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GRE Vocab: Princeton Hit Parade 1
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Predilection
Definition
A disposition in favor ro something, preference
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Parody
Definition
A humerous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
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Neologism
Definition
A new word, expression, or usage
Term
Paean
Definition
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Catalyst
Definition
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
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Axiom
Definition
A universally recognized principle
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Inured
Definition
Accustomed to accepting something undesireable
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Perspicacious
Definition
Accutely perceptive, having keen discernment
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Precipitate
Definition
Acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Abberant
Definition
Adj. Deviating from the norm
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Approbation
Definition
An expression of approval or praise
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Connoissuer
Definition
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste
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Cogent
Definition
Appealing forcibly to the mind of reason
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Contentious
Definition
Argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy
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Ingenuous
Definition
Artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophisticated
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Martial
Definition
Associtated with war or the armed forces
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Sanction
Definition
Authoritative permission or approval
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Empirical
Definition
Based on observance or experiments
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Caustic
Definition
Burning or stinging, causing corrosion
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Sordid
Definition
Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor
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Lucid
Definition
Clear, easily understood
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Nascent
Definition
Coming into being, in early development
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Pedestrian
Definition
Commonplace, trite, unremarkable
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Convoluted
Definition
Complex or complicated
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Eclectic
Definition
Composed of elements drawn from various sources
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Solicitous
Definition
Concerned and attentive, eager
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Discordant
Definition
Conflicting, dissonate in sound, harsh
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Perfuntory
Definition
Cursory, done without care or interest
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Audacious
Definition
Daring or fearless; recklessly bold 
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Aesthetic
Definition
Dealing in the appreciation of beauty.
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving blame
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Ennui
Definition
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Iracible
Definition
Easily angered, prone to tempermental outbursts
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Adulation
Definition
Excessive praise, intense adoration
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Exculpate
Definition
Exonerate, to clear of blame
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Dogmatic
Definition
Expressing a ridged opinion based on unproved principles
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Effrontary
Definition
Extreme boldness or presumtuousness 
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Virulent
Definition
Extremely harmful or poisonous
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Pious
Definition
Extremely reverent of devout
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Canonical
Definition
Following in agreement with tradtional standards
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Torque
Definition
Force that causes rotation
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Prescience
Definition
Foreknowledge of events
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Disinterested
Definition
Free of bias or self-interest
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Disparate
Definition
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Avarice
Definition
Greed, esp. for the wealthy
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Noxious
Definition
Harmful, injurous
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Voracious
Definition
Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
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Extemporaneous
Definition
Improvised, done without preparation
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Capricious
Definition
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Perfidy
Definition
Intentional breach of faith, trecherous
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Filibuster
Definition
Intentional obstruction using prolonged speech. 
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Obtuse
Definition
Lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or percise
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Qualms
Definition
Misgivings or reservations 
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Static
Definition
Not moving or innactive
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Alacrity
Definition
Noun: Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
Definition
Noun: deviating from the norm, order, form, or rule. 
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Sporadic
Definition
Occuring only occasionally, on in scattered instances
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Ascetic
Definition
One who practices rigid self-denial
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Reticent
Definition
Quiet, reserved, reluctant to epxress thoughts or feelings
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Contrite
Definition
Regretful, seeking forgiveness
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Bucolic
Definition
Rustic or pastoral
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Castigation
Definition
Severe criticism or punishment
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Dearth
Definition
Smallness of quantity, a lack
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Anodyne
Definition
Soothing, something that assuages or allays pain or comfort
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Arduous
Definition
Strenuous, taxing: requiring significant effort
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Axiomatic
Definition
Taken as given, posessing self-evident truth 
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Magnanimity
Definition
The quality of being generous and noble in mind and spirit
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Ebullience
Definition
The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
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Obviate
Definition
To anticipate and make unnecessary
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Stymie
Definition
To block or thwart
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Censure
Definition
To criticize severely, to officially rebuke
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Prevaricate
Definition
To ddeliberately aviod the truth 
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Refute
Definition
To disprove
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Assuage
Definition
To ease or lesson, to appease or pacify
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Relegate
Definition
To forcibly assign to a lower place or position
