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English test

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lacking variety; boring, dull   Humdrum  
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the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known   Notoriety  
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disgrace, dishonor, public contempt   Ignominy  
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enerous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness   Magnanimous  
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve   Effusive  
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous   Supercilious  
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a model or pattern of excellence   Paragon  
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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric   Abstruse  
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requiring a high degree of scholarship or specialist knowledge to be understood   Recondite  
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intended for or understood by only an initiated few; obscure; secrete or highly confidential   Esoteric  
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rational and mentally clear; clear and easily understood   Lucid  
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not having features that are interesting or imaginative; lacking imagination   Prosaic  
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relating to the way administrative systems are organized; applying rules rigidly within an administrative system or government   Bureaucratic  
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Belie:   to disguise the true nature of something; to show that something is not true or real  
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Abhor:   to disapprove of or reject something very strongly  
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Levity   fremarks or behavior intended to be amusing, especially when they are out of keeping with a serious occasion  
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o make something obscure or unclear, especially by making it complicated; to make somebody confused   Obfuscate:  
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highly critical, eager to criticize people or things; expressing strong disapproval or harsh criticism   Censorious  
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performed w/o any preparation; prepared in advance but delivered without notes; skilled at speaking without preparation or notes   Extemporaneous  
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showing wisdom, good sense, or discretion, often with the underlying objective of avoiding trouble or waste   Judicious:  
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showing innocence and a lack of worldly experience; appearing honest and direct   Ingenuous  
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not obvious or definitely true and not to be doubted   Indubitable  
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unjustly harsh or severe; relating to the Athenian legislator Draco or his wide-ranging and harsh code of laws   Draconian:  
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straightforward, practical way of thinking about things or dealing with problems, concerned with results rather than with theories and principles   Pragmatism  
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humorless or suggesting strict self-denial; plain and simple, without luxury or self-indulgence   Austere  
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to repeat or discuss something unnecessarily or at too great a length   Belabor  
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happy, cheerful, and carefree; casually indifferent   Blithe  
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a drawing, description, or performance that exaggerates somebody’s characteristics   Caricature:  
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a feeling of vexation or humiliation due to disappointment about something   Chagrin  
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somebody who takes up a subject or interest in a superficial or desultory way   Dilettante  
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aimlessly passing from one thing to another; happening in a random, disorganized, or unmethodical way   Desultory:  
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to deprive a person or organization of a privilege, immunity, or legal right   Disenfranchise  
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of high standing; in a high or raised position   Eminent  
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example of excellence   Paragon  
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carefulness, caution, discretion   Prudence  
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to disapprove of something formally and strongly and renounce any connection with it; deny something; reject something that is offered   Repudiate:  
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a servile person who flatters somebody powerful for personal gain   Sycophan  
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timid   Timorous  
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outstanding skill especially in performing music   Virtuosity  
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zealous support of a cause, especially religious   Zealot:  
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passionate, enthusiastic   Ardent:  
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supporter or promoter of a cause   Exponent  
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silly and trivial; lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration   Frivolous  
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