 | Term | Definition |
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Bereft |
deprived of; made unhappy through loss |
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Fortitude |
courage in facing difficulties |
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Insidious |
intended to deceive or entrap |
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Verbatim |
word for word |
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Reiterate |
to repeat |
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Scrutinize |
to examine closely |
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Belligerent |
given to fighting, warlike |
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Cursory |
hasty, not thorough |
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Feasible |
possible, able to be done |
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Meticulous |
extremely careful |
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Coerce |
to force |
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Alienate |
to turn away |
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Negligible |
so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
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Demise |
a death of someone important |
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Adversary |
an enemy |
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Ascertain |
to find out |
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Bequeath |
pass on as inheritance |
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Malevolent |
spiteful, showing ill will |
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Panacea |
a cure-all, answer to all problems |
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Scrupulous |
exact, careful |
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Temerity |
rashness, boldness |
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Benefactor |
one who does good to others |
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Clemency |
mercy, humaneness |
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Facile |
easily done or attained |
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Infallible |
free from error |
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Explicit |
definite, clearly stated |
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Inopportune |
coming at a bad time |
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Officious |
meddling; assuming authority |
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Premeditated |
considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
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Rampant |
growing without check, running wild |
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Abhor |
to regard with horror or loathing |
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Commodious |
roomy, spacious |
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Implicate |
to involve in |
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Reprehensible |
deserving blame |
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Squalid |
filthy, wretched |
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Animosity |
strong dislike; bitter hostility |
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Commend |
to praise, express approval |
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Condolence |
an expression of sympathy |
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Ingenuous |
innocent, simple |
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Reprisal |
injury done in return for injury |
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Assiduous |
persistent, attentive, diligent |
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Chastise |
to inflict physical punishment as means of correcttion |
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Deviate |
to turn aside |
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Palatable |
agreeable to the taste |
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Poignant |
deeply affecting, touching |
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Acquiesce |
to accept without protest |
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Disheveled |
rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder |
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Insuperable |
incapable of being overcome |
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Profess |
to affirm openly |
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Covet |
to desire something belonging to another |
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Allude |
to refer casually or indirectly |
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Disreputable |
not respectable |
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Endemic |
native or confined to a particular region |
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Misconstrue |
to interpret wrongly |
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Protrude |
to stick out |
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Callous |
emotionally hardened |
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Elated |
in high spirits |
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Platitude |
a commonplace |
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Quiescent |
inactive; at rest |
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Tangible |
capable of being touched; real |
