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GRE Vocabulary
McNair Scholars GRE Prep
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Undergraduate 4
06/18/2013

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abscond
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide (verb)
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abberant
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deviating from the norm (adj)
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality (noun)
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise (noun)
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ardous
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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort (adj)
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify (verb)
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audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (adj)
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austere
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (adj)
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (adj)
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards (adj)
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable (adj)
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke (verb)
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge (noun)
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connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert (noun)
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convoluted
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complex or complicated (adj)
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right (verb)
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound (adj)
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar (adj)
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness (noun)
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eloquent
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun)
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality (verb)
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy (noun)
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (verb)
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (verb)
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly (adj)
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear of blame (verb)
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention (adj)
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation (adj)
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filibuster
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longed speechmaking to delay legislative action (noun)
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce (verb)
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication (verb)
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable (adj)
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts (adj)
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laud
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to praise highly (verb)
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lucid
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clear; easily understandable (adj)
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (noun)
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martial
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associated with war and the armed forces (adj)
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mundane
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary (adj)
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nascent
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coming into being; in early developmental stages (adj)
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form (adj)
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of or use of new words or senses (noun)
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noxious
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harmful, injurious (adj)
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect not clear or precise in thought or expression (adj)
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary (verb)
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onerous
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troubling, burdensome (adj)
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving (noun)
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parody
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art (noun)
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly (adj)
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (noun)
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest (adj)
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (adj)
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner (verb)
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse (adj)
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precipitate
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required (VERB)
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference (noun)
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (noun)
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead (verb)
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qualms
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy (noun)
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recant
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief (verb)
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refute
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to disprove; to successfully argue against (verb)
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position (verb)
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings (adj)
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager (adj)
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul (adj)
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sporadic
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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances (adj)
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly (verb)
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static
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest (adj)
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amaze (verb)
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stymie
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to block; to thwart (verb)
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole (noun)
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torque
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a force that causes rotation (noun)
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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tru
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight (adj)
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty (noun)
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic (adj)
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous (adj)
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waver
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion (verb)
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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
" After a while the wind abated"
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accolade
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an expression of praise
Her report garnered surprising accolades from the academic community
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adulation
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excessive praise, intense adoration
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
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avarice
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greed esp. for wealth
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic & pastoral, characteristic of rural areas & their inhabitants
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound dissonance
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of laws; often religious in nature
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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wary, cautious, sparing
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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compliance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh, mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
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remove the blame
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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fallacy
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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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furtive
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marked by stealth; cover; surreptitious
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gregarious
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socially outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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heretical
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violating an accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
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lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable to light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring worthy of honor
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice thru humor or derision
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squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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supplant
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to take the place of; to supercede
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant
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vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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viscoous
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thick; sticky
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