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| the specialized vocabulary of members of a group. |
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Judicious - adj
syn - prudent; sagacious |
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| wise; showing sound judgement; prudent |
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| brief or terse in speech; using few words. |
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| strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone. |
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| state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness. |
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| present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden or undeveloped. |
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| lightness; lack of seriousness; fickleness. |
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| to feign illness in order to avoid work. |
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Mitigate - v
Mitigation - n |
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| to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate. |
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| to alleviate pain or irritation. |
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Munificent - adj
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| giving with great generosity or liberality. |
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| figuratively, the lowest point; time of greatest depression. |
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| a systematic naming in an art or science. |
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opportunist - n
opportunistic - adj |
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| one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles. |
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Opulent - adj
Opulence - n
syn - affluent |
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| a model of excellence or perfection. |
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| scarcity; smallness in number or amount. |
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| related to money; entailing a money penalty. |
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| having no equal; better than the rest. |
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Perfidy - n
Perfidious - adj |
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| treachery; betrayal of trust. |
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Philistine - adj - n
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narrow-minded;
guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values. |
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| devotion and reverence, especially to God and family. |
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| to hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to excite. |
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Placate - v
Placable - adj |
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| outwardly calm or composed; self-satisfied. |
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Plagiarize - v
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| to take ideas or writings from someone else and present them as one's own; to use without giving credit. |
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| a thought or remark that is dull, trite, flat, or weak. |
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| self-important; stately; excessive ornate. |
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Prodigious - adj
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| enormous; extraordinary; marvelous. |
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Profusion - n
Profuse - adj
ant - Paucity
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| a natural leaning or tendency. |
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Protégé - n
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| one who is protected or trained; one whose career is furthered by a person of experience or influence. |
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| unsophisticated; thinking in narrow ways. |
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Prudent - adj
syn - Frugal |
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| cautious in a sensible way; wise; frugal |
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Pugnacious - adj
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| eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome. |
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| to steal; to practice theft. |
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| condition of being doubtful or confused. |
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| to cause to cease by force. |
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| faultfinding; expressing complaint. |
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Rancor - n
Rancorous - adj |
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| deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling. |
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| to tear down completely; to destroy. |
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| refusing to obey rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant. |
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| a person who lives alone, away from others. |
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| to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish. |
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Remonstrate - v
Remonstrance - n |
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| present strong reasons against; to protest. |
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Repudiate - v
Repudiation - n |
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| to reject; to refuse to recognize, acknowledge or pay; to divorce or discard. |
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Rescind - v
syn - abrogate |
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| to cancel; to repeal; to set aside. |
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Resilient - adj
Resilience - n |
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| getting back strength or spirits quickly; springing back into shape. |
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Reticent - adj
Reticence - n |
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| not saying much, especially about one's thoughts. |
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Sagacious - adj
Sagacity - n
syn - Prudent; Judicious |
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| healthful; useful or helpful; remedial. |
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