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Burgeon
Definition
To grow rapidly or flourish
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Fulminate
Definition
To loudly attack or denounce
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Palliate
Definition
To make something seem less serious, to gloss over
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Waver
Definition
To move away from, to be unsettled in opinion
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Laud
Definition
To praise highly 
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Recant
Definition
To retract a previously held belief
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Stupify
Definition
To stun, baffle, or amaze
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Disabuse
Definition
To undecieve, to set right
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Equivocate
Definition
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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Squander
Definition
To waste, to spend or use irresponsibly
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Enervate
Definition
To weaken, reduce in vitality
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Chicanery 
Definition
Trickery or subterfuge
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Onerous
Definition
Troubling or budensome 
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Veracity
Definition
Truthfulness, honesty
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Mundane
Definition
Typical of or concerned with the ordinary, of the world
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Exigent
Definition
Urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action
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Nebulous
Definition
Vauge, clowdy, lacking clearly defined form
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Abscond
Definition
Verb: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Eloquent
Definition
Well spoken, expressive, articulate
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Erudite
Definition
Well-learned, scholarly
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Complaisance
Definition
Willingness to comply to the wishes of others
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Tortuous
Definition
Winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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Austere
Definition
Without adornment, bare, severly simple, ascetic
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Mendicant
Definition
a beggar or supplicant
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Chauvinist
Definition
a blindly devoted patriot
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Subpoena
Definition
a court order requiring appearance or testimony
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Hedonism
Definition
a devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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Sap
Definition
a fool or nitwit
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Convention
Definition
a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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Stand
Definition
a group of trees
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Diatribe
Definition
a harsh denunciation
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Satire
Definition
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor
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Tirade
Definition
a long and extremely critical speech
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Elegy
Definition
a mournful poem
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Propensity
Definition
a natural inclination or tendency
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Proclivity
Definition
a natural predisposition or inclination
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Shard
Definition
a piece of broken pottery or glass
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Neophyte
Definition
a recent convert, a beginner or novice
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Guy
Definition
a rope or cable used to guide
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Dirge
Definition
a song of grief or lamentations
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Platitude
Definition
a superficial remark esp. when offered as meaningful
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Die
Definition
a tool used for shaping
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Solvent
Definition
able to meet financial obligations
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Imminent
Definition
about to happen, impending
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Prodigious
Definition
abundant in size or force
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Anathema
Definition
accursed or severely loathed person or thing
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Probity
Definition
adherence to the highest principles, complete and confirmed.
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Amenable
Definition
agreeable, responsible to suggestion
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Vigilant
Definition
alertly watchful
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Cynicism
Definition
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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Canon
Definition
an established set of principles, often of a religious nature
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Hyperbole
Definition
an exaggerated statement, often a figure of speech
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Accolade
Definition
an expression of praise
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Chimera
Definition
an illusion, imaginary fire-breathing monster
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Maverick
Definition
an individual who does not go along with the group
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Fallacy
Definition
an invalid or incorrect notion, a mistaken belief
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Denouement
Definition
an outcome or solution, the unraveling of a plot
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Plethora
Definition
an overabundance
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Surfeit
Definition
an overabundant supply, excess
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Sententious
Definition
aphoristic or moralistic, epigrammatic, tending to moralize excessively
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Arrest
Definition
arresting, to suspend, to engage, holding one's own attention,
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Inchoate
Definition
at the initial stages, not fully formed
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Redoubtable
Definition
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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Nonplussed
Definition
baffled, bewildered
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Bellicose
Definition
belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
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Tendentious
Definition
biased, showing marked tendencies
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Terse
Definition
brief and concise in wording
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Succinct
Definition
brief, concise
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Ephemeral
Definition
brief, fleeting
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Halcyon
Definition
calm and peaceful
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Phlegmatic
Definition
calm, sluggish
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Malleable
Definition
capable of being shaped or formed
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Discretion
Definition
cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions
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Ineluctable
Definition
certain, inevitable
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Endemic
Definition
characteristics of or often found in a particular locality, religion, or people.
