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Rife
"Violence is rife in many areas in Mosul, Iraq."
Common
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Buttress
(buh-tris)
" I built a buttress for the garage overhang."
Support or prop; brace; reinforce
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REFUTE
"I am going to read the policy and refute what I was told."
Prove wrong
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Absolve
"I absolved him after the mistake he made."
Forgive
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Paltry
"Compared to what KBR get paid, our Army salaries are pretty paltry."
ridiculously or insultingly small; utterly worthless
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Penurious
"The country of Iraq is a very penurious place."
Poor
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Temerity
"Some Soldiers drive their M-Rap's with needless temerity during the rainy season."
Recklessness
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Trepidation
"After the roll-over accident, the drivers trepidation was very apparent."
Trembling; quivering
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Pellucid
"The koi pond is pellucid sometimes."
Transparently clear
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Rancid
"The bagels in the chow hall are always rancid."
Stale
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Tranquil
"The bady sleeps so tranquil."
peaceful
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Atrophy
"When a body part is affected by paralysis, the muscles may atrophy through lack of use."
Wasted away or withered; decay
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Invigorated
"I am invigorated after a Red Bull."
Energized
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Trite
"The NCOER's that were written were trite and unacceptable."
Made a common place by overuse; dull; unoriginal
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Vacuous
"The FOB is becoming vacuous because of the draw down."
Empty; Lacking ideas or intelligence
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Inane
"Zombieland was a rediculious inane movie."
Silly
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Succinct
"I'm trying to make these flashcards as succint as I can."
Concise; brief, using few words, to the point
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Laconic
"I told the Commander to make his comments laconic so the ceremony would be brief."
Brief in speech or writing
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Sonorous
"My surround sound speakers make a sonorous entertainment center."
Loud, deep, rich and full in sound
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Voluble
"The president is a very voluble person."
Fluent; talkative; Garrulous
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Diminution
"The diminution of US Forces has begun."
The act, fact or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction
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Proliferation
"The USF is concerned with the proliferation of violence in the city of Mosul."
A rapid and often excessive spread or increase
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Paucity
"Iraq is a country with a paucity of quality security forces."
Smallness or insufficiently of number; fewness; scarcity
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Regale
"We were regaled with the incredible war stories."
To entertain lavishly
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Choleric
"Because I'm not a morning person, I can be very choleric until I wake up."
Extremely irratable or easily angered
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Absolution
"He asked for absolution for the mistakes he made."
Forgiveness; pardon; release
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Blatant
"It was blatantly obvious that he didn't care aboutr the situation."
Obvious; unmistakable; undeniable
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Ensconce
(en-skons)
"He ensconced himself in the closet in order to easesdrop."
To settle securely or snugly; establish firmly in a position
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Hasten
"The Commander always says don't hasten to fail."
Hurry; accelerate; rush
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Obdurate
(ob-doo-rit)
"I am obdurate when it comes to excuse of why the standard wasn't met."
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn
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Plausible
"It was plausible when he told me what happened."
Can be believed; reasonable
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Reprieve
"The death row convict was given a reprieve from the Governor."
To delay the impending punishment or sentence of a condemned person
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Tawdry
"The hoggie movies are all mostly tawdry."
of little value; cheap
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Abstain
"I am trying to abstain from eating to many sweets."
Desist; go without; withdraw
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Blighted
"The city was blighted after the attack."
Damaged; destroyed; ruined
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Credulous
"We have Soldiers that are so credulous."
Gullible; ready to believe anything
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Enshroud
"I enshrouded my food so it would get dirt on it."
Cover
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Haughtiness
"People don't like Kobe Bryant because of his haughtiness."
Arrogance; pride
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Lachrymose
"I was lachrymose the day I left my family to go to Iraq."
Tearful; sad
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Obfuscate
"Soldiers often think that orders are obfuscate and made to make things worse."
Deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Obfuscate
"Soldiers often think that orders are obfuscate and made to make things worse."
an excess
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Repudiate
"I repudiate all negativety around me."
shun; eschew
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Tedium
"These last few days here in Iraq is very tedium."
Boredom
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Abstemious
(ab-stee-mee-uhs)
"Those Soldier's abstemious diet is not providing asufficient amount of proper nutrition."
self denying; sparring; moderate in eating or drinking
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Blithe
The kid had a blithe attitude dispite his circumstances.
Free-spirted; carefree
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Crepuscular
"Some smaller animals must stay crepuscular in order to servive."
active at dawn and dusk
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Objective
"The punishment was to be objective no matter who it was."
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Pliable
"You must be pliable in the military to get by."
flexible; not stubborn
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Rescind
"Martin rescindedon the bet he made, because he knew he was going to lose."
Retract; repeal
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Temper
"He lost his temper when heard the news."
- To soften or tone down;
- a particular state of mind or feelings
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