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ABROGATE v. ABSTRUSE adj. ABYSMAL adj. ACCOLADE n. ACERBIC adj. ACUMEN n. AFFORD v. AGGREGATE n., adj. ALLOCATE v. ALOOF adj. AMELIORATE v. ANACHRONISTIC adj. ANATHEMA n. ANCILLARY adj. ANNUL v. ANOMALY n. ANTHROPOLOGY n. ANTITHETICAL adj. APOSTATE n.
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APPROPRIATE v.
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ARCHETYPE n. ARDENT adj. ARSENAL n. ASCERTAIN v. ASCETIC adj. ASSUAGE v. ATTRITION n.
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AUGURY n. AUSPICES n AVARICE n.
To abolish, repeal, or nullify Difficult to understand Extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless An award or honor Bitter, sour, severe Keenness of judgment, mental sharpness To permit or allow, to enable Collection of things mixed together; the sum total To distribute, assign, or allot Standoffish, uninvolved, keeping one’s distance To make better or more tolerable Out of place in time or history Something or someone loathed or detested Subordinate; providing assistance To make void, usu. Refers to marriage An aberration, deviation, or irregularity The study of human cultures In opposition, contrary to One who deserts his or her professed principles or faith Elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something To take without permission; to set aside for a particular use An original model or pattern Passionate A storehouse of weapons To determine with certainty; to find out definitely Hermit-like; practicing self-denial To soothe, pacify, or relieve Gradual wearing away, a natural or expected decrease in size or number An omen, esp. A good omen Protection, support; sponsorship Greed
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AVUNCULAR adj. BAROMETER n. BEGUILE v. BEHEST n. BELEAGUER v. BELIE v. BELLICOSE adj. BEQUEST n. BLITHE adj. BROACH v.
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BURGEON v. BUTTRESS n. CABAL n.
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CAJOLE v. CALIPERS n. CANON n.
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CANTANKEROUS adj. CANVASS v. CAPACITOR n. CAPITULATE v. CAPTIOUS adj. CARP v. CARTOGRAPHY n. CASTIGATE v. CATALYST n.
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CATHARSIS n. CAVIL v. CENSURE v. CHAGRIN n. CHICANERY n.
Definitions Kind, helpful, generous, like a nice uncle An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure To delude by guile or craft; to mislead, divert A command or order To surround, besiege, or harass To give a false impression; to contradict Warlike, belligerent Something left to someone in a will Carefree, cheerful To open up a subject, often a delicate one, for discussion To expand; to flourish A support for a building or structure A group of conspirators; the acts of such a group; a clique To persuade A pinching instrument used for measuring distances A rule or law, especially a religious one; a body of rules or laws; an authoritative list; the set of works by an author Ill-natured, contentious To campaign; to seek or solicit orders, votes, etc. A device which stores energy To surrender, give up, or give in Ill-natured, quarrelsome To complain or find fault with someone The study and creation of maps To criticize severely, to chastise Anything that makes something happen without being directly involved Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal To quibble; to raise trivial objections To condemn severely for doing something bad Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment Trickery, deceitfulness, artifice, especially legal or political
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CHIMERICAL adj. CHOLERIC adj. CIRCUMVENT v. CLOSEFISTED adj. COALESCE v. COGITATE v. COLLOQUIAL adj. CONSCRIPT v.
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CORROBORATE v. COTERIE n.
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COY adj. CRAVEN adj. CURMUDGEON n. DEARTH n. DEBACLE n. DEFT adj. DEHYDRATE v. DEMAGOGUE n. DEMOGRAPHY n.
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DESALINATE v. DESICCATE v. DIPLOMATIC adj. DISCOMFIT v. DITHER v.
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DIURNAL adj. DIVISIVE adj. DRACONIAN adj. EBULLIENT adj. EFFIGY n.
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ELLIPTICAL adj.
Imaginary, given to fantasy Hot-tempered, quick to anger To go around Stingy; not willing to spend money To come together as one, to fuse, to unite To ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about Ordinary, informal speech Enlisted, drafted, or enrolled, usu. Refers to mandatory military service To confirm, back up with evidence A group of close associates; a circle of friends or associates Shy, reluctant to make a commitment Cowardly, afraid A greedy, irascible, crotchety old person A shortage or scarcity of something A big disaster Very skillful To remove water A leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser The statistical study of the characteristics of populations To remove salt from something To dry out Tactful; good at negotiating To frustrate, to confuse To vacillate between choices; to tremble with excitement Occurring every day; occurring during the daytime Creating conflict and disagreement Severe, harsh, cruel Bubbling with excitement, exuberant A likeness of a person, usu. One used to express hatred for that person Oval, missing a word or words, obscure
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ENDEMIC adj.
