 | Term | Definition |
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Atheist |
person who does not believe in God |
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Colloquial |
local and informal (used of language) |
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Dotard |
foolish old man |
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Furrow |
groove |
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Instigator |
troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
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Misnomer |
wrong name |
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Percipient |
perceptive; insightful |
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Quaff |
drink down quickly |
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Staunch |
loyal; faithful; dependable |
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Vilification |
blackening someone's name |
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Atrophy |
waste away from lack of use |
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Collusion |
plotting and planning |
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Drawl |
speak slowly with words running together |
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Furtive |
hidden and secret |
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Insurgent |
a rebel |
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Misogynist |
hater of women |
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Perdition |
damnation |
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Quagmire |
marsh; bog |
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Stereotype |
fixed image |
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Vindicate |
prove right; remove blame |
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Attenuate |
weaken |
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Commandeer |
take possession of |
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Drivel |
nonsense |
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Futile |
useless; hopeless |
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Interminable |
never-ending |
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Misrepresentation |
deliberately deceiving |
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Peremptory |
in a commanding manner |
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Quaint |
picturesque |
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Stevedore |
dockworker |
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Virtuoso |
an accomplished musician |
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Augment |
increase; make bigger |
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Complacent |
self-satisfied; smug |
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Droll |
dryly amusing |
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Galleon |
ancient type of sailing ship |
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Intermittent |
sporadic; irregular |
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Mitigate |
lessen; make less severe |
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Perfidy |
treachery |
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Quandary |
dilemma; puzzle |
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Stifle |
suppress |
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Virulent |
dangerous; harmful |
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Auspicious |
favorable; promising to turn out well |
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Compliant |
easy to control; submissive |
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Drone |
1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
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Gambol |
frolic; leap; bound |
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Intransigence |
stubbornness |
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Modicum |
small amount |
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Perfunctory |
superficial; cursory |
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Quarantine |
isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
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Stoic |
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
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Vital |
essential; alive; important |
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Austere |
severely plain |
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Concatenate |
link together |
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Dubious |
doubtful |
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Garble |
distort; confuse; muddle |
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Intransigent |
stubborn; unyielding |
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Momentous |
very important |
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Peripatetic |
nomadic; moving from place to place |
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Quarry |
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone |
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Stoke |
add fuel to; strengthen |
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Vitriolic |
corrosive; strongly attacking |
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Aversion |
a dislike of |
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Concatenation |
linking into chains |
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Dupe |
to fool someone |
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Garish |
gaudy |
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Intrepid |
brave |
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Monotonous |
dull; unvarying |
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Peripheral |
on the edge; not important |
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Querulous |
always complaining |
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Stolid |
impassive; dull; indifferent |
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Vivacity |
liveliness; animation |
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Balk |
hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
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Conciliate |
to bring together; end a dispute |
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Dynamic |
lively; vibrant; energetic |
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Garner |
gather; collect |
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Inveterate |
habitual |
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Moratorium |
temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
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Perjury |
telling lies under oath |
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Quirk |
oddity |
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Stratagem |
plot; plan; trick |
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Vivify |
enliven |
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Banal |
common; dull |
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Concise |
stated in few words |
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Ebullient |
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy |
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Garrulous |
talkative |
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Invidious |
arousing envy |
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Moribund |
on the point of death |
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Pernicious |
destructive; harmful |
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Ramble |
wander aimlessly |
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Strident |
loud and harsh |
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Vociferous |
noisy; loud in speech |
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Banality |
ordinariness; dullness |
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Condescend |
talk down to |
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Eccentric |
unusual; quirky; odd |
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Gaunt |
emaciated; bony and angular |
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Inviolable |
cannot be invaded |
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Morose |
gloomy; bad tempered |
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Persnickety |
fastidious; fussy |
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Ramifications |
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes |
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Stringent |
strict or severe |
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Volatile |
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
