 | Term | Definition |
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recondite |
abstruse; not easily understood |
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poignant |
emotionally touching or moving |
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laconic |
using few words |
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vex |
to annoy (-) |
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tout |
to publicize, praise excessively (-) |
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trepidation |
fear, dread |
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vapid |
unexciting, dull, lifeless (-) |
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abate |
to become less intense |
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prudent |
careful and sensible (+) |
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predilection |
a preference or tendency |
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tenet |
doctrine; dogma |
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hapless |
chronically unlucky, unfortunate |
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heresy |
denial of a sacred idea (-) |
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placate |
to stop someone from being angry; to calm |
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lament |
to grieve; express sorrow; |
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rapacious |
voracious, greedy, plundering (-) |
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rancor |
bitter, deep-seated hatred; enmity |
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sanctimonious |
falsely pious or self-righteous (-) |
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robust |
strong; vigorous (+) |
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salient |
conspicuous, highly relevant, prominent |
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discreet |
careful; prudent (+) |
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disinterested |
unbiased |
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sporadic |
occurring irregularly; intermittent |
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sycophant |
a servile flatterer (-) |
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fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness; accuracy |
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fetter |
to bind, chain, confine, restrict |
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intractable |
unruly; difficult to manage (-) |
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intrinsic |
essential; inherent; built-in |
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loquacious |
very talkative |
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philistine |
one who lacks education, culture, or taste (-) |
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tenacious |
persistent, resolute (+) |
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tenable |
reasonable, defensible (+) |
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vitriolic |
bitter, sarcastic (-) |
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corroborate |
to confirm the truth of; support |
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vitiate |
to pervert; to debase; to spoil (-) |
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reprehensible |
worthy of blame (-) |
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peripatetic |
walking or traveling about; itinerant |
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perturb |
to disturb greatly. |
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desultory |
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random (-) |
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deference |
respectful submission |
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proficient |
able to do something very well; skillful |
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querulous |
habitually complaining; class 210 (-) |
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indignant |
angered at something unjust or wrong |
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tautological |
repetition of same sense in different words (-) |
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remunerate |
to pay or pay for. |
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disseminate |
to cause to become widely known |
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inscrutable |
difficult to understand; mysterious |
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flippant |
lacking proper seriousness (-) |
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incontrovertible |
unquestionable; beyond despute |
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decorous |
exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct (+) |
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presumptuous |
assuming too much; arrogant (-) |