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EPHEMERAL adj. EQUINE adj. EQUIVOCAL n.
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ERSATZ adj. ETHEREAL adj. ETYMOLOGY n. EUPHONIOUS adj.
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EVANESCENT n.
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EVINCE v. EXECRATE v. EXHUME v. EXONERATE v. EXPEDITIOUS adj. EXPIATE v. EXPUNGE v. FECUND adj. FERVENT adj. FEIGN v.
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FLACCID adj. FLOUT v. FORD n., v.
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FORENSICS n. FORTUITOUS adj. FRACAS n. FURROW n., v.
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GAFFE n. GALVANIZE v. GASTRONOMY n.
Native, restricted to a particular region or area, indigenous Lasting a very short time Relating to horses, horselike Ambiguous, intentionally confusing, capable of being interpreted many ways Serving as a substitute, synthetic, artificial Heavenly, light, insubstantial The study of words and their meanings Pleasant sounding, opposite of cacophonous; melodious Fleeting, vanishing, happening only for the briefest period To demonstrate convincingly; to prove To curse, denounce To unbury; to dig out of the ground To free completely from blame Prompt, speedy (to expedite, v.) To make amends, to atone To erase, obliterate, to blot out Fertile, productive Having intense feeling, enthusiastic; fervid To pretend; to make a false representation of something Soft and limp To disregard something or someone out of disrespect The shallow part of a river; to cross a river at the shallow part The art or study of argumentation and formal debate Accidental, occurring by chance A big fight A narrow groove made in the ground; to make wrinkles in the face A social blunder, an embarrassing mistake, a faux pas To startle into sudden activity; to revitalize The art of eating well
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GERMANE adj. GLOWER v. GOLDBRICK v. n.
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GRANDILOQUENT adj. GLUT n. HALCYON adj. HEDONISM n. HEGEMONY n. HERMETIC adj. HOMILY n. HUBRIS n. HUMANIST n.
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HYBRID n. HYPODERMIC adj. IDIOSYNCRATIC adj. IGNOMINY n. IMPORTUNE v. INANE adj. INCANTATION n. INCARNATE adj. INCENSED adj. INCHOATE adj. INDIGNANT adj.
Relevant, applicable, pertinent To look or stare with sullen dislike or anger To swindle, to sell something worthless as if it were valuable Using a lot of big, fancy words to sound impressive Surplus, overabundance Peaceful, serene; carefree The pursuit of pleasure as a way of life Leadership, especially of one nation over another Airtight, impervious to external influence A sermon Excessive pride One who has great concern for human welfare, values, and dignity; a student of the classics Formed, bred, or composed from different elements Beneath the skin Quirky, peculiar, eccentric Shame, disrepute, disgrace To beg, urge, or insist persistently Silly, senseless A chant In the flesh Very angry Incomplete, only partially formed Angry or insulted, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy Incapable of being expressed or described Relentless, inevitable, unavoidable To protect against disease Nonchalant, lighthearted, carefree Easily angered or provoked, irritable A short pleasure trip Lacking maturity or significance; irrelevant To throw or cast off A bellicose chauvinist, a warmongering Manyanationalist Education Pvt. Ltd.
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KARMA n.
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KUDOS n. LAMBASTE v. LAUDATORY adj. LAX adj. LEXICON n. LIMPID adj. LINIMENT n. LIQUIDATE v. LUGUBRIOUS adj. LUMINARY n. MAUDLIN adj. MELLIFLUOUS adj. MENDACIOUS adj. MERITORIOUS adj. MIRTH n. MISANTHROPE n. MORIBUND adj. NARCISSISM n. NEBULOUS adj. NEOLOGISM n. NEOPHYTE n. NOISOME adj. NOXIOUS adj. NUANCE n. NUMEROLOGY n.
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OBEISANCE n. OBFUSCATE v. OBSEQUIOUS adj. ODOMETER n.
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OLFACTORY adj. OLIGARCHY n.
Good or bad emanations from something; good or bad “vibes” Honor, glory, acclaim, compliment To assault violently with words Praising Not strict; careless or negligent A glossary or dictionary Transparent; clear; lucid A medicinal liquid or salve for rubbing on the skin To get rid of; to settle a debt Exaggeratedly mournful A person who has attained eminence in his/her field Silly and overly sentimental Flowing sweetly, usu. Refers to sounds or voices Lying, dishonest Deserving praise or reward Amusement or laughter One who hates people Dying Excessive love of one’s body or oneself Vague, hazy, indistinct A new word or phrase, a new usage of a word A novice or beginner Offensive or disgusting; stinking, noxious Harmful, offensive A subtle difference or distinction The study of numbers for the purposes of predicting the future Deep reverence; a bow or curtsy To darken or confuse Fawning, subservient, servile, excessively deferential Instrument that measures how many miles one has traveled Pertaining to the sense of smell Government by only a very few people
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PALLIATIVE adj.
