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abjure
(v) to reject, renounce
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abrogate
(v) to abolish, usually by authority
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acerbic
(adj) biting, bitter in tone or taste
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acrimony
(n) bitterness, discord
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adumbrate
(v) to sketch out in a vague way
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alacrity
(n) eagerness, speed
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anathema
(n) a cursed, detested person
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antipathy
(n) a strong dislike, repugnance
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arrogate
(v) to take without justification
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ascetic
(adj) practicing restraint, self-discipline
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aspersion
(n) a curse, expression of ill-will
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assiduous
(adj) hard-working, diligent
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baneful
(adj) seriously harmful
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beguile
(v) to lead by deception
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bibliotheca
(n) a collection of books
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blandish
(v) to coax by using flattery; cajole
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boon
(n) a gift or blessing
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botulism
(n) disease, toxin in food
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brusque
(adj) short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet
(v) to strike with
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bureaucracy
(n) officialistic rule
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burnish
(v) to polish, shine
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buttress
(v) to support (n) a support
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cacophony
(n) tremendous noise
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calumny
(n) lies spoiling reputation
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camaraderie
(n) togetherness
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capacious
(adj) very large or spacious
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capricious
(adj) subject to whim, fickle
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cogent
(adj) intellectually convincing
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concomitant
(adj) accompanying subordinately
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condescending
(adj) patronizing, arrogant
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conflagration
(n) great fire
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contrite
(adj) penitent, eager to be forgiven
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conundrum
(n) puzzle, problem
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cosmopolitan
(adj) worldly
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credulity
(n) readiness to believe
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cupidity
(n) greed, strong desire
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cursory
(adj) brief to the point of superficiality
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decry
(v) to criticize openly
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defile
(v) to make unclean, impure
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deleterious
(adj) harmful
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demure
(adj) quiet, modest, reserved
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deprecate
(v) to belittle, depreciate
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deride
(v) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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derogatory
(adj) pejorative
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desecrate
(v) to violate sacredness
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desiccated
(adj) dried up, dehydrated
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diaphanous
(adj) light, airy, transparent
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diffident
(adj) shy, quiet, modest
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discursive
(adj) rambling, lacking order
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dissemble
(v) to conceal, fake
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dither
(v) to be indecisive
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ebullient
(adj) extremely lively, enthusiastic
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effrontery
(n) impudence, nerve, insolence
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effulgent
(adj) radiant, splendorous
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egregious
(adj) extremely bad
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enervate
(v) to weaken, exhaust
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ephemeral
(adj) short-lived, fleeting
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eschew
(v) to shun, avoid
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evanescent
(adj) fleeting, momentary
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evince
(v) to show, reveal
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exculpate
(v) to free from guilt or blame
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execrable
(adj) loathsome, detestable
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exigent
(adj) urgent, critical
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exonerate
(v) to free from guilt or blame
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expiate
(v) to make amends for, atone
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expunge
(v) to obliterate, eradicate
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extant
(adj) existing, not destroyed or lost
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extol
(v) to praise, revere
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fallacious
(adj) incorrect, misleading
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fastidious
(adj) meticulous
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fatuous
(adj) silly, foolish
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fecund
(adj) fruitful, fertile
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fetid
(adj) having a foul odor
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florid
(adj) flowery, ornate
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fractious
(adj) troublesome or irritable
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fricassee
(v) to cook a dish of cut-up foods
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fugue
(n) interweaving repetitive elements
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garrulous
(adj) talkative, wordy
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grandiloquence
(n) lofty, pompous speech
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genealogy
(n) study of family history
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glycemia
(n) presence of glucose in blood
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gregarious
(adj) sociable
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grueling
(adj) trying to point of exhaustion
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hackneyed
(adj) unoriginal, trite
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harangue
(n) ranting speech (v) to give such
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haughty
(adj) blatantly proud
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hegemony
(n) domination over others
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heinous
(adj) shockingly evil
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hoodwink
(v) to lead by deception
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iconoclast
(n) one who attacks beliefs
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ignominious
(adj) humiliating, disgracing
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impassive
(adj) not susceptible to suffering