Term
Meticulous
Definition
characterized of extreme care and precision
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Pungent
Definition
characterized by a strong sharp smell or taste
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Rancorous
Definition
characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
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Luminous
Definition
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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Ostentatious
Definition
characterized by or given to a pretentious display
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Mercurial
Definition
characterized by rapid or unpredictable change in mood
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Meretricious
Definition
cheap, gaudy, tawdry
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Parsimonious
Definition
cheap, miserly
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Sanguine
Definition
cheerful, confident, optimistic
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Puerile
Definition
childish, immature, jejune, nugatory
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Scurvy
Definition
contemptible, despicable
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Polemical
Definition
controversial, argumentative
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Pluck
Definition
courage, spunk, fortitude
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Pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly, craven
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Exegesis
Definition
critical explanation, explication
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Inimical
Definition
damaging, harmful
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Inveterate
Definition
deep-rooted, ingrained, habitual
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Apotheosis
Definition
deification, glorification to godliness, a model of excellence or perfection
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Eccentric
Definition
departing from norms or conventions
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Imbroglio
Definition
difficult or embarrassing situation
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Assiduous
Definition
diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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Sedulous
Definition
diligent, persistent, hard-working
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Opprobation
Definition
disgrace, contempt, scorn
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Captious
Definition
disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
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Desuetude
Definition
disuse
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Prosaic
Definition
dull, lacking in spirit or imagination
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Odious
Definition
evoking intense aversion or dislike
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Nice
Definition
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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Superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Singular
Definition
exceptional, unusual, odd
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Profligate
Definition
excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant
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Obsequious
Definition
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Ubiquitous
Definition
existing everywhere at the same time
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Pernicious
Definition
extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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Stentorian
Definition
extremely loud and powerful
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Loquacious
Definition
extremely talkative or chatty
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Apogee
Definition
farthest or highest point, culmination
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Zealous
Definition
fervent, ardent, impassioned,
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Meet
Definition
fitting, proper
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Transient
Definition
fleeting, passing quickly
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Voluble
Definition
fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language
Term
Quixotic
Definition
foolishly impractical
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Panegyric
Definition
formal praise or eulogy, encomium,
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Unfeigned
Definition
genuine, not false or hypocritical
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Profuse
Definition
given to coming forth abundantly
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Idolatrous
Definition
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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Stygian
Definition
gloomy, dark
Term
Saturnine
Definition
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
Term
Encomium
Definition
glowing or enthusiastic praise
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Fervent
Definition
greatly emotional or zealous
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Fortuitous
Definition
happening by accident or chance
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Cacophony
Definition
harsh jarring discordant sound
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Impetuous
Definition
hastily or rashly energetic
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Acerbic
Definition
having a sour or bitter taste or character
Term
Astringent
Definition
having a tightening effect on living tissues, harsh or severe
Term
Tenuous
Definition
having little substance or strength, flimsy
Term
Indifferent
Definition
having no interest or concern
Term
Malevolent
Definition
having or showing vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
Term
Sagacious
Definition
having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
Term
Pervasive
Definition
having the tendency to permeate or spread through
Term
Occult
Definition
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
Term
Recondite
Definition
hidden, concealed, difficult to understand
Term
Impunity
Definition
immunity from punishments or guilt
Term
Opaque
Definition
impenetrable by light
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Tacit
Definition
implied, not explicitly stated
Term
Untenable
Definition
indefensible, uninhabitable, not viable
Term
Stoic
Definition
indifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain
Term
Contumacious
Definition
insubordinate, rebellious,
Term
Contumely
Definition
insult, scorn, aspersion
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Esoteric
Definition
intended for or understood by a small group
Term
Didactic
Definition
intended to teach or instruct
Term
Acumen
Definition
keen, accurate judgment
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Spurious
Definition
lacking authenticity or validity
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Impecunious
Definition
lacking funds, without money
Term
Bent
Definition
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
Term
Torpid
Definition
lethargic, sluggish, dormant
Term
Lubricious
Definition
lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
Term
Prolix
Definition
long-winded, verbose
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Nadir
Definition
low point, perigee
Term
Salacious
Definition
lustful, lascivious, bawdy
Term
August
Definition
majestic, venerable
Term
Cardinal
Definition
major
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Imperturbable
Definition
marked by calm, impassivity, or steadiness
Term
Glib
Definition
marked by ease or formality, nonchalant
Term
Furtive
Definition
marked by stealth, covert
Term
Reverent
Definition
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
Term
Minatory
Definition
menacing, threatening
Term
Plastic
Definition
moldable pliable, not rigid
Term
Variegated
Definition
multi-colored
Term
Pied
Definition
multi-colored
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Enigmatic
Definition
mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
Term
Obstreperous
Definition
noisily and stubbornly defiant
Term
Implacable
Definition
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
Term
Indefatigable
Definition
not easily exhaustible
Term
Intractable
Definition
not easily manageable or directed
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Subtle
Definition
not obvious, difficult to discern
Term
Tyro
Definition
notice, greenhorn, rank amateur
Term
Immutable
Definition
now capable of change
Term
Recalcitrant
Definition
obstinately defiant of authority.
