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VERNACULAR (NOUN)
(used in) everyday speech
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RECEDE (VERB)
move back, retreat
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REMITTANCE (NOUN)
payment sent to a party in another place
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DISPARAGE (VERB)
express a negative opinion of
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OSTENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE)
of motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily real or true
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SOPHISTRY (NOUN)
elaborate, eloquent but logically invalid arguments intended to deceive
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PROSCRIBE (VERB)
command against
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ERSATZ (ADJECTIVE)
artificial and inferior
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ENCAPSULATE (VERB)
contain the essential truths in
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GUISE (NOUN)
deceptive outward appearance
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PRAGMATIC (ADJECTIVE)
practical
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APHORISM (NOUN)
expression of a general truth in a short witty saying
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SEMBLANCE (NOUN)
appearance of things that is deceptive
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SPURIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
not genuine
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NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
wicked
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IMPETUS (NOUN)
force that keeps something moving
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VITRIOL (NOUN)
sharp, spiteful speech; a highly corrosive acid
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VIABLE (ADJECTIVE)
able to be continue living or being used
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POSTERITY (NOUN)
future generations of people
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TRANSLITERATE (NOUN)
rewrite a text using the same language but a different writing system
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DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE)
vastly different
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MISNOMER (NOUN)
name that misrepresents its meaning
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SUBTEXT (NOUN)
implicit meaning in a piece of writing
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AUGURY (NOUN)
event seen as a sign of thing to come
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VINDICATE (VERB)
shown to be correct or innocent
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INVECTIVE (NOUN)
abusive language used to express blame
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UNFLAPPABLE (ADJECTIVE)
not easily shocked
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VIRULENT (ADJECTIVE)
very poisonous or infectious
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APLOMB (NOUN)
composure under strain
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UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE)
of events where nothing similar has happened in the past
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INTERSPERSE (VERB
break up the flow of something
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AUSPICIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
seen to show good luck
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REVERSION (NOUN)
return to a previous state
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UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE)
unable to be believed
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DISSENT (NOUN)
disagreement within an organization
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PROBATE (NOUN)
put an offender on probation by suspending his sentence
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INTESTATE (ADJECTIVE)
without having made a will
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UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE)
(seeming to be) present everywhere
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PARADIGM (NOUN)
standard example
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TOURNIQUET (NOUN)
bandage that stops flow of blood by applying pressure
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BUCOLIC (ADJECTIVE)
of the countryside
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DETRIMENT (NOUN)
damage to
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TRAVESTY (NOUN)
comedy that makes a mockery of something
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ACERBIC (ADJECTIVE)
bitter or sour
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CHURLISH (ADJECTIVE)
rude or irritable
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EXACERBATE (VERB)
make a situation worse or more severe
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UNFOUNDED (ADJECTIVE)
not based on fact
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VERITABLE (ADJECTIVE)
true (often used to intensify a noun)
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SYCOPHANT (NOUN)
someone who is excessively eager to please in order to get something
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STRATAGEM (NOUN)
individual maneuver in a game
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VERDANT (ADJECTIVE)
covered with green plants
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CAPITULATE (VERB)
surrender under agreed conditions
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UMLAUT (NOUN)
two dots occurring above a vowel to indicate it is pronounced differently
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VETO (NOUN)
(the power to) reject a proposed action
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TYPIFY (VERB)
have the essential qualities of
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PERTAIN (VERB)
be relevant to
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PLACATE (VERB)
cause to be less angry or fearful
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ECHELON (NOUN)
troops arranged in a line
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DENIGRATE (VERB)
cast aspersion on
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EXCULPATE (VERB)
pronounce someone not guilty
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TRANSFIGURATION (NOUN)
dramatic change in appearance
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EXONERATE (VERB)
absolve from blame
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VEHEMENTLY (ADVERB)
in an emotionally intense manner
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VERBATIM (ADVERB)
using the exact same words
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MERITOCRACY (NOUN)
society where power is given to intelligent and capable people
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DISSEMINATE (VERB)
Cause to become widely known
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ARCANE (ADJECTIVE)
very old
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DISINGENUOUS (ADJECTIVE)
insincere
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SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE)
coming after
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CLEMENCY (NOUN)
good weather; mercy toward offenders by the authorities
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EFFIGY (NOUN)
representation of someone (usually in a sculpture)
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CANDOR (NOUN)
honesty and impartiality
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PAUCITY (NOUN)
insufficient quantity
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SACROSANCT (ADJECTIVE)
sacred
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WEAN (VERB)
gradually allow babies and young animals not be dependent on the mothers milk by gradually giving them less
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DISINFORMATION (NOUN)
information designed to mislead
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CHAGRIN (NOUN)
embarrassment or shame
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RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE)
moving in the sky from east to west; moving in opposite direction the Earth
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DOCILE (ADJECTIVE)
(especially of animals) easily controlled
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PEJORATIVE (ADJECTIVE)
expressing disapproval
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RATIONALE (NOUN)
explanation of the reasons for a particular act
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REPUDIATE (VERB)
refuse to acknowledge something has occurred or is valid
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DELINEATE (VERB)
represent by a diagram: give a precise description of
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EMPIRICAL (ADJECTIVE)
derived from observation
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QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE)
representing an ideal example of
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POLYGLOT (ADJECTIVE)
speaking several tongues.
