiate
Definition
weaken; sap energy
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Coterie
Definition
clique; small group with common interests
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Gainsay
Definition
contradict
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Sere
Definition
withered; old
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Faddish
Definition
of a fad: whimsical; following fashion
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Annular
Definition
ring-shaped
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Emollient
Definition
softening (adj.); something which softens (noun). Something like a flux?
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Fusillade
Definition
long burst of gunfire
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Inerrancy
Definition
infallibility (inerrant, adj.)
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Mince
Definition
speak in an affected manner
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Palpate
Definition
examine with the hands (medical)
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Quibble
Definition
1. (verb) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. (noun) a minor verbal point in an argument
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Epigram
Definition
short, witty saying, like a maxim
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Lassitude
Definition
lack of energy; weariness (NOT laziness)
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Phenomenology
Definition
branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory
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Precipitate
Definition
1. hurried (adj.); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (noun), 3. to instigate or speed up an action (verb)
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Renege
Definition
go back on promise or retract statement
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Droll
Definition
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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Dross
Definition
something worthless; impurities left after refining
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Expiate
Definition
atone; make amends for
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Prone
Definition
1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal
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Propensity
Definition
tendency; inclination
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Skiff
Definition
small boat
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Umbrage
Definition
1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury
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Presage
Definition
forewarn of; indicate
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Tare
Definition
1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing
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Unprepossessing
Definition
unattractive
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Cant
Definition
insincere talk
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Lacuna
Definition
gap; missing part
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Pied
Definition
multicolored
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Seemly
Definition
appropriate (behavior); decorous
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Decorous
Definition
in keeping in good taste; seemly
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Equivocal
Definition
ambiguous; open to interpretation
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Hallow
Definition
respect; worship
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Indigence
Definition
poverty
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Descry
Definition
to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of
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Facetious
Definition
not intended to be taken seriously
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Indecorous
Definition
unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)
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Scotch (v)
Definition
to prevent; stop; disable
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Wag (n)
Definition
a witty person
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Atavism
Definition
reappearance of ancestral traits; regression (atavistic, adj.)
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Gambit
Definition
opening move; transaction
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Mitigation
Definition
making less severe (mitigate, verb)
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Predilection
Definition
leaning; interest; talent
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Propitiate
Definition
appease; try to gain favor (propitiation, noun)
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Stanch
Definition
to stop
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Prescience
Definition
foreknowledge
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Ready
Definition
(used of wit) quick
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Exigency
Definition
urgent matter; pressing need
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Expostulate
Definition
offer strong objections; remonstrate
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Gossamer
Definition
delicate; filmy; like gauze
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Inefficacious
Definition
ineffective
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Prig
Definition
(think anal-retentive) A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an arrogant manner.
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Prudish
Definition
narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals (prudery, noun; prude, noun)
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Stipple
Definition
(verb): cover with dots of paint etc.
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Adumbrate
Definition
outline; indicate (something like 'to shadow')
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Deign
Definition
condescend
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Fervid
Definition
passionate, fervent
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Levee
Definition
1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch
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Lien
Definition
right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.
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Parenthesis
Definition
remarks deviating from the main point
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Tamp
Definition
to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)
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Picayune
Definition
insignificant; of little value
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Supplicant
Definition
person who requests or begs for something
(supplicate, verb)
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Veritable
Definition
true; genuine (verity, noun)
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Divest
Definition
remove; take off
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Leaven
Definition
to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.
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Antipathy
Definition
hatred
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Aver
Definition
affirm
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Expatiate
Definition
speak or write at great length
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Malign
Definition
slander
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Abeyance
Definition
state of inactivity; disuse
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Minutiae
Definition
small details
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Somatic
Definition
concerned with the body
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Conscript
Definition
1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2. (verb) to enlist compulsorily
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Desultory
Definition
aimless; inconsistent in effort
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Forbearing
Definition
tolerant (forbear, verb; forbearance, noun)
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Improbity
Definition
lack of honesty or integrity
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Discrete
Definition
separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet - prudent; diplomatic)
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Fulminate
Definition
1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily
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Hawser
Definition
thick rope or cable
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Jibe
Definition
agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage jibe means mock)
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Cloture
Definition
closure; terminating a debate by voting
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Dissemble
Definition
avoid the truth
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Pundit
Definition
expert
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Syncopation
Definition
type of musical rhythm with missed beats
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Abjure
Definition
renounce; swear to refrain from something
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Blandishment
Definition
words used to coax or flatter (blandish, verb)
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Meretricious
Definition
falsely attractive; tawdry
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Augury
Definition
prediction, looking for omens (auger verb)
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Glib
Definition
slick; superficial esp. in speech
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Rarefy
Definition
make less dense (rarefaction, noun)
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Repine
Definition
fret; be discontented
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Stipulate
Definition
specify (stipulation, noun)
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Diaphanous
Definition
transparent; thin and delicate (see also gossamer)
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Inured
Definition
hardened; habituated
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Mettlesome
Definition
spirited (derived from 'mettle,' noun, meaning, 'one's ability to cope in difficult circumstances; resilience.' Not to be confused for 'meddle' or 'meddlesome')
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Recondite
Definition
obscure
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Stygian
Definition
very dark (like the River Styx)
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Volubility
Definition
excessive talkativeness, garrulous (voluble, adj.), similar to garrulousness
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vicarious
Definition
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person: "vicarious pleasure." Acting by proxy.