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imperious
(adj) commanding, domineering
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impertinent
(adj) rude, insolent
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impervious
(adj) impenetrable, unaffected
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impetuous
(adj) rash; hastily done
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impinge
(v) to impact, affect, infringe
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implacable
(adj) incapable of being appeased
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impudent
(adj) casually rude, impertinent
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inchoate
(adj) unformed or in beginning stage
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incontrovertible
(adj) indisputable
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indefatigable
(adj) incapable of defeat
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ineffable
(adj) unspeakable
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inexorable
(adj) incapable of being placated
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ingenuous
(adj) not devious; innocent
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iniquity
(n) wickedness or sin
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insidious
(adj) harmfully seductive
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insolent
(adj) impertinent
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intransigent
(adj) refusing to compromise
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inure
(v) to become accustomed to
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invective
(n) an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
(adj) stubbornly habitual
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jabiru
(n) large tropical American stork
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jargon
(n) unintelligible language
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jubilant
(adj) extremely joyful, happy
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juxtaposition
(n) side by side comparison
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kinetic
(adj) dynamic, lively
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laconic
(adj) terse in speech/writing
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languid
(adj) sluggish from fatigue/weakness
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largess
(n) the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
(adj) hidden, but exposable
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lavation
(n) act of washing
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legerdemain
(n) deception, slight-of-hand
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licentious
(adj) lack of moral/legal restraints
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limpid
(adj) clear, transparent
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lobotomy
(adj) severance of nerve fibers needed for brain functioning
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maelstrom
(n) whirlpool that sucks in objects
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magnanimous
(adj) noble, generous
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malevolent
(adj) wanting harm to befall others
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manifold
(adj) diverse, varied
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maudlin
(adj) weakly sentimental
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mawkish
(adj) sick sentimentality
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mendacious
(adj) having a false character
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mercurial
(adj) characterized by rapid change
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modicum
(n) a small amount of something
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morass
(n) something that traps/confuses
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multifarious
(adj) having great diversity
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munificence
(n) generosity in giving
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myriad
(adj) a very great number
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nadir
(n) the lowest point of something
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nascent
(adj) in the process of being born
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natation
(n) action or art of swimming
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nefarious
(adj) heinously villainous
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neophyte
(n) young or inexperienced
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nimbus
(n) an atmosphere about a person or thing; rain cloud
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nonferrous
(adj) without iron
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nostalgia
(n) sentimental yearning
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numismatics
(n) the study or collection of coins
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obdurate
(adj) unyielding to persuasion
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obfuscate
(v) to render incomprehensible
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oblique
(adj) not straightforward
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obsequious
(adj) excessively submissive
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obstreperous
(adj) noisy, unruly
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obtrusive
(adj) impertinent
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obtuse
(adj) lacking sensibility or intellect
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odious
(adj) instilling intense displeasure
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officious
(adj) offering unwanted services
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opulent
(adj) ostentatious abundance
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ostensible
(adj) seeming to be
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palliate
(v) to reduce the severity of
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pallid
(adj) lacking color
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panacea
(n) a remedy for all difficulties
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paragon
(n) a model of excellence
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parsimony
(n) frugality, stinginess
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pathos
(n) an emotion of sympathy
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paucity
(adj) small in quantity
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pejorative
(adj) derogatory
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pellucid
(adj) easily intelligible, clear
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penurious
(adj) miserly, stingy
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perfidious
(adj) disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
(adj) showing little enthusiasm
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pernicious
(adj) extremely destructive
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perspicacity
(adj) shrewdness
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pertinacious
(adj) stubbornly persistent
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petulance
(n) rudeness, irritability
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pithy
(adj) concisely meaningful
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platitude
(n) an uninspired remark, clich�
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plethora
(n) an abundance, excess
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polemic
(n) aggressive argument against something
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precocious
(adj) advanced development
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prescient
(adj) having foreknowledge of ...
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primeval
(adj) orginal, ancient
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probity
(n) virtue, integrity
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proclivity
(n) strong inclination toward ...
