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02/27/2012
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Term
infallible
 Definition

can't fall

never wrong

incorruptible
Term
sedulous
 Definition
Hard working
Term
sedentary
 Definition
not moving
Term
assiduous
 Definition
working hard
Term
halcyon
 Definition
calm/oceanic/peaceful
Term
somnolent
 Definition
causing sleep
Term
insomnia
 Definition
no sleep
Term
provident
 Definition
not wasteful/strong minded
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improvident
 Definition
wasteful/not thrifty
Term
penurious
 Definition
poor or thrifty
Term
capricious
 Definition
on a whim
Term
whimsical
 Definition
on a whim
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inscrutable
 Definition
vague/not able to scrutinize
Term
unscrupulous
 Definition
bad-mannered
Term
scruples
 Definition
good manners
Term
plethora
 Definition
a lot of
Term
ardor
 Definition
great feeling (adore)
Term
dogma
 Definition
specific set of beliefs
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dogmatic
 Definition
follower of dogma
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zealot
 Definition
passionate follower
Term
diletante
 Definition
dabbler in hobbies
Term
charlatan
 Definition
trickster/deceiver
Term
chicanery
 Definition
playing pranks
Term
imaginary
 Definition
made up by others
Term
imaginative
 Definition
able to make up things
Term
rival
 Definition
to be nearly the same as
Term
tempered
 Definition
softening/evening/slow down
Term
acumen
 Definition
keenness/foresight
Term
trenchant
 Definition
keenness/make trenches in others
Term
perspicacious
 Definition
perspiring sage
old/wise/sagacious
Term
sesquipedalian
 Definition
lover of big words
Term
peevish
 Definition
childlike easily peeved
Term
peeved
 Definition
angry pissed off
Term
despoiled
 Definition
removed of spoils
Term
amalgam
 Definition
mixture
Term
occlusion
 Definition
blockage
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occlude
 Definition
close off
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conjecture
 Definition
connecting the dots
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extrapolate
 Definition
prediction
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ruminated
 Definition
process information/ponder
Term
irate
 Definition
angry
Term
satirical
 Definition
mockery
Term
lampoon
 Definition
harpoon with satire
Term
explicit
 Definition
obvious/clear/loud
Term
equivocal
 Definition
equal voiced
Term
unequivocal
 Definition
one sided
Term
implicit
 Definition
implied
Term
overt
 Definition
obvious
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tacit
 Definition
secretly/implied
Term
solicitor
 Definition
salesman
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solicit
 Definition
ask for $/ sell something
Term
censure
 Definition
judge(harshly)
Term
censor
 Definition
block out
Term
monopolize
 Definition
dominate
Term
stolid
 Definition
(solid) unmoving/stubborn
Term
cavalier
 Definition
gentleman/witty/scoundrels
Term
incredulous
 Definition
not able to give credit/disbelief/surprise
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
magnificently giving
Term
unanimous
 Definition
any spirit
Term
iconoclast
 Definition
destroyer of icons (lady gaga)
Term
patriarch
 Definition
male group leader
Term
aesthetics
 Definition
artistic emotional appeal
Term
sagacious
 Definition
wise (sage-like)
Term
perspicacious
 Definition
perspiring sage
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prosaic
 Definition
(prozac) all the same/ boring
Term
catharsis
 Definition
shared/swayed emotion
Term
flotilla
 Definition
naval ship squadron
Term
debase
 Definition
lower it (value)
Term
abase
 Definition
lower pride/rank
Term
base
 Definition
morally-lowered
Term
stymie
 Definition
to halt/block
Term
jaded
 Definition
bored/ennui
Term
ennui
 Definition
"ahn-wee" french boredom
Term
torpid
 Definition
sluggish/dull/dormant
Term
noisome
 Definition
bad-smelling
Term
moribund
 Definition
death/sad/depressed
Term
archetype
 Definition
best model/paradigm
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ostensible
 Definition
supposedly/apparently
Term
vitriolic
 Definition
acidic
Term
lackadaisical
 Definition
uninterested/lazy
Term
enigma
 Definition
mystery/riddle
Term
consequence
 Definition
effect
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mar
 Definition
(maul) damage/harm
Term
supplant
 Definition
replace
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winnow
 Definition
siff out/separate
Term
finagle
 Definition
to get by trickery/sneaky haggle
Term
perniciousness
 Definition
(vicious) evil/bad
Term
plasticity
 Definition
able to receive shapes
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tractable
 Definition
shape-able/moldable controllable
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sovereign
 Definition
power over others
Term
partisan
 Definition
devoted following
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maverick
 Definition
outsider-->do it your own way
Term
potent
 Definition
powerful
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potentate
 Definition
powerful person
