 | Term | Definition |
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sympathy |
shared understanding or feeling |
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verify |
to prove or test the truth of |
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flourish |
to grow well; to grow strong; to grow abundantly |
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incidental |
occurring accidentally; by the side; of less importance |
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morose |
gloom; sullen; sad |
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rotund |
round |
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vital |
alive; of great importance; crucial |
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widespread |
occurring widely |
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expunge |
to erase; to strike out |
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repulse |
to send back; to reject |
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color |
to affect, especially to influence another's opinion or beliefs |
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prevaricate |
to lie |
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meticulous |
especially careful; paying close attention to detail |
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effectual |
effective |
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reserved |
self-restrained; modest; retiring; not showy |
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swindler |
a cheat; a con man |
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volunteer |
to offer freely; to join a cause |
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harmony |
pleasant agreement; friendship |
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inspire |
to encourage; to give hope to |
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glutton |
one who eats or consumes excessively |
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isolated |
alone; single; unconnected |
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integrity |
honesty; trustworthiness |
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responsive |
readily able to respond; friendly |
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wary |
cautious; unsure |
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deliberate |
to think over |
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barren |
unproductive; lacking imagination |
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corrupt |
to make impure |
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rigidity |
stiffness; unwillingness to change or bend |
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tonic |
something that refreshes; a refreshing or invigorating drink |
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devotion |
loyalty |
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explicit |
to make clear and specific; stated |
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tragic |
disastrous |
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elegance |
refinement; grace |
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vivid |
clear and bright |
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weight |
importance |
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surfeit |
excess; excessive amount; overeating or overdrinking |
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void |
emptiness |
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revelation |
something revealed; insight; an understanding given by someone else |
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novice |
beginner |
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retaliation |
revenge |
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intensify |
to increase the strength, size, or force of; to make more severe |
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soporific |
sleep inducing; extremely boring |
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subjugate |
to subdue and dominate; to enslave |
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superfluous (superfluity) |
extra; unnecessary |
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remote |
far away; unfriendly |
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resourceful |
able to deal effectively with different situations |
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innate |
existing since birth; inborn |
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ratify |
to approve formally or officially |
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stalemate |
a stand-off; a situation when nobody wins |
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sporadic |
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring at irregular intervals |
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FRUIT/FRUG |
fruit, produce (fruitful, fruition, frugal) |
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GRAT |
pleasing (grateful, ingrate, ingratiate, gratuity, gratuitous) |
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IM/IN |
not, without (inactive indifferent, innocuous, insipid, inept) |
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INTER |
between, among (interstate, interim, interloper, interlude, intermittent) |
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HYPER |
over, excessive (hyperactive, hyperbole, hypothesis, hypocritical) |
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GEN |
birth, creation, race, kind (generous, generate, genetics, congenital, engender) |
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EU |
good, well (euphoria, euphemism, eulogy, eugenics) |
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ART |
skill, craft ( art, artificial, artisan, artless, artifact, artifice) |
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AUG/AUC/AUX |
to increase (auction, auxiliary, augment, august |
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PARA |
next to, beside (parallel, paraphrase, parasite, paradox, parody, paragon) |
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ominous |
threatening |
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vociferous |
loud; outspoken |
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monarch |
a single ruler; a king or queen |
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kindle |
to begin to burn |
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variable |
changing |
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trunk |
the main body of something |
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harsh |
severe; demanding; unfriendly |
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sanction |
formal or official approval; a legal penalty |
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tranquil |
quiet; calm; serene |
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synchronize |
to cause to act on the same schedule |
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swagger |
to strut |
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uproar |
noisy excitement or confusion |
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strut |
to walk with overconfidence |
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spurious |
false; fake; intended to deceive (a spurious piece of art) |
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wayward |
going one's own way; erratic; unpredictable |
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optimism |
hope; a positive outlook |
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slight |
an insult |
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affectation (affected) |
artificial behavior, usually intended to impress |
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enhance |
to improve; to make better |
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extreme |
intense; remote; drastic; severe |
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malice |
ill will; a desire to harm |
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inhibit |
to hold back; to restrain |
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relieve |
to ease; to free from an unpleasant situation |
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stolid |
emotionless; not easily stirred |
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severe |
harsh; demanding; painful; serious; without frills |
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weary |
tired; exhausted |
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endurance |
ability to last |
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