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Vocab 1
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08/23/2005
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Philanthropy
 Definition
charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Implacable
 Definition
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful.
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Dilatory
 Definition
intended to delay.
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Innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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Insipid
 Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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Inundate
 Definition
to overwhelm, to cover with water
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Decorum
 Definition
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety.
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Dilatory
 Definition
intended to delay.
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Proclivity
 Definition
a natural inclination or prodisposition
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Perfunctory
 Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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Castigate
 Definition
to punish or criticize harshly
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Equivocate
 Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Caustic
 Definition
biting in wit
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Lassitute
 Definition
a state of diminished energy
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Veracity
 Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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Laconic
 Definition
using few words
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Obsequious
 Definition
overly-submissive and eager to please
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Apocryphal
 Definition
of questionable authority or authenticity
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Prevaricate
 Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Soporific
 Definition
causing sleep or lethargy
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Perfidious
 Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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Exonerate
 Definition
to clear fo blame
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Guile
 Definition
deceit, trickery
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Satiate
 Definition
to satisfy or overindulge
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Banal
 Definition
predictable, boring
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Placate
 Definition
to soothe or pacify
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Vacillate
 Definition
to physically sway or to be indecisive
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Abate
 Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Stolid
 Definition
unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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Phlegmatic
 Definition
calm and unemotional in temperament
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Cogent
 Definition
convincing and well-reasoned
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Irascible
 Definition
easily made angry
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Malinger
 Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Mollify
 Definition
to calm or make less severe
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Specious
 Definition
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Ostentation
 Definition
excessive showiness
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Burgeon
 Definition
to grow and flourish
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Abscond
 Definition
to leave secretly
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Obdurate
 Definition
hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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Engender
 Definition
to produce, cause, or bring about
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Cacophony
 Definition
harsh, jarring noise
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Florid
 Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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Loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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Mitigate
 Definition
to soften, to lessen
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Alacrity
 Definition
speed or quickness
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Reticent
 Definition
silent, reserved
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Deference
 Definition
respect, courtesy
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Credulous
 Definition
too trusting; gullible
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Propriety
 Definition
acting in a proper manner, obeying rules and customs
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Erudite
 Definition
learned, scholarly, bookish
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Diatribe
 Definition
an abusive, condemnatory speech
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Inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed, disorganized
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Propitiate
 Definition
to conciliate, to appease
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Garrulous
 Definition
tending to talk a lot
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Aggrandize
 Definition
to increase in power, influence and reputation
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Prodigal
 Definition
lavish, wasteful
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Pragmatic
 Definition
pratical as opposed to idealistic
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Misanthrope
 Definition
a person who dislikes others
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Exculpate
 Definition
to clear from blame, prove innocent
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Diabuse
 Definition
set right, free from error
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Ingenuous
 Definition
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Elegy
 Definition
a sorrowful poem or speech
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Rarefy
 Definition
to make thinner or sparser
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Repudiate
 Definition
to reject the validity of
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Dilettante
 Definition
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Quiescent
 Definition
motionless
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Pedant
 Definition
someone who shows off learning
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Rhetoric
 Definition
effective writing or speaking
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Dirge
 Definition
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Dissemble
 Definition
to present a false appearance, to gisgiuse one's real intentions or character
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Venerate
 Definition
to respect deeply
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Prudence
 Definition
wisdom, caution or restraint
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Capricious
 Definition
changing one's mind quickly and often
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Fervid
 Definition
intensely emotional, feverish
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Exigent
 Definition
uergent; requiring immediate action
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Obstinate
 Definition
stubborn, unyielding
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Amalmagate
 Definition
to combine, to mix together
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Foment
 Definition
to arouse or incite
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Desultory
 Definition
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Enervate
 Definition
to reduce in strength
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Attenuate
 Definition
reduce in force or degree; weaken
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Arbitrate
 Definition
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Circumspect
 Definition
cautious, aware of potential consequences
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Dogmatic
 Definition
dictatorial in one's opinions
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Euphemism
 Definition
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Disparate
 Definition
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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Estimable
 Definition
admirable
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Paragon
 Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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Ameliorate
 Definition
to make better; to improve
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Audacious
 Definition
fearless and daring
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Taciturn
 Definition
slient, not talkative
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Occlude
 Definition
to stop up, prevent the passage of
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Tacit
 Definition
done without using words
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Iconoclast
 Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, suctons and institutions
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Intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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Probity
 Definition
coplete honesty and integrity
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Opprobrium
 Definition
public disgrace
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Inimical
 Definition
hostile, unfriendly
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Coalesce
 Definition
to grow together to form a single whole
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Ephemeral
 Definition
lasting a short time
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Onerous
 Definition
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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Chicanery
 Definition
deception by means of craft or guile
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Burnish
 Definition
to polish
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Obviate
 Definition
to prevent; to make unnecessary
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Corroborate
 Definition
supporting evidence
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Whimsical
 Definition
lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Lucid
 Definition
clear and easily understood
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Assuage
 Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe
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Austere
 Definition
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Zeal
 Definition
passion, excitement
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Advocate
 Definition
to speak in favor of
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Vex
 Definition
to annoy
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Waver
 Definition
to fluctuate between choices
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Deride
 Definition
to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
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Sublime
 Definition
lofty or grand
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Paradox
 Definition
a contradiction or dilemma
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Enigma
 Definition
a puzzle, a mystery
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Lament
 Definition
to express sorrow, to grieve
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Discern
 Definition
to perceive or recognize
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credulous
 Definition
willing to believe too readily
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Sequester
 Definition
to set apart; to isolate
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Stultify
 Definition
to cause someone or something to appera foolish, useless, worthless; to block or impede effectiveness
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Macabre
 Definition
gruesome; ghastly; horrible
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Cinture
 Definition
anything that encircles
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Incipience
 Definition
beginning; first stage.