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DISCONSOLATE (ADJECTIVE)
inconsolably sad
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FRISSON (NOUN)
small fright or excitement
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INURED (ADJECTIVE)
made strong against a particular hardship by exposure to it
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VESTIGIAL (ADJECTIVE)
not fully developed in mature animals
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DEPRECIATION (NOUN)
lessening in value
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SALIENT (ADJECTIVE)
of traits that stand out
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EXTOL (VERB)
praise highly
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PRETEXT (NOUN)
false reason given to justify an action
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ENTREATY (NOUN)
urgent request
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INSURGENCY (NOUN)
armed rebellion
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CHASTEN (VERB)
discipline
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DUPLICITY (NOUN)
deceptiveness, especially in regard to one's feelings
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CONFLATE (VERB)
colors or sounds
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GUILE (NOUN)
craftiness, ability to deceive
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UNDULY (ADVERB)
in an inappropriate manner or quantity
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OSTRACIZE (VERB)
from the community
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EXTENUATE (VERB)
make less important
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SHAMBOLIC (ADJECTIVE)
chaotic, very disorderly
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UNSCATHED (ADJECTIVE)
not injured
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EDIFICE (NOUN)
a permanent building
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SYNERGY (NOUN)
working together of things giving a greater effect than the sum of their individual effects
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OBFUSCATE (VERB)
make unclear
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IMPUNITY (NOUN)
protection from punishment or financial loss
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EDICT (NOUN)
authoritative decision (esp. by a judge)
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MUNIFICENT (ADJECTIVE)
extremely generous
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BIFURCATE (VERB)
fork out in two
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ENDEMIC (ADJECTIVE)
(of disease etc) particularly occurring in a certain region
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UNTOWARD (ADJECTIVE)
not proper or acceptable
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USURP (VERB)
take control without authority
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AMELIORATE (VERB)
make better
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ECHELON (NOUN)
troops arranged in a line
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LACHRYMOSE (ADJECTIVE)
showing sorrow or tears
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INSIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
attractive but harmful
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RESUSCITATE (VERB)
bring someone who is near death to a recovery
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EDIFY (VERB)
build someone up by teaching
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TRANSITIVE (ADJECTIVE)
of a verb that denotes an action that is performed on someone or something
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TUMULTUOUS (ADJECTIVE)
disorderly, chaotic
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BESTIAL (ADJECTIVE)
of or like a beast
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CLIQUE (NOUN)
exclusive group of people
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SUBSTANTIATE (VERB)
make real or solid; (of theories etc strengthened with solid evidence)
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SUPPLICATION (NOUN)
prayer asking God for something
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MALIGN (ADJECTIVE)
speak unfavorably of
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GAUCHE (ADJECTIVE)
lacking social class
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WIZENED (ADJECTIVE)
(of people) made thin as by ageing
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DEROGATORY (ADJECTIVE)
expressing low opinion
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LOGISTICS (NOUN)
art completing a task through correct management of human and physical resources
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FASTIDIOUSNESS (ADJECTIVE)
hard to please
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AUTONOMY (NOUN)
self governing
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COMPUNCTION (NOUN)
remorseful feeling
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CONVALESCENCE (NOUN)
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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MORATORIUM (NOUN)
postponement of an activity
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PLETHORA (NOUN)
excess of something
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PROPONENT (NOUN)
person who advocates an idea
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CHASTE (ADJECTIVE)
morally pure
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EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
blatantly bad
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LUNACY (NOUN)
madness; a foolish act
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DERIVATIVE (ADJECTIVE)
based on something else
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ORDINANCE (NOUN)
authoritative law (especially one enacted by a city)
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EPITOMIZE (VERB)
represent the essential qualities of
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VILIFY (VERB)
cause someone to be the target of hate by denigrating their character
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APPROBATION (NOUN)
official approval
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