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Language - English
11th Grade
10/03/2007

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Term
Eulogize (v.)
Definition
1. to praise highly.
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Exalt
Definition
1. to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.;
2. to praise; extol
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Extol
Definition
to praise highly; laud; eulogize
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Revere
Definition
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate
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Adulation
Definition
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
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Plaudit
Definition
1. an enthusiastic expression of approval
2. a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.
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Admonish
Definition
1. to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
2. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner
3. to urge to a duty; remind
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Berate
Definition
to scold; rebuke
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Castigate
Definition
1. to criticize or reprimand severely.
2. to punish in order to correct.
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Denigrate
Definition
1. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame
2. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage
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Disparage
Definition
1. to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
2. to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of
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Rail
Definition
1. to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against)
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Censure
Definition
1. strong or vehement expression of disapproval
3. to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner
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Disdain
Definition
1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself
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Reprimand
Definition
1. a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in authority.
2. to reprove or rebuke severely, esp. in a formal way.
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Reproach
Definition
1. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
3. to be a cause of blame or discredit to.
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Rebuke
Definition
1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
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Garrulous
Definition
1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
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Glib
Definition
1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so
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Circuitous
Definition
roundabout; not direct
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Loquacious
Definition
1. talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous
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Verbose
Definition
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
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Voluble
Definition
characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative
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Raconteur
Definition
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
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Concise
Definition
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse
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Curt
Definition
1. rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
2. brief; concise; terse; laconic.
3. short; shortened.
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Laconic
Definition
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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Pithy
Definition
1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse
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Reticent
Definition
1. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
2. reluctant or restrained.
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Succinct
Definition
1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.
2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
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Taciturn
Definition
1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
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Anonymous
Definition
1. without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like
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Clandestine
Definition
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
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inconspicuous
Definition
not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
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Obscure
Definition
1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
5. inconspicuous or unnoticeable
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Enigmatic
Definition
resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
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Surreptitious
Definition
1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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Intractable
Definition
1. not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate:
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Obdurate
Definition
1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent
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Obstinate
Definition
1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out
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Recalcitrant
Definition
1. resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
2. hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
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Tenacious
Definition
1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of)
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Indolent
Definition
1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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Listless
Definition
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
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Sluggish
Definition
1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent
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Phelgmatic
Definition
1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.
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Torpid
Definition
1. inactive or sluggish.
2. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3. dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
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Craven
Definition
1. cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
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Diffident
Definition
1. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
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Pusillanimous
Definition
1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
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Pusillanimous
Definition
1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
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Timorous
Definition
1. full of fear; fearfu
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Novice
Definition
1. a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro
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Neophyte
Definition
1. a beginner or novice
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Callow
Definition
1. immature or inexperienced
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Ingenuous
Definition
1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2. artless; innocent; naive.
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Compliant
Definition
1. complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, esp. in a submissive way
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Docile
Definition
1. easily managed or handled; tractable
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Submissive
Definition
1. inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient
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Tractable
Definition
1. easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding
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Grandiose
Definition
1. affectedly grand or important; pompous
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Ostentatious
Definition
1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Ostentatious
Definition
1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Affectation
Definition
1. an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
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Pontificate
Definition
3. to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner
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Empathy
Definition
1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself
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Alacrity
Definition
1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
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Camaraderie
Definition
comradeship; good-fellowship.
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Compassion
Definition
1. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
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Amiable
Definition
1. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities
2. friendly; sociable
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Amicable
Definition
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
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Auspicious
Definition
1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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Advantageous
Definition
providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial
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Opportune
Definition
1. appropriate, favorable, or suitable
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Serendipity
Definition
1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
2. good fortune; luck
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Alleviate
Definition
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
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Mitigate
Definition
1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. to make less severe
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Placate
Definition
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures
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Mollify
Definition
1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
2. to mitigate or reduce; soften
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Abhor
Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
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Deplore
Definition
To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn
1. to regret deeply or strongly; lament
2. to disapprove of; censure.
Term
Acrimony
Definition
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.
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Adversary
Definition
1. a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
2. a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant.
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Enmity
Definition
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
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Rancorous
Definition
full of or showing rancor.
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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Aggressive
Definition
1. characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing
4. boldly assertive and forward; pushy
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Buffoon
Definition
1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc.
2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking.
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Imbecile
Definition
2. a dunce; blockhead; dolt.
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Inane
Definition
1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly
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Vacuous
Definition
2. lacking in ideas or intelligence
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Insipid
Definition
1. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
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Obtuse
Definition
1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
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Dupe
Definition
1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person
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Sycophant
Definition
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
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Toady
Definition
1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
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Servile
Definition
1. slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning
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Obsequious
Definition
1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
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Obstreperous
Definition
1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous
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Abrasive
Definition
3. tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive
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Belligerent
Definition
1. warlike; given to waging war.
2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose
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Agitate
Definition
# To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
# To upset; disturb
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Prudent
Definition
1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
2. careful in providing for the future; provident
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Circumspect
Definition
1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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Discretion
Definition
2. the quality of being discreet, esp. with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum
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Ephemeral
Definition
. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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Evanescent
Definition
1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
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Transient
Definition
1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary
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Astute
Definition
1. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious
2. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd
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Sagacious
Definition
1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
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Adept
Definition
1. very skilled; proficient; expert
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Deft
Definition
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
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Lithe
Definition
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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Agile
Definition
1. quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe
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Altruistic
Definition
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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Benevolent
Definition
1. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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Munificent
Definition
1. extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
2. characterized by great generosity
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Largess
Definition
1. generous bestowal of gifts.
2. the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.
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Abbreviate
Definition
2. to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer
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Abridge
Definition
1. to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
2. to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.
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Alleviate
Definition
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
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Amplify
Definition
1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding.
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Amalgamtion
Definition
1. mixing or merging so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine
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Intrepid
Definition
resolutely fearless; dauntless
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Nonchalant
Definition
coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual
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Obdurate
Definition
1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent
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Tenacious
Definition
3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.
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Accentuate
Definition
1. to give emphasis or prominence to.
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Calculating
Definition
2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge.
3. to make suitable or fit for a purpose; adapt
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Perspicacious
Definition
1. having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
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Precocious
Definition
# Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
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Scrutinize
Definition
1. to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
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Anachronistic
Definition
2. pertaining to or containing an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc
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Perfidious
Definition
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
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Spurious
Definition
1. not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
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Feign
Definition
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of
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Allegation
Definition
1. the act of alleging; affirmation.
2. an assertion made with little or no proof.
3. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove.
4. a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification.
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Antagonist
Definition
1. a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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Suppress
Definition
2. to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).
3. to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).
4. to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).
5. to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).
6. to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.
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Deleterious
Definition
1. injurious to health
2. harmful; injurious
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Provocative
Definition
1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
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Rancorous
Definition
full of or showing rancor.
n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will.
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Enhance
Definition
1. to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify
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Jubilation
Definition
1. a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
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Prosperity
Definition
1. a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.
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Resilient
Definition
1. springing back; rebounding.
2. returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
3. recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
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Emollient
Definition
1. having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, esp. to the skin
Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying
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