Term
Quotidian
Definition
occurring or recurring daily, commonplace
Term
Augury
Definition
omen or portent
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Inimitable
Definition
one of a kind, peerless
Term
Precursor
Definition
one that precedes or indicates another
Term
Apostate
Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
Term
Iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions
Term
Misanthropic
Definition
one who hates all other humans
Term
Spendthrift
Definition
one who spends money wastefully
Term
Dilettante
Definition
one with an amateurish knowledge or superficial interest in arts or a branch of knowledge
Term
Archaic
Definition
outdated, associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive
Term
Hubris
Definition
overbearing, presumption or pride
Term
Pedantic
Definition
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education
Term
Presumptuous
Definition
overstepping due bonds
Term
Penurious
Definition
penny-pinching, excessively thrifty
Term
Facetious
Definition
playful, humorous
Term
Garrulous
Definition
pointlessly talkative
Term
Decorum
Definition
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
Term
Grandiloquence
Definition
pompous speech or expression
Term
Bombastic
Definition
pompous, grand speeches
Term
Consequential
Definition
pompous, self-important
Term
Plangent
Definition
pounding, thundering, resounding
Term
Penury
Definition
poverty, destitution
Term
Puissance
Definition
power strength
Term
Pragmatic
Definition
practical rather than idealistic
Term
Pithy
Definition
precise or brief
Term
Prolific
Definition
producing large volumes or amounts
Term
Salubrious
Definition
promoting health and well-being
Term
Querulous
Definition
prone to complaining or grumbling
Term
Pristine
Definition
pure, uncorrupted, clean
Term
Fractious
Definition
quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory
Term
Queries
Definition
questions or inquiries
Term
Refulgent
Definition
radiant, shiny, brilliant
Term
Desultory
Definition
random, aimless, lacking a plan of purpose
Term
Volatile
Definition
readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive
Term
Prodigal
Definition
recklessly wasteful, extravagant
Term
Intransigent
Definition
refusing to compromise
Term
Germane
Definition
relevant to the subject at hand
Term
Salutary
Definition
remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
Term
Hackneyed
Definition
rendered trite or commonplace
Term
Diffident
Definition
reserved, shy, unassuming
Term
Impassive
Definition
revealing little or no emotion
Term
Debacle
Definition
rout, fiasco, complete failure
Term
Morose
Definition
sad, sullen, melancholy
Term
Flip
Definition
sarcastic, impertinent,
Term
Derision
Definition
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
Term
Specious
Definition
seemingly true, but actually fallacious
Term
Asperity
Definition
severity, rigor, roughness, harshness, acrimony, irritability
Term
Contiguous
Definition
sharing a border, touching, adjacent
Term
Trenchant
Definition
sharply perceptive
Term
Fatuous
Definition
silly, inanely foolish
Term
Calumny
Definition
slander or aspersion
Term
Gregarious
Definition
sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of others
Term
Anachronism
Definition
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
Term
Emollient
Definition
soothing, especially to the skin
Term
Urbane
Definition
sophisticated, refined, elegant
Term
Squalid
Definition
sordid, wretched or dirty
Term
Celerity
Definition
speed, alacrity, accelerate
Term
Intrepid
Definition
steadfast or courageous
Term
Quiescence
Definition
stillness, motionless, the quality of being at rest
Term
Obfuscate
Definition
stubborn, hard-headed, uncompromising
Term
Ossified
Definition
tending to become more rigid, literally turning to bone
Term
Credulous
Definition
tending to believe too readily, gullible
Term
Evanescent
Definition
tending to disappear like vapor
Term
Soporific
Definition
tending to induce sleep
Term
Oscillation
Definition
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady rhythm
Term
Rhetoric
Definition
the art or study of the effective use of language
Term
Mendacity
Definition
the condition of being untruthful
Term
Hegemony
Definition
the constant dominance of one state or ideology
Term
Pedagogy
Definition
the profession or principles of teaching
Term
Tenacity
Definition
the quality of adherence or persistence
Term
Strut
Definition
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
Term
Viscous
Definition
thick, sticky
Term
Sparse
Definition
thin, arranged at spaced intervals
Term
Timorous
Definition
timid, fearful, diffident
Term
Placate
Definition
to appease, to calm by making concessions
Term
Propitiate
Definition
to appease, to conciliate
Term
Expiate
Definition
to atone or make amends for
Term
Asseverate
Definition
to aver, allege, or assert
Term
Prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly
Term
Obtain
Definition
to be established accepted or customary
Term
Broach
Definition
to bring up, to announce, to begin to talk about
Term
Mollify
Definition
to calm or sooth
Term
Fell
Definition
to cause to fall by striking
Term
Excoriate
Definition
to censure scathingly, to unbraid
Term
Color
Definition
to change as if by dyeing, distort or gloss
Term
Waffle
Definition
to change one's position
Term
Amalgamate
Definition
to combine several elements into a whole
Term
Alloy
Definition
to commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior
Term
Rail
Definition
to complain about bitterly
Term
Grouse
Definition
to complain or grumble
Term
Peroration
Definition
to concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech
Term
Vitiate
Definition
to corrupt, debase, to spoil
Term
Vilify
Definition
to defame, to characterize harshly
Term
Harangue
Definition
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
Term
Exact
Definition
