 | Term | Definition |
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adjourn |
to close formally |
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adverse |
hostile in purpose of effect |
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advocate |
to speak or argue in favor of |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to a sense of beuty |
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affable |
curtious and agreeable in manner |
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affectation |
a pretentious display of manner or sentiments that are not genuine |
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affluent |
prosporous |
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aggregate |
the total of the individual parts; to gather or merge into a single whole |
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ambivelent |
waivering or uncertain because of an inabilty to make a choice between two contradictory feelings |
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amnetsy |
an official pardon granted to ofenders against the government |
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anachronism |
the misplacing of an object or event in a period to which it cannot possibly belong |
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anarchy |
absence of government authority |
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anathema |
a curse or strong denuciation |
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anecdote |
a brief or interesting story. |
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anomaly |
a deviation from what is normal or expected |
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apathy |
lack of feeling or emotion |
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arbitrate |
to act as an impartial judge in a dispute |
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array |
to line up |
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atone |
to make up for or repent |
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atrophy |
a failure to develop normally |
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augment |
to make greater |
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auger |
someone who can forecast the future by spotting various signs |
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austere |
rigidly severe |
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dilapidated |
fallen into disrepair/ruin |
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dilatory |
inclined to put things off |
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diligent |
hardworking |
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discomfit |
to defeat or frustrate completely |
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discourse |
an oral exchange of ideas of conversation |
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disparage |
to speak slightingly of or undervalue |
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divulge |
to make known |
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docile |
easy to manage |
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duplicity |
deliberate deception in speech or conduct |
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eclectric |
choosing what seems best from various sources |
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effete |
worn out of exhausted |
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efficacious |
capable of producing the desired effect |
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effrontery |
shamelessly bold |
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elicit |
to draw out or call forth |
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elite |
a highly select group of superior individuals |
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emaciated |
wasted or reduced by starvation |
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emanate |
to flow out of |
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eminent |
high in rank; distinguished |
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empathy |
a sympathetic understanding of or indentification |
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emulate |
to try to equal or excel the excellence of |
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enclave |
a country or area lying wholly within the boundaries of another country |
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endemic |
peculiar to a particular locality or group of people |
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enigma |
a riddle |
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entreat |
to ask or petition earnestly |
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envisage |
to have a mental image of something |
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epithet |
a word or phrase used to describe someone or something |
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equanimity |
calmness or evenness or temper |
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equitable |
fair or just |
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erudite |
deeply learned |
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esoteric |
understood by or intended for only a few |
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euphemism |
the substitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered too harsh |
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exigency |
a state of urgency demanding immediate attention |