Term
interloper
 Definition
interrupt
Term
ascetic
 Definition
monk who gives up worldly comforts
Term
industrious
 Definition
being productive
Term
repent of
 Definition
move contrarily
Term
locution
 Definition
speech
Term
elocution
 Definition
proper speech
Term
eloquent
 Definition
good speech
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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querulous
 Definition
quarrelsome
Term
aplomb
 Definition
poise/self confidence
Term
disseminate
 Definition
scatter out
Term
dissipate
 Definition
spread into nothing
Term
alacrity
 Definition
liveliness
Term
lucidity
 Definition
clearness
Term
ornithology
 Definition
study of birds
Term
detrimental
 Definition
takes away from
(demerit)(debunk)(destroy)
Term
anecdote
 Definition
short
Term
jargon
 Definition
specialized language
Term
utilitarian
 Definition
serving ability --> happiness
Term
utility
 Definition
tool ---> serving purpose
Term
pejorative
 Definition
intended to harm
Term
cloying
 Definition
over-sweet/sickly sweet
Term
bilious
 Definition
bile --> cranky/irritable
Term
mollify
 Definition
to soothe
Term
perpetrate
 Definition
commit an action
Term
relegate
 Definition
consign to a position/to banish
Term
dissemble
 Definition
conceal/give false appearance
Term
disassemble
 Definition
to take apart
Term
puling
 Definition
whining/whimpering
Term
froward
 Definition
rebellious/against the grain
Term
callow
 Definition
shallow/calloused
Term
perfunctory
 Definition
mechanical social functions
Term
histrionic
 Definition
over-emotional
Term
transient
 Definition
short- lived
Term
intransigent
 Definition
believing what everyone else knows is false
Term
compliment
 Definition
say something nice
Term
complement
 Definition
share a property
Term
illicit
 Definition
illegal
Term
ellicit
 Definition
to bring about
Term
communicative
 Definition
able to be understood
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communicable
 Definition
able to spread
Term
desirous
 Definition
desirous towards
Term
desirable
 Definition
something is desirable
Term
analogy
 Definition
comparing to a phenomenon
Term
analogue
 Definition
similar characteristics
Term
metaphor
 Definition
X is thing X
Term
simile
 Definition
X is like thing X
Term
allusion
 Definition
allude/refer to another work
Term
euphemism
 Definition
phrase that "stands in" ex. pwned
Term
pundit
 Definition
talking authority
Term
pun
 Definition
clever wordplay
Term
debutante
 Definition
new to society
Term
ascetic
 Definition
wandering monk
Term
agnostic
 Definition
unsure of religion
Term
obsequious
 Definition
brown nosing excessively obedient
Term
sycophant
 Definition
one who uses flattery to control others
Term
elegy
 Definition
high praise
Term
eulogy
 Definition
praise at funeral
Term
prosaic
 Definition
prozac calm/boring
Term
pragmatic
 Definition
realistic-->mechanical process
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idealist
 Definition
extreme/romantic/non-pragmatic
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imminent
 Definition
about to happen
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eminent
 Definition
(eminence) great/stands out
Term
stationary
 Definition
motionless
Term
stationery
 Definition
paper
Term
ingenious
 Definition
smart Dexter from dexter's laboratory
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
Dee-Dee from dexter's laboratory
Term
disingenuous
 Definition
clever/crafty
Mojo Jojo
Term
enervate
 Definition
to weaken
Term
preclude
 Definition
comes before
Term
admonish
 Definition
caution/scold/warn
Term
admonition
 Definition
warning
Term
repudiated
 Definition
reject/show to be false
Term
belie
 Definition
misrepresent/contradict
Term
compunction
 Definition
remorse
Term
petulance
 Definition
flippant mocking
Term
soliloquy
 Definition
solo speech
Term
innocuous
 Definition
harmless
Term
innocent
 Definition
not crime committing
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obstinate/obdurate/ornery
 Definition
stubborn
Term
valor
 Definition
chivalry/seeking glory
Term
nonchalant
 Definition
care-free
Term
insouciant
 Definition
care-free
Term
hubris
 Definition
pride-->tragedy shakespeare
Term
callous
 Definition
unfeeling/dead skin
Term
spurious
 Definition
random/fabricated
Term
avant-garede
 Definition
new/fresh/unorthodox
Term
nonplussed
 Definition
confused
Term
hapless
 Definition
unlucky/unfortunate
Term
ebullient
 Definition
emotionally buoyant
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perfunctory
 Definition
dignified/proper form
Term
eclectic
 Definition
random/strange
Term
refractory
 Definition
uncontrollable
Term
froward
 Definition
stronger version of refractory meaning uncontrollable
Term
vernacular
 Definition
specialized/local language
Term
belligerent
 Definition
belli=war
war like
Term
estranged
 Definition
separated/disagreeing
Term
enmity
 Definition
enemy/hatred
Term
inimical
 Definition
being anti - something
Term
appease
 Definition
to lessen
Term
voracity
 Definition
hunger
Term
clandestine
 Definition
within the clan (secret)
Term
dilatory
 Definition
dilly-dally
Term
precocious
 Definition
overly precious/stuck up
Term
retiring