to demand, to call for, to require
Term
Execrate
Definition
to denounce, to feel loathing for, to curse
Term
Gainsay
Definition
to deny, to dispute, to contradict, to oppose
Term
Extirpate
Definition
to destroy or exterminate, to exscind
Term
Damp
Definition
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
Term
Divulge
Definition
to disclose something secret
Term
Descry
Definition
to discriminate or discern
Term
Dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal
Term
Preen
Definition
to dress up or primp
Term
Quaff
Definition
to drink deeply
Term
Sap
Definition
to enervate or weaken the vitality of
Term
Pith
Definition
to essential or central part
Term
Peruse
Definition
to examine with great care
Term
Milk
Definition
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce out
Term
Renege
Definition
to fail to honor a commitment
Term
Cavil
Definition
to find fault without good reason
Term
Fawn
Definition
to flatter or praise excessively
Term
Adumbrate
Definition
to foreshadow vaguely or intimate, to suggest or outline sketchily, to obscure or overshadow
Term
Proliferate
Definition
to grow or increase abundantly
Term
Pirate
Definition
to illegally use or reproduce
Term
Intimate
Definition
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
Term
Aggrandize
Definition
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or power
Term
Rescind
Definition
to invalidate, to repeal
Term
Abate
Definition
to lessen in degree or intensity
Term
Abate
Definition
to lessen in degree or intensity
Term
Qualify
Definition
to limit
Term
Quail
Definition
to lose courage, to turn frightened
Term
Pine
Definition
to lose vigor, to yearn
Term
Ameliorate
Definition
to make better or more tolerable
Term
Mitigate
Definition
to make or become less severe or intense
Term
Rarefy
Definition
to make or become thin, less, or to refine
Term
Exacerbate
Definition
to make worse or more severe
Term
Lumber
Definition
to move heavily and clumsily
Term
Occlude
Definition
to obstruct or block
Term
Pervade
Definition
to permeate throughout
Term
Plummet
Definition
to plunge or drop straight down
Term
Tender
Definition
to proffer or offer
Term
Mince
Definition
to pronounced or speak affectedly
Term
Remonstrate
Definition
to protest, to object
Term
Bolster
Definition
to provide support or reinforcement
Term
Prize
Definition
to pry, to press or force with a lever
Term
Tout
Definition
to publicly praise or promote
Term
Demur
Definition
to question or oppose
Term
Adulterate
Definition
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
Term
Repudiate
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with
Term
Exonerate
Definition
to remove blame
Term
Table
Definition
to remove from consideration
Term
Abjure
Definition
to renounce or reject solemnly
Term
Putrefy
Definition
to rot, decay, or give off a foul odor
Term
Flag
Definition
to sag or droop
Term
Steep
Definition
to saturate or completely soak
Term
Flout
Definition
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
Term
Eschew
Definition
to shun or avoid
Term
Calumniate
Definition
to slander, to make a false accusation
Term
Disparage
Definition
to slight or belittle
Term
Aver
Definition
to state as a fact, to declare or assert
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Appropriate
Definition
to take for one's own use
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Supplant
Definition
to take the place of or supersede
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Essay
Definition
to test to try
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List
Definition
to tilt or lean to one side
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Brook
Definition
to tolerate, to endure
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Vituperate
Definition
to use harsh or condemnatory language
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Ford
Definition
to wade across the shallow part of the river
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Vacillate
Definition
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
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Pine
Definition
to yearn intensely
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Sycophant
Definition
toady, servile, self-seeking
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Rent
Definition
torn, an opening or tear caused by such
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Diaphanous
Definition
transparent or gauzy
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Pellucid
Definition
transparent, easy to understand, limpid
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Desiccate
Definition
try dry out or dehydrate
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Alchemy
Definition
turning metal into gold
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Insouciant
Definition
unconcerned, carefree, heedless
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Infelicitous
Definition
unfortunate, inappropriate
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Heterodox
Definition
unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic
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Obdurate
Definition
unyielding, hardhearted, intractable\
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Laconic
Definition
using few words, terse
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Jejune
Definition
vapid, uninteresting, nugatory, childish, immature, puerile
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Heretical
Definition
violating accepted dogma
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Chary
Definition
wary, cautious sparing
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Wag
Definition
wit or joker
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Insipid
Definition
without taste or flavor
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