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Damp
Definition
(used of vibration) reduce in extent
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Extirpation
Definition
wiping out; complete destruction (extirpate, verb)
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Gaffe
Definition
blunder; social mistake
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Gaffer
Definition
British colloquial term for "boss" or "old man" a man who has gone beyound the age of adolescent
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Hortatory
Definition
encouraging; exhorting
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Opprobrious
Definition
expressing great scorn (opprobrium, noun)
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Recumbent
Definition
reclining; lying down (like supine?)
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Encomium
Definition
praise
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Inveigle
Definition
coax; cajole; wheedle; entice (usually negative connotations)
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Minatory
Definition
threatening (think 'Minotaur'...)
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Effrontery
Definition
daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)
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Nugatory
Definition
of minor significance; futile
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Anodized
Definition
electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
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Aphoristic
Definition
expressed tersely, like an aphorism, epigram or maxim.
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Commensurate
Definition
equal in significance
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Impugned
Definition
challenged; called into question
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Probity
Definition
uprightness; honesty
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Raconteur
Definition
person who relates a story (opposite of interlocutor, which is more a recipient or a partaker in conversation)
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Solicitous
Definition
kindly; expressing care and concern
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Inchoate
Definition
undeveloped; nascent
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Millinery
Definition
hats and hat-making
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Natty
Definition
neat; dapper; smart
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Sidereal
Definition
of or related to stars
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Halcyon
Definition
(adj.): peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
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Maudlin
Definition
sad; sentimental; inclined to weep (Shakespearean)
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Refulgent
Definition
glowing; radiant
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Vituperate
Definition
attack bitterly
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Froward
Definition
stubborn; wayward; disobedient
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Supine
Definition
lying flat on one’s back
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Untoward
Definition
unexpected
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Verisimilar
Definition
true to life; giving the appearance of reality
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Apposite
Definition
fitting; suitable
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Maculated
Definition
spotted
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Quisling
Definition
traitor (Shakespearean)
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Seine
Definition
type of fishing net
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Tender
Definition
to offer
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Waffle
Definition
talk nonsense
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Homiletics
Definition
art of preaching and giving sermons
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Impugn
Definition
challenge; question someone’s honor etc.
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Incubus
Definition
encumbrance; nightmarish thing
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Lope
Definition
run with long strides
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Macerate
Definition
chop into tiny pieces
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Nostrum
Definition
quack medicine
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Saw
Definition
wise saying
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Brook (verb)
Definition
tolerate
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Eschew
Definition
shun; avoid
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Limpid
Definition
transparently clear
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Nexus
Definition
connection
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Purchase (verb)
Definition
grip
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Quotidian
Definition
daily; routine
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Amortize
Definition
pay off a debt in installments
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Efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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Epithet
Definition
phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of (not to be confused with 'epitaph' or 'epigram')
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Chantey
Definition
type of song sung by sailors
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Orate
Definition
speak in a pompous manner
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Bombast
Definition
high-sounding language or writing with little meaning
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Table (verb)
Definition
put down for future discussion
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Underwrite
Definition
give guarantee, assure
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Vagary
Definition
something unaccountable; a freak or an anomaly
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Discountenance
Definition
disallow
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Impropriety
Definition
inappropriate behavior
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Pith
Definition
center; soft part of stem; essence (pithy, adj.)