 Definition
withdrawn/shy
Term
platitude
 Definition
feel good, hackneyed statement
Term
concession
 Definition
reluctantly admit it
Term
benign
 Definition
harmless
Term
trenchant
 Definition
keen/insightful
Term
pundit
 Definition
one-area professional
Term
polymath
 Definition
dabbles in many areas
Term
incensed
 Definition
burning/angry
Term
lexicon
 Definition
mass of words
Term
lexicography
 Definition
studying/organizing words
Term
disseminate
 Definition
spread out (dissemble)
Term
vacillate
 Definition
oscillate
Term
didactic
 Definition
related to instruction
Term
pedagogical
 Definition
teaches-ish/instructional
Term
captious
 Definition
trivial/capturing faults
Term
vapid
 Definition
lacking liveliness; dull
Term
penchant
 Definition
strong inclination or liking
Term
vignette
 Definition
short scene or story
Term
debilitate
 Definition
weaken
Term
dubious
 Definition
doubtful
Term
duplicitous
 Definition
deliberately deceptive
Term
eminent
 Definition
distinguished, prominent
Term
soporific
 Definition
inducing sleep
Term
felicitous
 Definition
appropriately suited; fits
Term
epitome
 Definition
a representative of a type
Term
extol
 Definition
to praise highly
Term
ambivalent
 Definition
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings
Term
empathetic
 Definition
understanding of another's feelings
Term
fallacy
 Definition
false notion
Term
fabricate
 Definition
to make up in order to decieve
Term
ambiguous
 Definition
vague
Term
philanthropic
 Definition
humanitarian
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
noble
Term
scintillating
 Definition
brilliant
Term
copious
 Definition
plentiful
Term
burgeon
 Definition
to grow and flourish
Term
distend
 Definition
to expand from internal pressure
Term
mar
 Definition
to blemish or deface
Term
gratuitous
 Definition
unneccessary
Term
temporal
 Definition
relating to or limited by time
Term
expedient
 Definition
convenient; speedy
Term
placid
 Definition
calm
Term
quiescent
 Definition
quiet, at rest
Term
lavish
 Definition
extravagant
Term
remiss
 Definition
slacking off, lax in performing duties
Term
solicitous
 Definition
concerned
Term
therapeutic
 Definition
having healing powers
Term
belie
 Definition
misrepresent
Term
vicarious
 Definition
as if one were taking part in anothers experience
Term
transient
 Definition
passing quickly
Term
diffidence
 Definition
timidity, shyness
Term
averse
 Definition
not inclined to
Term
demure
 Definition
modest and reserved
Term
brevity
 Definition
briefness
Term
redouble
 Definition
to make twice as great
Term
ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
Term
curative
 Definition
able to heal or cure
Term
redundant
 Definition
needlessly repetitive
Term
sophistry
 Definition
a believable but false argument
Term
substantiate
 Definition
to support with proof or evidence
Term
veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
Term
inundate
 Definition
to overwhelm, swamp
Term
extirpate
 Definition
to destroy
Term
raze
 Definition
to demolish
Term
squelch
 Definition
to put down or silence
Term
deride
 Definition
to make fun of in a mean way
Term
expurgate
 Definition
to remove objectionable content
Term
quell
 Definition
to suppress
Term
bombastic
 Definition
given to snobby speech or writing
Term
ebullience
 Definition
intense enthusiasm
Term
ignominy
 Definition
humiliation; disgraceful conduct
Term
altruism
 Definition
selflessness
Term
debunk
 Definition
to expose untruths
Term
repudiate
 Definition
reject validity of
Term
sanctimonious
 Definition
thinking you are better than others
Term
multifarious
 Definition
divers, various
Term
vex
 Definition
to annoy
Term
pejorative
 Definition
insulting
Term
exorbitant
 Definition
exceeding what is right or proper
Term
augment
 Definition
make greater; supplement
Term
opulent
 Definition
displaying great wealth
Term
lugubrious
 Definition
mournful, especially to an exaggerated degree
Term
conspicuous
 Definition
easy to notice; obvious
Term
hackneyed
 Definition
worn out through overuse
Term
ubiquitous
 Definition
omnipresent; present everywhere
Term
banal
 Definition
boringly commonplace
Term
austere
 Definition
without decoration; strict
Term
portent
 Definition
an indication of something about to occur
Term
prescience
 Definition
knowing beforehand
Term
onerous
 Definition
burdensome
Term
bolster
 Definition
to support or prop up
Term
defunct
 Definition
no longer existing or functioning
Term
reciprocate
 Definition
to respond in the same way
Term
debacle
 Definition
disastrous or ludicrous failure
Term
redolent
 Definition
automatic; suggestive
Term
ephemeral
 Definition
lasting for only a brief time
Term
eradicate
 Definition
to get rid of
Term
profundity
 Definition
depth
Term
dilatory
 Definition
habitually late
Term
archaic
 Definition
antiquated, old
Term
grandiose
 Definition
grand
Term
exuberant
 Definition
full of enthusiasm
Term
embellish
 Definition
to decorate; exaggerate
Term
flagrant
 Definition
deliberately shocking
Term
vindictive
 Definition
revengeful
Term
impugn
 Definition
to attack as false or questionable
Term
disparage
 Definition
speak of negatively
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