 | Term | Definition |
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SEDULOUS |
Constantly working hard, busy, hard-working |
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ERUDITE |
Characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts |
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AFFABLE |
Easy to speak to; Friendly |
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INSCRUTABLE |
Difficult to understand or fathom |
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INSULAR |
Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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CONTRABAND |
Prohibited, illegal, or forbidden |
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IRREVOCABLE |
Impossible to retract or take back |
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AURA |
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons |
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REVERBERATE |
To resound in a succession of echoes |
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AGGRANDIZE |
To make something appear greater than it actually is; Exaggerate |
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INFER |
To conclude from facts or premises |
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GOSSAMER |
Thin, light, delicate, flimsy |
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SCURRILOUS |
Grossly indecent or vulgar; Foul-mouthed |
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RESILIENT |
Able to recover quickly; Able to return to an original form |
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PROPENSITY |
An innate inclination; a tendency |
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RETRENCH |
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity |
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SLEAZY |
Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; Tawdry |
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REPUDIATE |
To refuse to have anything to do with; To reject |
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QUERULOUS |
Habitually complaining, whining |
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REMONSTRATE |
To present and urge reasons in opposition; To protest |
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ARCHETYPE |
An ideal example; Model or quintessence |
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AMORPHOUS |
Without determinate shape |
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