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dubious | uncertain,skeptical,doubtful,questionable. |
singular | unique,special,remarkable,exceptional. |
sanctimonious | phony holy,exaggerated religious feeling,hypocritical devotion or piousness,often "holier than thou". |
preempt | is to supercede,to replace by prior arrangement. |
frenetic | frantic or frenzied,it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized. |
immutable | unchangeable,permanent,steadfast. |
affinity | is natural attraction or proclivity, a sense of kinship with something or someone, a strong sense of liking. |
transient | on the move,just passing through,not staying long. |
vindictive | to be spiteful,vengeful,malicious,wanting to take revenge. |
exigent | urgent,pressing,requiring immediate action. |
facile | easily don,glib,lacking depth. |
precedent | is a something that comes before something else and serves as an example of or justification for it. |
concord | harmony,agreement,a peaceful similarity of attitudes. |
willful | headstrong,stubborn determined to have one's own way. |
precipitate | is to bring about,to set off,to cause to happen. |
fauna | refers to animals. |
rigorous | exacting,strict,harsh,demanding of precision. |
illicit | forbidden,illegal,important, taboo. |
reprove | to criticize or correct. |
capitulate | is to surrender,cave in to pressure,to collapse. |
robust | strong,hardy, vigorous. |
coalesce | to merge, to fuse, to blend together, to combine. |
superficial | is to be shallow,concerned with only the obvious,not deep or probing. |
scrutinize | to examine carefully, to study in detail. |
aptitude | is a natural ability, a talent,, an inclination towards something that has not yet been mastered. |
obfuscate | to make unclear, to darken or confuse,to muddle. |
mundane | ordinary,routine,commonplace, not special, of this world, not of heaven, earthly. |
harbinger | is a forerunner,something that precedes something else and let's us know it is coming. |
circumspect | cautions,guarded, vigilant. |
approbation | is praise, approval,admiration. |
static | not moving,stationary,lacking movement or growth. |
anarchy | lawlessness, the absence of government or authority,a state of chaos. |
colloquial | informal,conversational,common. |
hermetic | airtight or tightly sealed,unaffected by anything outside itself. |
expedite | to facilitate, to help along, to speed the progress of,to make easier. |
impervious | unable to be penetrated, and thus protected from being influenced or touched by an outside force. |
apartheid | is a rigid policy of racial segregation. |
edify | uplift,to benefit or instruct,especially morally. |
fetter | restrain,to shackle. |
connoisseur | is someone who has refined taste in a given area,someone whose experience with something has made him or her an expert. |
compelling | means forceful,having a powerful pull. |
paradox | is a self-contradiction. |
despot | is a tyrant, a king or dictator with absolute power who uses it oppressively. |
erudite | scholarly,extremely learned, intellectual. |
deprecate | is to deplore,to express strong disapproval of. |
vocation | is a calling,a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward. |
auspcious | promising,boding well,heartening,encouraging. |
languish | to experience prolonged inactivity in a way that weakens or depresses. |
credulous | gullible,eager to believe. |
decorous | proper, dignified,in good taste, well-behaved,not offensive. |
consumate | extremely skillful,complete,perfect. |
categorical | unconditional,absolute,without exception. |
malaise | is a sense of lethargy and unease,a feeling of being run down, a feeling of being depressed. |
awry | off course, not right. |
platitude | is a trite,overused saying,a cliche usually offered as advice or wisdom. |
destitute | extremely poor,impoverished,lacking in what is required for basic sustenance. |
extrovert | is an outgoing,gregarious person. |
ephemeral | short lived, fleeting. |
callow | immature,unsophisticated due to youthfulness,inexperienced. |
malleable | easy to shape or mold. |
legacy | refers to something inherited or passed down. |
discriminate | to make distinction. |
monolithic | expresses both the idea of massiveness and the idea of being all of one piece. |
abject | hopeless,wretched,miserable. |
vitriolic | caustic,full of bitterness,extremely nasty. |
beset | to be besieged,surrounded on all sides,attacked by. |
renounce | to give it up,to deny or forsake it. |
matriculate | to enroll,especially in a college or university. |
convivial | festive,friendly,good nature,jovial. |
venerate | to honor,to treat with reverence,as though sacred. |
contiguous | adjoining,touching. |
arbitrary | unfair,determined by impulse or individual will,having no particular rhyme or reason. |
pristine | pure,unspoiled,uncorrupted,immaculately clean. |
succinct | concise,short,and to the point, brief. |
farcical | absurd,ridiculous, having the characteristics of a farce. |
nepotism | is the practice of showing favoritism to relatives or close friends in business or politics. |
cogent | persuasive, convincing, pertinent. |
rustic | rural,countrified,lacking the comforts or the sophistication of a city. |
doctrinaire | is to be dogmatic, to espouse a theory,doctrine,or belief system whether or not it is practical, to be inflexible. |
vitiate | to pollute, ti impair,corrupt,or pervert. |