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Sinistral
Definition
left-handed (or counterclockwise) (dextral - right handed)
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Enfranchise
Definition
give voting rights
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Remuneration
Definition
compensation; payment for work done
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Bilk
Definition
(verb): cheat; defraud
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Abasement
Definition
humiliation; degradation
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Abrogate
Definition
cancel; deny; repeal
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Plaudit
Definition
statement giving strong praise
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Ensconce
Definition
establish firmly in a position
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Obdurate
Definition
stubborn
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Reprieve
Definition
a respite; postponement of a sentence
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Repudiate
Definition
shun; eschew
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Abstemious
Definition
self denying; refraining from indulging
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Blithe
Definition
free-spirited; carefree
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Crepuscular
Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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Rescind
Definition
retract; repeal
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Abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
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Envenom
Definition
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Accolade
Definition
tribute; honor; praise
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Ephemeral
Definition
evanescent; short-lived
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Curtail
Definition
cut short
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Tenuous
Definition
flimsy; not solid
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Acrid
Definition
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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Acrophobia
Definition
fear of heights
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Resplendent
Definition
refulgent; shining; glowing
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Languid
Definition
slow; tired
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Hidebound
Definition
obstinate; rigid in opinions
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Obsequious
Definition
servile; submissive
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Polemical
Definition
causing debate or argument
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Pejorative
Definition
word or grammatical form that connotes negativity and express contempt or distaste (generally [or always?] directed at a human being)
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Ameliorate
Definition
Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
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Meliorate
Definition
To make better; improve or to grow better.
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Timorous
Definition
extremely timid; cowardly; fearful
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Adroit
Definition
skilful
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Largess
Definition
generosity
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Pontificate
Definition
speak bombastically; speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
Definition
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Adulation
Definition
adoration; strong admiration; worship
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Histrionic
Definition
theatrical; exaggerated
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Obstreperous
Definition
noisy and boisterous
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Portend
Definition
foretell
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Titter
Definition
giggle quietly
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Broach
Definition
start to discuss; approach
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Hoary
Definition
old
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Portent
Definition
a warning sign; omen
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Espouse
Definition
promote; take up; support
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Obviate
Definition
avoid; make unnecessary
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Poseur
Definition
poser; someone who puts on an act
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Torpid
Definition
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Torrid
Definition
parched from heat; extremely hot and dry
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Odious
Definition
rancorous; hateful
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Torpor
Definition
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Affable
Definition
friendly; social; easygoing
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Eulogy
Definition
praise (not to be confused with 'elegy,' commemoration [usually through poetry] of the dead)
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Officious
Definition
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Alacrity
Definition
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Deleterious
Definition
harmful
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Postulate
Definition
(verb): hypothesize; propose; (noun): a hypothesis or proposition
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Tractable
Definition
obedient; dutiful; polite
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Burnish
Definition
polish
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Levity
Definition
flippancy; joking about serious matters
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Demarcation
Definition
delineation; explanation; definition; outlining
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Libertarian
Definition
proponent of liberty; someone who opposes tyranny
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Allay
Definition
to lessen
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Byline
Definition
the line that tells you who wrote an article
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Ignominious
Definition
shameful
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Liniment
Definition
soothing lotion
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Ignominy
Definition
shame
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Saccharin
Definition
deceitfully sweet
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Onerous
Definition
burdensome; hard to undertake (derived from 'onus,' a burden)
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Inviolable
Definition
sacrosanct; very holy
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Exculpate
Definition
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
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Callow
Definition
immature
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Execrable
Definition
very, very bad
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Opaque
Definition
does not let light through
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Exegesis
Definition
scholarly explanation or interpretation
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Trite
Definition
unoriginal; dull
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Sallow
Definition
yellowish
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Impecunious
Definition
poor; having no money
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Lucid
Definition
clear
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Salubrious
Definition
health-giving
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Truant
Definition
shirker; someone absent without permission
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Ambulatory
Definition
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
Definition
spacious
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Salutary
Definition
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Capitulate
Definition
surrender; give in to
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Preclude
