 | Term | Definition |
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boor |
someone who is impolite and rude |
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trifle |
something that lacks significance or worth |
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evacuate |
remove the contents of; to discharge; to withdraw |
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elucidate |
to make something clear; to clarify |
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noxious |
harmful to health or the mind |
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misogyny |
hatred of women |
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tribulation |
great misery or distress |
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ominous |
threatening harm; showing evil |
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vanquish |
to defeat, esp. totally |
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livid |
discolored, as from a bruise; pale, ashen; extremely angry |
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entrenched |
dug in |
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malignant |
very harmful; threatening death; cancerous (of a tumor) |
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clan |
a group of several families descended from a common ancestor and sharing a family name |
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conjugal |
pertaining to marriage relationships |
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yearn |
to desire strongly, esp. in a melancholy way |
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provisional |
provided for the time being; temporary |
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extant |
currently or actually existing |
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shrew |
a scolding, nagging woman |
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limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent |
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feasible |
capable of being done |
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redolent |
aromatic; fragrant; suggestive |
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abash |
to embarrass |
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reprise |
a recurrence or resumption of an action; v. to repeat |
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squabble |
a noisy argument, esp. over an unimportant matter |
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charlatan |
a fake; one who pretends to have expert knowledge |
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misapprehension |
a misunderstanding |
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dampen |
to deaden, restrain, or repress |
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pallid |
faint in color; pale |
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venue |
the location where something takes place, esp. a trial |
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servile |
slavish; abjectly submissive |
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ruse |
an action or device intended to deceive |
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astute |
showing clever awareness, esp. with respect to one's own concerns |
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epic |
a long narrative poem, in a dignified style, celebrating the deeds of a hero |
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credit |
to believe; to trust |
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venturesome |
adventurous, risky, daring |
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trite |
worn out, used to often |
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turgid |
swollen, as from fluid; excessively ornate or complex style |
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specious |
seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false |
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resolve |
to decide; to bring into focus |
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benign |
kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health |
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retire |
to retreat, as from battle |
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telltale |
indicating or revealing information |
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undermine |
to weaken |
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transparent |
obvious; undisguised |
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sabotage |
to deliberately obstruct or destroy |
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exasperate |
to make very impatient; to annoy greatly |
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credible |
capable of being believed |
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dogma |
a specific set of ideas or beliefs, esp. religious or asserted to be absolutely true |
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turbid |
cloudy, muddy; in a state of turmoil |
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rue |
to regret |
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headstrong |
swhoing determination |
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corpulent |
very fat; obese |
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induce |
to influence, esp. by persuasion; to bring about; to infer by inductive reasoning |
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efficacy |
the power to produce the desired effect |
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elocution |
the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery |
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crucial |
of great importance |
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secluded |
hidden; removed; sheltered |
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perspicacious |
having keen perception or understanding |
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squalid |
having a dirty or lowly appearance |
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denounce |
to speak out against; to accuse publicly |
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paltry |
lacking importance or woth; contemptibly small |
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repine |
to be discontented or unhappy; to long for something |
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disenchant |
to free from false belief |
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baleful |
harmful or threatening harm or evil |
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sordid |
extremely dirty; morally corrupt |
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rejoinder |
an answer; esp. to another answer |
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offset |
to balance or counteract |
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recondite |
not easily understood |
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urbane |
sophisticated |
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torrid |
parched with heat; ardent or passionate |
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alleviate |
to reduce pain, esp. temporarily or without removing its cause |
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extrapolate |
to predict by extending known information |
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sequel |
something that follows |
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telling |
strkingly effective |
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fraught |
full of a particular quality |
