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| Aberration (ab uh RAY shun) |
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| v. Hate very, very, very much; to detest |
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| adj. hopeless; extremely sad; defeated |
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| v. to shorten; to condense |
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| adj. to forgive or free from blame |
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| adj. voluntarily not doing something |
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| adj. theoretical; impersonal |
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| adj. extremely hopeless; bottomless |
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| v. to approach and speak to someone aggressively |
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| adj. harshly pungent; bitter |
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| Acrimonious (ak ruh MOH nee us) |
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| adj. full of spite; bitter; nasty |
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| adj. stubborn; unyielding |
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| v. to scold gently; to warn |
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| Adulterate (uh DUL tuh rayt) |
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| v. to contaminate; to make impure |
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| adj. having to do with artistic beauty |
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| adj. easy to talk to; friendly |
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| Affectation (af ek TAY shun) |
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| n. unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress |
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| n. cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond |
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| n. an indirect reference (often to a literary work) |
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| adj. uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance |
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| n. selflessness; generosity |
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| Ambiguous (am BIG yoo us) |
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| adj. unclear in meaning; confusing |
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| Amenable (uh MEE nuh bul) |
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| n. official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy |
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| Anachronism (uh NAK ruh niz um) |
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| n. something out of place in time or history |
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| Animosity (an uh MAHS uh tee) |
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| n. an irregularity; uh deviation |
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| Antithesis (an TITH uh sis) |
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| adj. extremely old; outdated |
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| n. an original model or pattern |
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| adj. shrewd; keen in judgement |
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| n. boldness; reckless daring |
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| v. to make bigger; to add to |
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| adj. unadorned; stern; without excess |
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| adj. unoriginal; ordinary |
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| v. to give a false impression of; to contradict |
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| Belligerent (buh LIJ ur unt) |
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| adj. combative; quarrelsome |
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| adj. gently; not harmful; kind |
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| v. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject |
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| Cacophony (kuh KAF uh nee) |
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| n. harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds |
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| v. rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds |
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| v. to persuade someone to do something he/she doesn't want to do |
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| n. truthfulness; sincere honesty |
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| Capricious (kuh PRISH us) |
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| adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any time |
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| n. anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it |
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| Categorical (kat uh GOR uh kul) |
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| adj. unconditional; absolute |
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| n. purification that brings emotional relief |
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| n. humiliation; embarrassed; disappointment |
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| n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty |
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| v. to inflict punishment; to discipline |
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| adj. constant; lasting a long time |
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| Commensurate (kuh MEN sur it) |
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| adj. equal; proportionate |
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| adj. brief and to the point |
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| Conductive (kun DOO sive) |
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| Contingent (kun TIN junt) |
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| adj. deserving blame; guilty |
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| Deleterious (del uh TIR ee us) |
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| adj. easily taught; obedient; easy to handle |
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| adj. full of doubt; uncertain |
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| adj. drawn from many sources; varied |
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| v. to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation |
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| adj. hard to understand; understood by only a select few |
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| Exacerbate (ig ZAS ur bayt) |
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| adj. humorous; not serious |
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| Fastidious (fa STID ee us) |
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| adj. overly concerned about accuracy and detail; overly concerned about neatness (picky) |
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| adj. economical; penny-pinching; careful with money |
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| Gratuitous (gruh TOO uh tus) |
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| adj. given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; uncalled for |
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| Gregarious (gruh GAR ee us) |
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| adj. sociable; enjoying the company of others |
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| Histrionic (his tree AHN ik) |
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| adj. overly dramatic; theatrical |
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| adj. naturally peaceful; extremely happy |
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| Impervious (im PER vee us) |
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| adj. not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable |
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| Impetuous (im PECH oo us) |
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| adj. sudden and impulsive; extremely impatient |
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| Incongruous (in KAHN groo us) |
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| adj. not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in |
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| adj. existing since birth; inborn |
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| Juxtapose (JUK stuh pose) |
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| adj. clear; easy to understand |
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| Lugubrious (loo GOO bree us) |
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| adj. exaggeratedly mournful |
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| Magnanimous (mag NAN uh mus) |
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| adj. forgiving; noble in spirit; generous |
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| Malleable (MALL ee uh bul) |
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| adj. easy to shape or bend |
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| n. someone who suffers for a cause; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy |
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| n. a nonconformist; a rebel |
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| Mendacious (men DAY shus) |
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| Mercurial (mur KYOOR ee ul) |
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| adj. emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood |
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| Misanthropic (mis un THRAHP ik) |
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| adj. vague; hazy; indistinct |
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| n. a subtle settle difference or distinction |
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| Obfuscate (AHB fuh skayt) |
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| adj. to darken; to confuse |
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| Obsequious (ub SEE kwee us) |
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| adj. fawning; subservient; sucking up to |
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| adj. burdensome; oppressive |
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| Ostensible (ah STEN suh bul) |
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| adj. apparent (but misleading) |
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| Ostentatious (ahs ten TAY shus) |
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| adj. excessively conspicuous; showing off |
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| n. something that cures everything |
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| Pejorative (pi JOR uh tiv) |
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| adj. negative; disparaging |
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| n. a strong taste or liking for something |
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| Perfunctory (pur FUNGK tuh ree) |
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| adj. unenthusiastic; careless |
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| Propriety (pruh PRYE uh tee) |
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| n. properness; good manners; |
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| Provincial (pruh VIN SHUL) |
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| adj. limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow |
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| n. on excess; state of excessive fullness |
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| adj. abundantly, productive; producing offspring |
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| adj. romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree |
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| Ramification (ram uh fuh KAY shun) |
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| v. to banish; to send away |
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| n. a period of rest or relief |
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| Serendipity (Ser un DIP uh tee) |
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| n. accidental good fortune |
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detached; impassive; unruffled |
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vanquish; make subservient; suppress |
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| adj. brief and to the point; concise |
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| Superfluous (soo PUR floo us) |
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| adj. extra; unnecessary; redundant |
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| n. one who sucks up to others |
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| adj. persistent; stubborn; not letting go |
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| n. a shared principle or belief; doctrine |
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| v. to go beyond or above; to surpass |
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| adj. not staying for a long time; temporary |
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| Ubiquitous (you BIK woh tus) |
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| adj. being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time |
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| adj. oily, literally and figuratively; insincere; excessively smooth |
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| adj. poised; sophisticated; refined; having polish; suave; elegant |
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| n. an ideal society; perfect; but only in theory or fancy; idealistic |
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| adj. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious |
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| Veracity (vuh RAS uh tee) |
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| n. truthfulness, honesty, integrity, candor |
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| adj. using too many words when fewer words would suffice; wordy |
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| v. to annoy; to pester; to confuse |
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| Vicarious (vye KAR ee us) |
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| adj. experienced; performed or suffered through someone else |
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| adj. to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify |
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