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Word
Definition
Vindicate   To Justify  
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Extirpate   To destroy  
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Enervate   Laze, lacking energy  
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Debauch   To corrupt  
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Ameliorate   To improve  
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Delineate   To describe  
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Collate   Put together in proper order  
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Facile   Easy  
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Digress   Stray from main topic  
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Disconcert   To disturb  
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Disseminate   Spread widely  
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Disparity   Difference  
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Egregious   Outrageous  
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Felicity   Great happiness  
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Ostracize   To expel from a group  
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Avarice   Greedy  
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Adage   Old saying; proverb  
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Abscond   Flee; leave secretly  
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Obviate   To prevent  
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Malign   Slander  
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Volition   Act of determination  
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Meretricious   Tawdry  
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Duplicity   Deception  
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Dilatory   To procrastinate; put off  
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Dudgeon   A fit or state of indignation  
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Furtive   Stealthy  
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Intransigent   Adament; not capable of being swayed  
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Exacerbate   To render violent or bitter  
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Cogent   Able to be compelled  
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Prolix   Unnecessarilly long  
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Mollify   To appease  
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Unmitigated   Not lessened; absolute  
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Sordid   Vile, dirty, diplorable  
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Strident   Harsh sounding, bitter, upbraiding  
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Specious   Misleading  
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Crepuscular   Relating to or of twilight  
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Despondent   Beyond help from a depressed state  
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Allay   To calm, sooth, relieve  
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Abeyance   Suspension from something  
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Inexorable   Unyielding, refusing to quit  
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Ignonomous   Shameful, regretful  
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Indolent   Lazy  
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Torpid   Dull, sluggish, lethargic  
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Contumely   Rudeness compounded by haughtiness or contempt  
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Recondite   Ambiguous, incomprehensible to ordinary meaning  
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Sagacious   Keen perception and sound judgement  
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Castigate   To punish  
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Blithe   Carefree  
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Caprice   Impulsive change of mind, unpredictable  
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Calumny   Slander, false accusation  
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Cognizant   Aware, mindful, especially of personal experience  
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Brusque   Abrubt in manner, spontaneous, caprice  
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Obdurate   Hard-hearted, stubborn, persistent, not persuasive, adament  
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Equanimity   Calm, relaxed  
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Ensconce   To conceal, to place secretly  
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Ebullient   Agitated, boiling, angry  
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Fugacious   Only lasting for a short time, temporal  
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Fatuous   Foolish; weak; silly; stupid  
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Abase   To lower in value, to degrade  
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Semantics   Change in the signification of word meanings, especially to obtain a desired effect  
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Taciturn   Quiet, not desiring to speak  
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Torrid   Parched, scorched, dry  
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Lassitude   Lethargic, enervated, lack of energy  
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Incongruous   Lacking in harmony, disagreeing  
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Pithy   Terse, devoid of superfluity, very brusque, very short  
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Parsimony   Very thrift, stinginess  
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Propensity   Tendency to do something  
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Effervescent   Vivacious,  
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Pragmatic   Practical  
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Phlegmatic   Sluggish, lethargic, lacking energy  
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Contigent   Possible but no certain, condition dependent  
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Loquacious   Very verbose, talkative, wordy  
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Obtuse   Stupid, lacking in intellect  
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Subservient   Humble, modest,  
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Propituous   Favorable, likable  
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Foment   To nurse to life or activity, to encourage, to strengthen  
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Supercilious   Arrogant, haughty, egotistical  
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Niggardly   Stingy,  
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Lucid   Clear, capable of being understood  
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Waspish   Bad tempered, easily angered  
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Dolorous   Causing misery, or grief  
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Edity   To make better, to improve; to instruct, dogmatic  
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Vociferous   A loud outcry  
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Perspicacious   Keen judgement, aware  
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Superflurous   More than needed  
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Impalable   Vague, unclear, ambiguous  
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Languid   Lacking in spirit or energy, lethargic  
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Postiche   Artificial, fabricated  
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Lambast   To insult, to scorn  
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Abject   Of low condition or quality  
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Ambulent   Moving from one place to another  
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Abet   To support or encourage a crime or misdeed  
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Pernicious   Harmful, corrupting, malice, spiteful  
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Recalcitrant   Stubborn, refusing to obey authority  
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Repudiate   To disown, cut off, relinquish  
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Boon   A benefit or gain  
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Laconic   Concise, said in a few words  
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Jocose   Joking, humour, facietious  
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Sedentary   Inactive, immobile, just there  
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Surfeit   Copious, superflurous, more than needed  
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Acumen   Shrewd  
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Truncate   To cut short, abridge, cut off, terminate, extirpate  
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Scurribus   Abusive, causing harm, pernicious  
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Collate   To put together in a proper order  
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Abate   To lessen, diminish  
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Abstruce   Hard to understand  
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Animadversion   Harsh criticism or disapproval  
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Reticent   Reserved, quiet, taciturn  
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Convoke   To group together  
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Prate   Talking too much with no meaning  
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Predilection   To prefer  
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Abet   To aid, encourage, support  
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Cajole   To coax or ease  
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Accrue   To accumulate, to obtain more  
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Iniquitous   Unjust, unfair, not vindicitave or justified  
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Menial   Very low in value  
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Obsequious   Overly submissive  
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Flout   Treat with contempt, hate, spite  
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Puerile   Lack of immaturity, precocious  
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Moribund   Dying, ill fated  
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Neophyte   Beginner, amateur, newbie  
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Odious   Hateful, disgusting, grotesque, flout  
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Inveigle   To entice, coax, ease  
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Intrinsic   Essential  
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Insipid   Dull, lackluster, boring  
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Insidious   Treacherous, hazardous  
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Stilted   Pompous, arrogant, haughty, supercilious  
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Temerity   Foolish boldness, stupid intrepidation  
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Intrepid   Bravery, courage  
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Tantamount   Equivalent, equal to  
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Lethargic   Hidden, dormant  
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Jocund   High spirited, light hearted, happy  
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Abhor   To immensley hate, despise, detest  
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Bombast   Overly wordy  
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Nebulous   Unclear, ambiguous  
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Transitory   Temporal, lasting for a short time  
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