 | Term | Definition |
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nadir |
the lowest point, the bottom |
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specious |
seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false |
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intrinsic |
relating to the essential nature of a something |
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discriminate |
to make a clear distinction |
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enormity |
great wickedness; an evil act |
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aesthetic |
relating to beauty |
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generic |
without a trademark; general |
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nuance |
variation of meaning; subtlety |
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erudite |
well-educated |
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ambivalence |
simultaneous existance of opposing feelings |
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facetious |
playfully humorous |
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scrutiny |
close examination; minute inspection; a careful watch |
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rote |
mechanical memorization |
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esteem |
high regard; respect |
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impervious |
completely resistant to penetration |
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duplicity |
deception; deceitfulness; double-dealing |
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affinity |
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
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recount |
to tell in detail |
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onus |
an unpleasant task or duty; a burden or obligation |
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windfall |
unexpected good fortune |
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atrophy |
a wating away, esp. of body tissue |
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exigent |
requring immediate action |
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supersede |
to replace |
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precis |
a concise summary of a text |
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itinerant |
traveling from place to place, esp. for work. |
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expatriate |
to send into exile |
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ominous |
threating harm; showing evil |
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refurbish |
to make clean or bright again |
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consensus |
a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will |
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canvass |
to examine or discuss in detail |
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jargon |
the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech |
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replete |
well-filled; abundantly supplied |
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tally |
to count; add |
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resonate |
to echo |
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protocol |
the customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior |
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venerable |
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age |
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delineate |
to draw the outline of; describe in words or gestures |
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malevolent |
showing hatred, dangerous |
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negotiate |
to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing |
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doctrinaire |
inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality |
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shroud |
to conceal |
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heterodox |
not in agreement with accepted beliefs |
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coin |
to devise a new word or phrase |
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skirt |
to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around |
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fluent |
easy; graceful |
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feasible |
capable of being done |
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preclude |
to make impossible; to prevent the occurence of |
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timorous |
full of fear |
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fete |
lavish entertainment |
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empathy |
ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions |