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Habiliments
 Definition
clothing; garb; attire
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Ennui
 Definition
vague discontent; listless dissatisfaction
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Ligature
 Definition
a binding or a bond; the sign for letters or musical notes to be tired together
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Banal
 Definition
commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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Belie
 Definition
to contradict; give false impression
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boorish
 Definition
rude
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burgeon
 Definition
to grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
 Definition
to make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
 Definition
to support; prop up
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cacophonous
 Definition
discordant; inharmonious
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capricious
 Definition
unpredictable; fickle
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castigation
 Definition
punishment; severe criticism
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caustic
 Definition
burning; sarcastically biting
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chicanery
 Definition
trickery; deception
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coda
 Definition
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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cogent
 Definition
convincing
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compendium
 Definition
brief, comprehensive summary
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confound
 Definition
confuse; puzzle
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contention
 Definition
claim; thesis
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contrite
 Definition
penitent
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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daunt
 Definition
intimidate; frighten
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decorum
 Definition
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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deference
 Definition
courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
 Definition
portray; depict; sketch
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denigrate
 Definition
belittle or defame; blacken
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deride
 Definition
ridicule; make fun of
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desultory
 Definition
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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diatribe
 Definition
bitter scolding; invective
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diffidence
 Definition
shyness
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digression
 Definition
wandering away from the subject
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dirge
 Definition
lament with music
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disabuse
 Definition
correct a false impression; undeceive
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descerning
 Definition
mentally quick and observant
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disparage
 Definition
belittle
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disparate
 Definition
basically different; unrelated
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dissemble
 Definition
disguise; pretend
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disseminate
 Definition
distribute; spread; scatter
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distend
 Definition
expand; swell out
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divest
 Definition
strip; deprive
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ebullient
 Definition
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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effrontery
 Definition
insolent boldness; temerity
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empirical
 Definition
baased on experience
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enervate
 Definition
weaken
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ephemeral
 Definition
short-lived; fleeting
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equanimity
 Definition
calmness of temperament; composure
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equivocate
 Definition
intentionally imslead; attmenpt to conceal the truth
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erudite
 Definition
learned; scholarly
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exculpate
 Definition
clear from blame
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exculpate
 Definition
clear from blame
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paragon
 Definition
model of perfection
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partison
 Definition
one sided
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paucity
 Definition
scarcity
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pedantic
 Definition
showing off learning; bookish
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penury
 Definition
severe poverty
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perfidious
 Definition
treacherous
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phlegmatic
 Definition
calm
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prevaricate
 Definition
to lie
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proscribe
 Definition
ostracize; banish
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quiescent
 Definition
at rest; dormant
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recalcitrant
 Definition
obstinately stubborn
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recondite
 Definition
difficult to understand
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refractory
 Definition
stubborn, unmanageable
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relegate
 Definition
banish to an inferior position; delegate
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reprobate
 Definition
scoundrel; person lacking moral principles
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repudiate
 Definition
disown; disavow
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salubrious
 Definition
healthful
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satiate
 Definition
satisfy fully
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solicitous
 Definition
worried, concerned
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soporific
 Definition
sleep-causing
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specious
 Definition
seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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stint
 Definition
be thrifty; set limits
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striated
 Definition
marked with parallel bands
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supposition
 Definition
hypothesis; surmise
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tacit
 Definition
understood; not put into words
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tenuous
 Definition
thin; rare
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tortuous
 Definition
winding; full of curves
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tractable
 Definition
docile; easily managed
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transgression
 Definition
violation of a law; sin
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truculence
 Definition
aggressiveness; ferocity
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vacillate
 Definition
waver; fluctuate
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veracious
 Definition
truthful
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verbose
 Definition
wordy
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vituperative
 Definition
abusive; scolding
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welter
 Definition
turmoil; bewildering jumble
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zealot
 Definition
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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