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Arable
adj. suitable for growing crops (of land)
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Provenance
n. place or source of origin
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Rebuke
v. to criticize sharply
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Advocate
v. to speak in support of something
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Equivocal
adj. capable of multiple interpretations; unclear
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Facade
n. outward appearance; the face of a building
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Abrade
v. to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping
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Cavalcade
n. an order of events; a procession
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Antithesis
n. direct contrast; opposition
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Opportunist
n. one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
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Solicitous
adj. showing anxious concern
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Dire
adj. warning of or having terrible consequences
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Assimilate
v. to take in as one's own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group
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Downtrodden
adj. badly and unfairly treated; oppressed
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Jilt
v. to reject or cast off
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Allegory
n. a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation
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Blight
n. a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity
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Itinerant
adj. traveling from place to place, esp. for work
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Improvident
adj. not preparing for the future; incautious
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Robust
adj. strong and full of health
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Reprehensible
adj. deserving to be severely criticized
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Transient
adj. passing with time; remaining only briefly
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Dismay
v. to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion
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Germane
adj. fitting and appropriate
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Effrontery
n. bold and insulting behavior
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Disconsolate
adj. extremely unhappy; seemingly beyond comforting
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Ensue
v. to happen subsequently
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Hubris
n. excessive pride
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Laudable
adj. worthy of praise
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Hallmark
n. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality
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Emulate
v. to copy someone; to imitate
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Mnemonic
adj. pertaining to or assisting the memory
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Apogee
n. the highest point; the farthest point in a satellite's orbit
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Phlegmatic
adj. having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
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Antiseptic
adj. free from germs; thoroughly clean
n. a substance that inhibits the growth of germs
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Recur
v. to repeat; to occur again
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Austere
adj. stern or severe in appearance; without luxury
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Repose
n. relaxation; a state of rest
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Burgeon
v. to sprout or grow rapidly
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Reticence
n. the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative
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Inculcate
v. to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill
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Posterity
n. future generations
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Extricate
v. to remove from an entanglement or difficulty
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Emphatic
adj. done or expressed with force
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Repel
v. to drive or force back; to drive off
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Incoherent
adj. not sticking together; not logically connected
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Engender
v. to beget; to cause; to promote
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Sequester
v. to move or set apart; to quarantine
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Ascertain
v. to discover with certainty, as through examination
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Bondage
n. slavery; servitude
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Disseminate
v. to scatter widely; (of information) to make known
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Inordinate
adj. excessive, unrestrained
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Doctrine
n. a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
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Recede
v. to go back; to withdraw
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Impinge
v. to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to encroach
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Allege
v. to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof
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Epitome
n. a representative example of a type
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Hoodwink
v. to deceive; to mislead
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Moribund
adj. approaching death; nearly obsolete
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Tract
n. an area of land or water; a brief written work, usually on a religious or political topic
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Venerable
adj. worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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Berate
v. to scold severely and at length
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Alienate
v. to make unfriendly or hostile
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Panacea
n. a cure-all or an all-purpose solution
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Contrite
adj. feeling sorry for what one has done
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Excruciating
adj. severely painful
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Melancholy
adj. sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind
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Redress
v. to set right; to remedy
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Impoverished
adj. without money; deprived of natural resources
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Deplete
v. to gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)
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Vantage
n. a position that gives a wide view
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Regimen
n. a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect
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Precarious
adj. dangerously insecure or unstable
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Cordial
adj. warm and friendly; hearty
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Abdicate
v. to willingly give up ht eposition of king, queen, etc.; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty
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Voracious
adj. devouring; extremely hungry
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Banish
v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
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Surly
adj. sullen and rude
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Obsolete
adj. no longer working or in use; out-of-date
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Magnanimous
adj. generous; noble in mind
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Subterfuge
n. a sneaky or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness
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Vernacular
n. informal speech; native language
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Claustrophobia
n. fear of confined spaces
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Congenial
adj. suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic
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Acrid
adj. harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste
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Dogmatic
adj. arrogantly asserting unproved principles
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Catharsis
n. purging of the emotions
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Manifest
adj. obvious; very clear; evident
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Terse
adj. without unnecessary words; succinct
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Amorphous
adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
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Choleric
adj. easily angered; bad-tempered
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Coherent
adj. logically consistent and orderly
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Halcyon
adj. calm; peaceful
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Sullen
adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
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Defer
v. to delay; to put off
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Crevice
n. a crack or narrow fissure
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Coax
v. to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery
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Indefatigable
adj. tireless, unceasing
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Tandem
n. a relationship between two people or things involving cooperative action
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Explicate
v. to give a detailed, usually learned explanation or analysis
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Lugubrious
adj. sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous
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Moratorium
n. suspension of activity; authorized delay
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Ulterior
adj. lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed
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Camaraderie
n. loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members of a group
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Affable
adj. friendly; easy to talk to
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Acrimony
n. bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior
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Cantankerous
adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Improvise
v. to do without preparation
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Premonition
n. a sense of a future event; a warning in advance
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Putrid
adj. in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten
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Propaganda
n. material distributed by those in favor of a specific caues and reflecting their point of view
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Sanguine
adj. optimistic, cheerful
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Edifice
n. a building; architectural monument
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Sinecure
n. a paid position that requires little or no work
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Squander
v. to spend wastefully
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Ubiquitous
adj. present everywhere
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Sully
v. to dirty or tarnish, esp. by disgracing
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Diffident
adj. lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
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Quintessence
n. a pure substance or essence of something
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