 | Term | Definition |
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Derelict |
neglectful |
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Calumny |
slander |
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Finesse |
skill and style |
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Myriad |
infinite or vast |
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Scrupulous |
moral and specific |
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Salient |
brilliant |
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Canon |
a list of something |
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Probity |
moral goodness |
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Austere |
very simple |
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Satiety |
fullness |
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Amelioration |
improvement |
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Allocate |
to allot |
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Decry |
to condemn |
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Augment |
to raise or increase |
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Pragmatic |
practical |
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Scintillating |
sparkling |
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Salubrious |
healthy |
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Candor |
openness or honesty |
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Moot |
having no consequences |
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Fastidious |
particular or detailed |
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Intrinsic |
a natural part of |
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Autonomous |
self governing |
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Anthology |
a collection of work |
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Savant |
a scholar |
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Altercation |
an argument |
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Extraneous |
off the subject |
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Indue |
to endow or to give power to |
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Martial |
relating to the military |
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Multifarious |
various or diverse |
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Lassitude |
a state of dullness |
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Indomitable |
unconquerable |
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Irrevocable |
unchangeable |
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Presage |
to predict or for tell |
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Schism |
a split |
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Sentient |
conscious |
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Cajolery |
flattery |
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Largesse |
generosity |
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Indigent |
needy or poor |
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Felicitations |
congratulations |
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Itinerant |
nomadic or wandering |
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Prerogative |
privlege |
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Antithetical |
contradictory |
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Sententious |
moralizing and terse |
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Cadaverous |
ghastly |
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Amenities |
luxuries |
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Expurgate |
to censor |
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Indolent |
lazy |
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Feint |
a distraction |
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Antipathy |
hatered |
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Sedulous |
hard-working |
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Amenable |
open or willing |
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Decrepitude |
uselessness |
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Malfeasance |
misconduct |
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Filial |
relating to the duties of a child |
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Invidious |
offensive |
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Moribund |
dying |
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Anachronism |
something out of place in time |
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Latent |
hidden |
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Estranged |
distant |
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Misanthrope |
a person who hates people |
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Miscegenation |
the intermixing of races |
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Mitigate |
to make less severe |
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Subsume |
to include |
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Ethereal |
other-worldly |
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Blight |
sickness |
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Prognosticate |
to predict |
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Querulous |
argumentative |
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Ostentatious |
showy |
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Exploit |
an adventure |
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Expunge |
to delete officially |
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Decorum |
proper behavior |
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Extemporary |
unprepared |
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Obtrusive |
very noticeable |
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Affront |
an insult or challenge |
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Morose |
depressed |
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Morass |
very complicated situation |
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Extirpate |
remove |
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Pilfer |
to steal in small amounts |
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Obsequious |
overly flattering |
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Alacrity |
cheerful willingness |
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Obdurate |
stubborn |
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Unsavory |
disreputable |
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Paean |
a hymn of praise |
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Turpitude |
evil |
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Tutelary |
influence |
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Plebeian |
common |
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Palaver |
small talk |
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Palliate |
to ease |
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Postulate |
to assume as true |
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Mendicant |
a beggar |
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Abortive |
unsuccessful |
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Venal |
corrupt |
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Venerable |
highly respected |
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Perspicacity |
intelligence |
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Iconoclast |
someone who attacks traditions |
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Harbinger |
a sign |
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Parsimonious |
cheap or frugal |
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Avarice |
greed |
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Averse |
unwilling to |
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Pathological |
caused by disease |
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Paucity |
scarcity |
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Verisimilitude |
similarity to reality |
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Arrant |
total |
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Errant |
stray |
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Ubiquitous |
present everywhere at once |
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Onerous |
oppressive |
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Opprobrium |
shame |
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Paragon |
a model of excellence |
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Pariah |
outcast |
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Virtuoso |
a master |
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Assiduous |
hard working |
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Propitious |
lucky |
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Propound |
to propose |
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Propriety |
proper conduct |
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Tyro |
a novice |
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Prosaic |
plain |
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Insipid |
plain or dull |
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Assuage |
to soothe |
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Artifice |
grace |
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Ascetic |
self denying |
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Aspersion |
an insult |
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Perennial |
continuous |
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Predilection |
a tendency |
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Perfidious |
disloyal |
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Ribald |
crude |
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Perfunctory |
careless |
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Ruddy |
red-color |
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Umbrage |
offense |
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Unbridled |
uncontrolled |
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Unctuous |
insincere |
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Astute |
shrewd |
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Urbane |
refined |
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Glean |
to gather leftovers |
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Visage |
face |
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Platitude |
overused phrase |
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Panacea |
cure-all |
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Ponderous |
complex or deep |
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Berate |
to scold harshly |
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Vitriolic |
hate-filled |
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Pendent |
uncertain |
