 | Term | Definition |
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IRREVOCABLE |
Impossible to retract or take back |
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ASCRIBE |
To assign as a quality or attribute |
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axiomatic |
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
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EXPIATE |
To make amends for, to fix |
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EXPOSTULATE |
To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct |
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REMONSTRATE |
To present and urge reasons in opposition; To protest |
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filch |
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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APPROBATION |
Formal or official approval; also, praise |
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Transmute |
To change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
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QUERULOUS |
Habitually complaining, whining |
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Aplomb |
Self-confident assurance; poise |
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PROVINCIAL |
Uncultured in thought and manner, narrow-minded |
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AURA |
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons |
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ASSUAGE |
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe |
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Lassitude |
State of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness |
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ENJOIN |
To instruct with authority; To forbid or prohibit |
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ELICIT |
To educe or extract gradually or without violence |
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scourge |
(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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UMBRAGE |
Offense, resentment |
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PECULATE |
To embezzle funds or engage in embezzlement |
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INTERCEDE |
To plead on someone else's behalf, to mediate an argument |
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CONTRABAND |
Prohibited, illegal, or forbidden |
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Intrinsic |
Inherent, relating to the essential nature of a thing |
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REPUDIATE |
To refuse to have anything to do with; To reject |
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ERUDITE |
Characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts |
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SEDULOUS |
Constantly working hard, busy, hard-working |
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UNCTUOUS |
Excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness |
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PROPENSITY |
An innate inclination; a tendency |
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AGGRANDIZE |
To make something appear greater than it actually is; Exaggerate |
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PREROGATIVE |
An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group |
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