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English Vocabulary

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denounce   to put down by condemning  
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decry   to criticize  
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depreciate   to go down in value  
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despondent   defected; depressed; feeling very down and discourage  
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deleterious   harmful  
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belittle   to make someone feel really little; to disparage  
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belie   to lie in the sense of contradicting  
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plausible   believable; credible  
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incorrigible   incapable of being reformed  
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defamation   an abusive attack on a person's reputation  
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innuendo   a veiled hint or insinuation  
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travesty   a miscarriage of justice; a distortion of proper procedure  
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exculpate   to exonerate; to free from blame; to declare innocent  
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fabricate   to make up or invent a story  
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unprecedented   without previous example  
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immaterial   of no importance; irrelevant and therefore lacking significance  
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incontrovertible   not open to question; indisputable  
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adept   VERY SKILLFULL; ADROIT  
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arduous   VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH  
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empathetic   VERY COMPASSIONATE; VERY SYMPATHETIC  
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assiduous   VERY DILIGENT; VERY PERSISTENT  
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furtive   CLANDESTINE VERY SECRETIVE; VERY STEALTHY  
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contemplative   VERY THOUGHTFUL; MEDITATIVE; PENSIVE  
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trepidation   GREAT FEAR  
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destitute   VERY POOR  
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distraught   VERY DISTRESSED  
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despicable   VILE; VERY CONTEMPTIBLE  
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exasperated   VERY ANNOYED  
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ecstatic   VERY GREAT HAPPINESS  
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garish   EXCESSIVELY VIVID IN COLOR  
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ostentatious   FOND OSCONSPICUOUS DISPLAY  
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vigilant   VERY WATCHFUL  
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prodigious   VERY LARGE/HUGE  
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munificent   VERY GENEROUS  
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parsimonious   VERY STINGY; MISERLY  
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convivial   FOND OF SOCIAL INTERACTION  
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affable   FRIENDLY  
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sanguine   VERY OPTIMISTIC/HOPEFUL  
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unctuous   TOO SMOOTH; TOO SUAVE  
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santimonious   MAKING A SHOW OF BEING DEVOUT  
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lucrative   VERY PROFITABLE  
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scrutinize   TO VERY CAREFULLY EXAMINE A PERSON OR THING  
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irate   SHOWING GREAT ANGER OR RAGE  
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circumspect   VERY CAUTIOUS OR CAREFUL  
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