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promulgate
(v) to proclaim, make known
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propensity
(n) an inclination, preference
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propitious
(adj) favorable
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prosaic
(adj) plain, lacking liveliness
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proscribe
(v) to condemn, outlaw
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protean
(adj) displaying great variety
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psoriasis
(n) skin disease
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puerile
(adj) juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
(adj) quarrelsome, combative
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pulchritude
(n) physical beauty
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punctilious
(adj) eager to follow rules
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pyrogenic
(adj) produced by heat or fever
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quagmire
(n) a difficult situation
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quasi
(adj) having some resemblance
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querulous
(adj) whiny, complaining
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quintessence
(n) the most typical example
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quixotic
(adj) idealistic, impractical
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rancor
(n) deep, bitter resentment
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rapacious
(adj) excessively covetous
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rebuke
(v) to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
(adj) defiant, unapologetic
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rectitude
(n) uprightness, extreme morality
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recusant
(n) one who refuses to obey authority
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replete
(adj) full, abundant
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reprobate
(adj) evil, unprincipled
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reprove
(v) to scold, rebuke
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repudiate
(v) to reject, refuse to accept
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rescind
(v) to take back, repeal
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restive
(adj) resistant, stubborn, impatient
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ribald
(adj) coarsely, crudely humorous
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rutilant
(adj) having a reddish glow
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sacrosanct
(adj) holy, not to be criticized
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salient
(adj) significant, conspicuous
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sanctimonious
(adj) hypocritical piety
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sanguine
(adj) optimistic, cheery
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scurrilous
(adj) vulgar, coarse
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scyphozoan
(n) jellyfishes lacking a true polyp
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servile
(adj) subservient
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sigma
(n) 18th letter of the Greek alphabet; standard deviation
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solicitous
(adj) concerned, attentive
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solipsistic
(adj) believing only self exists or should exist
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somnolent
(adj) sleepy, drowsy
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spurious
(adj) falsely seeming plausible
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staid
(adj) sedate, serous, self-restrained
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stoic
(adj) not susceptible to suffering
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stolid
(adj) little sensibility, unemotional
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stupefy
(v) to astonish, make insensible
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surfeit
(n) overabundant supply or indulgence
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surmise
(v) to infer with little evidence
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surreptitious
(adj) stealthy
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sycophant
(n) one who flatters for self-gain
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tacit
(adj) expressed without words
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taciturn
(adj) not inclined to talk
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tantamount
(adj) equivalent in significance
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temerity
(n) audacity, recklessness
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tenuous
(adj) having little substance/strength
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terse
(adj) laconic, minimum words
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timorous
(adj) timid, fearful
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torpid
(adj) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion
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tractable
(adj) easily controlled
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transient
(adj) passing through briefly
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transmute
(v) to change or alter in form
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trenchant
(adj) effective, articulate, clear-cut
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truculent
(adj) ready to fight, cruel
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turgid
(adj) swollen, excessively embellished
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turpitude
(n) depravity, moral corruption
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ubiquitous
(adj) existing everywhere
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umbrage
(n) resentment, offence
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undaunted
(adj) not discouraged
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undulate
(v) to move in waves
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upbraid
(v) to criticize or scold severely
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usurp
(v) to seize by force
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usury
(n) lending of money at high interest
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vacillate
(v) to fluctuate, hesitate
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vacuous
(adj) lack of content or ideas, stupid
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vapid
(adj) lacking liveliness, dull
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variegated
(adj) diversified, distinctly marked
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venerate
(v) to regard with respect
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veracity
(n) truthfulness, accuracy
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verdant
(adj) green in tint or color
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vex
(v) to confuse or annoy
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vicarious
(adj) experiencing through another
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vicissitude
(n) event that occurs by chance
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vilify
(v) to lower in importance, defame
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viscous
(adj) not free flowing, syrupy
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vitriolic
(adj) having a caustic quality
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wanton
(adj) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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winsome
(adj) charming, pleasing
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wistful
(adj) full of yearning; musingly sad
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wizened
(adj) dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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zenith
(n) the highest point, culminating point
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zephyr
(n) a gentle breeze
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