Definition
prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
Definition
hypocritically holy
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Carping
Definition
constant criticism
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Impromptu
Definition
unrehearsed; spontaneous
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Turpitude
Definition
depravity
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Despondent
Definition
having no hope; miserable
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Tyro
Definition
novice; beginner
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Sanguinary
Definition
bloodthirsty; bloody (not to be confused with 'sanguine,' meaning 'cheerful or optimistic' or 'red in color')
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Amity
Definition
friendship
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Castigate
Definition
scold strongly
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Catharsis
Definition
purging of pent-up emotions
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Expedite
Definition
make faster
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Analgesic
Definition
pain medication
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Unctuous
Definition
oily; using excessive flattery (like an 'unguent')
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Extol
Definition
praise
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Incipient
Definition
just beginning
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Palisade
Definition
fence made of posts
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Palliative
Definition
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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Presentiment
Definition
premonition; a feeling that something might happen
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Maladroit
Definition
clumsy; unskillful
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Unequivocal
Definition
clear; obvious (think of the opposite of 'equivocation')
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Censure
Definition
blame (not to be confused with 'censor')
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Malediction
Definition
a curse (think 'bad word')
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Panacea
Definition
a 'cure-all'
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Prevaricate
Definition
speak misleadingly and evasively
Term
Unfrock
Definition
to remove a priest from his position
Term
Diffident
Definition
lacking confidence
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Malinger
Definition
deliberately avoid work; shirk
Term
Proclivity
Definition
inclination; tendency towards
Term
Malingerer
Definition
a truant; a shirker
Term
Chary
Definition
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
Term
Dilatory
Definition
slow; falling behind with one's work
Term
Sequester
Definition
isolate
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Upbraid
Definition
scold; tell off; reprimand
Term
Antediluvian
Definition
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
Term
Serendipity
Definition
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
Term
Chicanery
Definition
trickery
Term
Fatuous
Definition
silly; foolish
Term
Upshot
Definition
outcome
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Chimerical
Definition
changeable; unstable
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Urbane
Definition
Urbane
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Choleric
Definition
irritable; easily angered
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Parity
Definition
equality
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Felicitous
Definition
apt
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Parochial
Definition
narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
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Martinet
Definition
person who believes in strict discipline
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Apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful origin
Term
Parsimonious
Definition
economical; frugal; thrifty
Term
Vacuous
Definition
empty; silly; meaningless; like a vacuum
Term
Circumspect
Definition
cautious; considering all sides
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Inexorable
Definition
relentless
Term
Prosaic
Definition
dull; boring; ordinary
Term
Circumvent
Definition
avoid
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Proscribe
Definition
forbid
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Pathos
Definition
evoking sadness or pity
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Variegated
Definition
multicolored; speckled
Term
Discursiveness
Definition
circumlocution; indirectness
Term
Flippant
Definition
making jokes about serious matters
Term
Soothsayer
Definition
fortuneteller
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Ingénue
Definition
naïve, unsophisticated person
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Mendacious
Definition
given to lying
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Paucity
Definition
shortage
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Protean
Definition
changeable
Term
Sophomoric
Definition
juvenile; immature
Term
Venal
Definition
corrupt; can be bribed
Term
Soporific
Definition
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Term
Peccadillo
Definition
quirk; minor weakness; trivial offense
Term
Inimical
Definition
hostile
Term
Forensic
Definition
concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
Term
Specious
Definition
false
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Venial
Definition
minor; unimportant
Term
Pedestrian
Definition
common; mundane; banal
Term
Innocuous
Definition
harmless; inoffensive
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Puerile
Definition
childish
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Assiduous
Definition
thorough; diligent
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Fractious
Definition
irritable; difficult to control
Term
Pellucid
Definition
transparently clear
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Verbosity
Definition
using too many words
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Cogitate
Definition
think over something; ponder
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Insentient
Definition
unfeeling
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Milieu
Definition
environment
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Pensive
Definition
in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
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Penury
Definition
poverty
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Pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly
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Staid
Definition
dull; sober; serious
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Vestigial
Definition
not developed
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Misanthrope
Definition
hater of the rest of mankind
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Vignette
Definition
small sketch
Term
Dotard
Definition
foolish old man
Term
Percipient
Definition
perceptive; insightful
Term
Attenuate
Definition
weaken
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Interminable
Definition
never-ending (without termination)
Term
Peremptory
Definition
in a commanding manner
Term
Stevedore
Definition
dockworker
Term
Gambol
Definition
frolic; leap; bound
Term
Intransigence
Definition
stubbornness
Term
Cursory
Definition
hasty; not thought through
Term
Peripatetic
Definition
nomadic; moving from place to place
Term
Vitriolic
Definition
corrosive; strongly attacking
Term
Querulous
Definition
always complaining; similar to quarrelsome
Term
Stolid
Definition
impassive; dull; indifferent
Term
Inveterate
Definition
habitual
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Vivify
Definition
enliven
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Ebullient
Definition
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
Term
Invidious
Definition
arousing envy
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Moribund
Definition
on the point of death
Term
Pernicious
Definition
destructive; harmful
Term
Strident
Definition
loud and harsh (cacophonic?)