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PALTRY adj. PANACEA n. PANACHE n. PARAGON n. PECCADILLO n. PEDANTIC adj. PENURIOUS adj. PERFIDY n. PERFUNCTORY adj. PERNICIOUS adj. PERQUISITE n. PHILISTINE n.
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PIQUANT adj.
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PIQUE v. PLEBEIAN adj. POLEMIC n.
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PORTENT n. POTENTATE n. PREDILECTION n. PREEMPT v. PRESCIENT adj.
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PRIGGISH adj.
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PROFLIGATE adj. PROLIFIC adj. PROMULGATE v. PULCHRITUDE n. QUEUE n., v. QUIESCENT adj. QUINTESSENTIAL adj.
Making something less severe without getting rid of the problem Insignificant, worthless Something that cures everything Flair, verve; dashing elegance A model of excellence A minor offense or error Boringly scholarly or academic Extremely stingy, poor, or miserly Treachery Unenthusiastic, careless Deadly, extremely evil A privilege that goes along with a job, a “perk” A smugly ignorant person with no intellectual or artistic appreciation Pleasantly sharp in flavor; interestingly provocative or stimulating To excite; to arouse an emotion or provoke to action Common, vulgar, low class A powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue An omen, a sign of something coming A person who possesses great power A natural preference for something To seize something by prior right Having knowledge of things before they exist or happen Very fussy, self-righteous, high-maintenance, usu. Refers to people Extravagantly wasteful; wildly immoral Abundantly productive, fruitful, or fertile To publicly or formally declare something Physical beauty A line; to line up Motionless; at rest; still Being the most perfect example of
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QUIXOTIC adj.
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QUOTIDIAN adj. RAZE v. REBUKE v. RECAPITULATE v. RECIDIVISM n. REDOLENT adj. RENEGE v. RETRENCHMENT n. RHETORIC n.
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SACROSANCT adj. SANGUINE adj. SARDONIC adj. SATURNINE adj. SCRUPULOUS adj. SEMANTIC n. SEMAPHORE n. SERENDIPITY n.
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SKINFLINT n. SMIDGEN n. SOMBER adj. SPECIOUS adj.
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STAND n. SUBLIME adj. SUBSIDY n. SUBTERFUGE n. SUPERCILIOUS adj. SUPPLICATE v. TENABLE adj. THREADBARE adj. TRUCULENT adj.
Idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree, like Don Quixote Daily; everyday; ordinary To completely destroy or level something To criticize sharply To review or summarize The act of repeating an offense Fragrant To go back on a bet or promise Cutting down or off, reduction The study or art of using language well; using undue exaggeration Sacred, held to be inviolable Cheerful, optimistic, hopeful Mocking, scornful Gloomy or taciturn Strict, careful, hesitant for ethical reasons Pertaining to the meaning of words or symbols A system of signaling, usually through the use of flags Accidental good fortune, discovering good things without looking for them A mean, penny-pinching person A very small amount Depressing, dismal, gloomy Deceptively plausible or attractive; misleading; like an answer choice Joe Bloggs would fall for. A group of trees Of great intellectual, moral, or spiritual value A gift of money Deceptive strategy used to conceal, escape, or evade Haughty, patronizing To ask or beg humbly Valid, capable of being argued successfully Falling apart, meager, poor, old Fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
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TURBID n. UNCANNY adj. UNILATERAL adj.
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USURY n.
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VACUOUS adj. VAPID adj. VERDANT adj. VERNACULAR n. VESTIGE n. WANE v.
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WANTON adj. WIZENED adj. XENOPHOBE n. YEOMANLY adj. ZEITGEIST n. ZENITH n.
Definitions Unclear or opaque; lacking clarity or purity Extraordinary, mysterious, uncomfortably strange Involving one side only; done on behalf of one side only The practice of lending money at a high rate of interest Empty of content; lacking in ideas or intelligence Dull, spiritless Covered with green plants; leafy; inexperienced Everyday speech, slang, idiom A remaining bit of something, a last trace To decrease in strength or intensity; to fade away; to decline in power Malicious, unjustifiable, unprovoked, egregious Shriveled; withered; shrunken One who greatly fears or dislikes foreigners Dependable, hard-working The mood or spirit of the times The highest point; peak; pinnacle
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