 | Term | Definition |
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charlatan |
a quack; pretender to know knowledge |
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capricious |
unpredictable; fickle |
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sycophant |
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man |
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incite |
arouse to action |
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trifling |
trivial; unimportant |
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culpable |
deserving blame |
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evanescent |
fleeting; vanishing |
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fallow |
plowed but not sowed; uncultivated |
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antediluvian |
antiquated; extremely old |
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antidote |
medicine to counteract a posion or disease; something that relieves a harmful effect |
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ascendancy |
controlling influence; domination |
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belie |
contradict; give a false impression |
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quiescence |
state of being at rest; dormancy; temporary inactivity |
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coalesce |
combine; fuse |
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austere |
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented |
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enmity |
ill will; hatred |
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elegy |
poem or song expressign lamentation |
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depravity |
extreme corruption; wickedness |
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mercenary |
interesed in money or gain |
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mitigate |
moderate; appease |
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pacifist |
one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
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peripheral |
outer; marginal |
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insularity |
narrow-mindedness; isolation |
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intrepid |
fearless |
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aggregate |
total |
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soporific |
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
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immutable |
unchangeable |
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truncate |
shorten; cut the top off |
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dissent |
disagree |
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divergent |
varying; going in different directions from the same point |
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linger |
loiter or dawdle; continue or persist |
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document |
provide written evidence |
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eclectic |
composed of elements drawn from diverse sources |
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egotism |
excessive self-importance; conceit |
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elated |
overjoyed; in high spirits |
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sporadic |
occuring irregularly |
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elusive |
hard to grasp |
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zealot |
fanatic; preson who shows excessive enthusiasm |
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eulogy |
expression of praise |
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exuberance |
joyful enthusiasm; overflowing abundance |
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audacious |
daring; bold |
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disputatious |
argumentative; fond of arguing |
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aversion |
firm dislike |
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beguile |
charm; mislead or delude |
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braggart |
boaster |
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calculated |
deliberately planned |
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candor |
frankness; open honesty |
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colloquial |
pertaining to conversational or common speech |
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bombastic |
pompous; using inflated language |
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bolster |
support; reinforce |
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autonomous |
self-governing |
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archaic |
ancient; out of date |
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furtive |
stealthy; sneaky |
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inconsequential |
insignificant; unimportant |
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amorphous |
formless; lacking shape or definition |
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ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
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whimsical |
capricious; fanciful |
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virulent |
extremely posionous; hostile; bitter |
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jocular |
said or done in jest; joking |
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equivocal |
ambiguous; intentionally misleading |
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conflagration |
great fire |
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tirade |
extended scolding; denunciation |
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tenacity |
firmness; persistance |
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quagmire |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
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prodigal |
wasteful; reckless with money |
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adulation |
flattery; admiration |
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nefarious |
very wicked |
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morose |
ill-humored; sullen |
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disclose |
reveal |
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discriminating |
able to see differences |
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robust |
vigorous; strong |
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raze |
destroy completely |
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raucous |
harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous |
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heresy |
opinion contrary to popular belief |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration; overstatement |
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hypocritical |
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving |
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torpor |
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy |
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surreptitious |
secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
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surfeit |
satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything |
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strident |
loud and harsh; insistent |
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aloof |
apart; reserved |
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polemical |
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
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tantamount |
equivalent in effect or value |
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ardent |
intense; passionate; zealous |
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impudence |
impertinence; insolence |
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garrulous |
talkative; wordy |
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induce |
persuage; bring about |
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confound |
confuse; puzzle |
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dogmatic |
opinionated; arbitrary |
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fastidious |
difficult to please; really careful |
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avarice |
greediness for wealth |
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rancor |
bitterness; hatred |
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placate |
pacify; conciliate |
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pithy |
concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty |
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penury |
severe poverty; stinginess |
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obstinate |
stubborn; hard to control or treat |
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deprecate |
express disapproval of; belittle |
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profusion |
overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess |
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ponderous |
weighty; unwieldy |
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querulous |
complaining; fretful |
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affable |
easily approachable; warmly friendly |
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iconoclastic |
attacking cherished traditions |
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gregarious |
sociable |
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stolid |
dull; impassive |
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imbibe |
to drink in; absorb |
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timorous |
fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage |
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decadent |
declining in standards; corrupt; immoral |
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nascent |
in beggining stages; recently born |
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satiated |
satisfied; full |
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censorious |
severely critical; apt to blame or condemn |
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nadir |
the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair |
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misanthrope |
a hater of humanity |
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diatribe |
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism; tirade |
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perspicacity |
good judgement; acute understanding |
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insubordinate |
not submitting to authority; disobedient |
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eddy |
a current of water or air moving in a circular direction |
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pastiche |
a composition made up of bits from various sources |
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cogent |
having the power to compel conviction or move the will |
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boorish |
improper or lacking manners; rude; disagreeable |