Term
Tacit
Definition
Understood or implied without being stated
Term
Edifice
Definition
building; structure; construction
Term
Germane
Definition
relevant
Term
Munificent
Definition
generous; charitable
Term
Efface
Definition
wipe out; remove all trace of (similar to deface)
Term
Personable
Definition
attractive
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Perspicacious
Definition
insightful; sharp; wise (perspicacity, noun: insight)
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Effusive
Definition
gushing; demonstrative
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Belie
Definition
misrepresent; contradict
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Belabor
Definition
explain in unnecessary detail
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Grate (v)
Definition
1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred
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Beleaguer
Definition
besiege; attack
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Consecrate
Definition
dedicate
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Itinerant
Definition
nomadic; wandering from place to place
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Itinerary
Definition
a planned route or journey
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Jaded
Definition
tired; bored; worn out
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Elucidate
Definition
make clear (literally, to make lucid)
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Neologism
Definition
newly coined word
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Supercilious
Definition
proud and haughty
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Bellicose
Definition
war-like; aggressive
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Jaundiced
Definition
cynical; pessimistic
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Nettle
Definition
annoy
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Jaunt
Definition
short pleasure trip
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Redolent
Definition
smelling of; giving off odors
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Surreptitious
Definition
secret; sneaky; stealthy
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Jingoistic
Definition
extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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Phlegmatic
Definition
calm; imperturbable
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Redress
Definition
put right something that was wrong
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Contumacious
Definition
stubborn
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Nondescript
Definition
having no special features; dull and ordinary
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Sybarite
Definition
lover of luxury
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Gustatory
Definition
concerned with the sense of taste
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Judicious
Definition
correct in judgment; wise
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Regale
Definition
entertain
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Corpulent
Definition
fat
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Jurisprudence
Definition
science or study of law
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Placate
Definition
pacify; soothe; calm
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Corrugated
Definition
highly folded
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Tactile
Definition
concerned with the sense of touch
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Frowzy
Definition
unkempt
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Salient
Definition
most noticeable or important
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Lubricious
Definition
salacious
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Turgid
Definition
pompous and bombastic
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Intendance
Definition
management
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Intimate (verb)
Definition
to insinuate; to suggest
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Sartorial
Definition
related to tailoring
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Repartee
Definition
a witty reply
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Ponderous
Definition
slow and heavy
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Serried
Definition
pressed or crowded together
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Doldrums
Definition
a period of stagnation
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Cosset
Definition
to pamper
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Brassy
Definition
showy; flashy
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Clout
Definition
to influence; to pull
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Palmy
Definition
prosperous
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Apoplectic
Definition
furious
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Accede
Definition
to agree
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Voluble
Definition
fluent
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Rubicund
Definition
healthy reddish color
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Tenacious
Definition
can also mean cohesive; clinging to another object
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Decant
Definition
to pour a liquid (think of a decanter)
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Persiflage
Definition
light talk
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Abnegate
Definition
to relinquish; to give up
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Vaunt
Definition
to brag
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Winsome
Definition
charming
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Stultify
Definition
to render useless
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Discommode
Definition
to cause inconvenience
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Travail
Definition
labor
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Stodgy
Definition
dull; stuffy
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Crass
Definition
unrefined; rude
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Consign
Definition
to entrust
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Commodious
Definition
roomy; accommodating
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Immanent
Definition
existing within
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Desiccate
Definition
to dry out
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Amicable
Definition
amiable; friendly
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Febrile
Definition
feverish
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Turbid
Definition
not clear or transparent
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Blatant
Definition
unpleasantly loud and noisy
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Curative
Definition
curing (disease or illness)
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Restive
Definition
unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control
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Ingratiating
Definition
intended to gain approval or favor
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Trounce
Definition
to rout; to pummel
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Litigious
Definition
concerned with litigation
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Aspersion
Definition
slander (similar to asperity)
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Elliptical
Definition
obscure; esoteric
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Periphrastic
Definition
indirect and circumlocutory
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Execrate
Definition
feel or express great loathing for
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Trenchant
Definition
vigorous or incisive in expression or style
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Pulchritude
Definition
beauty
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Scintillating
Definition
sparkling or shining brightly
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Aboveboard
Definition
legitimate, honest, and open
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Sententious
Definition
given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
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Propinquity
Definition
kinship
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Recalcitrant
Definition
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority
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Amenable
Definition
open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
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Harry
Definition
persistently harass
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Conurbation
Definition
an extended urban area
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Aggrandize
Definition
increase the power, status, or wealth of
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Numinous
Definition
of or relating to a numen; supernatural
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Senescent
Definition
growing old; aging
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Adduce
Definition
cite as evidence
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Internecine
Definition
destructive to both sides in a conflict: "savage internecine warfare"
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Immure
Definition
imprisonment
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Traduce
Definition
to slander for wrongdoing
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