 | Term | Definition |
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Abhor |
hate |
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Bigot |
narrow-minded; prejudiced person |
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Counterfeit |
fake; false (usually money or identification) |
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enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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hamper |
hinder; obstruct |
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kindle |
to start a fire; to start |
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noxious |
harmful; poisonous; lethal |
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placid |
calm; peaceful (the placid lake) |
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remuneration |
payment for work done |
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talisman |
lucky charm (ex: horseshoe, rabbit's foot) |
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abrasive |
rough; coarse; harsh |
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bilk |
cheat; defraud |
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covert |
hidden; undercover (ex: covert operation by the police) |
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engender |
cause |
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hangar |
storage area (like garage) for a plane |
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knotty |
complex; difficult to solve |
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nuance |
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
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plagiarism |
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
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renown |
fame |
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tangent |
going off the main subject |
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soothe |
to calm; to ease pain |
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vigor |
strength; liveliness |
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trivial |
unimportant; insignificant |
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vulnerable |
in danger; unprotected |
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qualify |
to state exceptions to a general statement |
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essential |
important; vital; absolutely necessary |
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detrimental |
harmful; working against |
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prosperous |
wealthy; well-off |
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somber |
gloomy; serious (ex: mood at a funeral) |
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terse |
brief; concise; to the point (ex: a terse one word answer) |
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opaque (opacity) |
dark; unclear; impossible to see through or understand |
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opposition |
disagreement; opinions against; people against; the other side |
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reprove |
to criticize mildly |
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uniform |
unchanging; the same everywhere |
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prolong |
to lengthen in extent or duration |
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viable |
workable; capable of living |
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enlighten |
to inform; to explain |
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inquisitive |
curious |
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solitary |
alone; isolated |
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modest |
shy; reserved; not extreme |
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progressive |
moving forward |
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plausible |
believable |
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spontaneous (spontaneity) |
happening without apparent cause; happening freely; free |
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distinguish |
to recognize something separately |
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serene (serenity) |
quiet; calm; peaceful |
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exotic |
foreign; uncommon; from a distant place; unusual |
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ruffle |
to disturb the smoothness of; to upset mildly (ex: ruffle her feathers) |
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capricious (caprice) |
unpredictable; likely to change |
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transparent |
clear; easily seen; easily understood |
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theoretical |
not based on experience; in theory only; unproven |
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A |
without (amoral, atheist, atypical, anonymous, agnostic) |
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AB/ABS |
off, away from, apart, down (abduct, abhor, abdicate, abstract) |
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ACT/AG |
to do, to drive, to force, to lead (act, agent, litigate) |
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AD/AL |
to, toward, near (adapt, adjacent, addict, address, allure) |
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AM |
love (amateur, amatory, amorous, enamored, amiable) |
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