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Vocabulary1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| defile | disgusting/offensive |
| fetid | disgusting/offensive |
| invidious | disgusting/offensive |
| noisome | disgusting/offensive |
| odious | disgusting/offensive |
| putrid | disgusting/offensive |
| rebarbative | disgusting/offensive |
| articulate | easy to understand |
| cogent | easy to understand |
| eloquent | easy to understand |
| evident | easy to understand |
| limpid | easy to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand |
| pellucid | easy to understand |
| aberrant | eccentric/dissimilar |
| anachronism | eccentric/dissimilar |
| anomalous | eccentric/dissimilar |
| discrete | eccentric/dissimilar |
| eclectic | eccentric/dissimilar |
| esoteric | eccentric/dissimilar |
| iconoclast | eccentric/dissimilar |
| abash | embarrass |
| chagrin | embarrass |
| compunction | embarrass |
| contrition | embarrass |
| diffidence | embarrass |
| expiate | embarrass |
| foible | embarrass |
| gaucherie | embarrass |
| rue | embarrass |
| equitable | equal |
| equity | equal |
| tantamount | equal |
| apocryphal | falsehood |
| canard | falsehood |
| chicanery | falsehood |
| dissemble | falsehood |
| duplicity | falsehood |
| equivovate | falsehood |
| erroneous | falsehood |
| ersaltz | falsehood |
| fallacious | falsehood |
| feigned | falsehood |
| guile | falsehood |
| mendacious/mendacity | falsehood |
| perfidy | falsehood |
| prevaricate | falsehood |
| specious | falsehood |
| spurious | falsehood |
| conjugal | family |
| consanguine | family |
| distaff | family |
| endogamous | family |
| filial | family |
| fratricide | family |
| progenitor | family |
| scion | family |
| ardor/ardent | favoring/not impartial |
| doctrinaire | favoring/not impartial |
| fervid | favoring/not impartial |
| partisan | favoring/not impartial |
| tendentious | favoring/not impartial |
| zealot | favoring/not impartial |
| absolve | forgive |
| acquit | forgive |
| exculpate | forgive |
| exonerate | forgive |
| expiate | forgive |
| palliate | forgive |
| redress | forgive |
| vindicate | forgive |
| chortle | funny |
| droll | funny |
| facetious | funny |
| flippant | funny |
| gibe | funny |
| jocular | funny |
| levity | funny |
| ludicrous | funny |
| raillery | funny |
| riposte | funny |
| simper | funny |
| abatement | gaps/openings |
| aperture | gaps/openings |
| fissure | gaps/openings |
| hiatus | gaps/openings |
| interregnum | gaps/openings |
| interstice | gaps/openings |
| lull | gaps/openings |
| orifice | gaps/openings |
| rent | gaps/openings |
| respite | gaps/openings |
| rift | gaps/openings |
| altruistic | generous/kind |
| beneficient | generous/kind |
| clement | generous/kind |
| largess | generous/kind |
| magnanimous | generous/kind |
| munificent | generous/kind |
| philanthropic | generous/kind |
| unstinting | generous/kind |
| avaricious | greedy |
| covetous | greedy |
| mercenary | greedy |
| miserly | greedy |
| penurious | greedy |
| rapacious | greedy |
| venal | greedy |
| asperity | hard-hearted |
| baleful | hard-hearted |
| dour | hard-hearted |
| fell | hard-hearted |
| malevolent | hard-hearted |
| mordant | hard-hearted |
| sardonic | hard-hearted |
| scathing | hard-hearted |
| trucculent | hard-hearted |
| vitriolic | hard-hearted |
| vituperation | hard-hearted |
| baleful | harmful |
| baneful | harmful |
| deleterious | harmful |
| inimical | harmful |
| injurious | harmful |
| insidious | harmful |
| minatory | harmful |
| perfidious | harmful |
| pernicious | harmful |
| cacophony | harsh-sounding |
| din | harsh-sounding |
| dissonant | harsh-sounding |
| raucous | harsh-sounding |
| strident | harsh-sounding |
| abhorrence | hatred |
| anathema | hatred |
| antagonism | hatred |
| antipathy | hatred |
| detestation | hatred |
| enmity | hatred |
| loathing | hatred |
| malice | hatred |
| odium | hatred |
| rancor | hatred |
| beneficial | healthy |
| salubrious | healthy |
| salutary | healthy |
| dither | hesitate |
| oscillate | hesitate |
| teeter | hesitate |
| vacillate | hesitate |
| waver | hesitate |
| antithetic | hostile |
| churlish | hostile |
| curmudgeon | hostile |
| irascible | hostile |
| malevolent | hostile |
| misanthropic | hostile |
| truculent | hostile |
| vindictive | hostile |
| credulous | innocent/inexperienced |
| gullible | innocent/inexperienced |
| ingenuous | innocent/inexperienced |
| naive | innocent/inexperienced |
| novitiate | innocent/inexperienced |
| tyro | innocent/inexperienced |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| dissemble | insincere |
| fulsome | insincere |
| ostensible | insincere |
| unctuous | insincere |
| appraise | investigate |
| ascertain | investigate |
| assay | investigate |
| descry | investigate |
| peruse | investigate |
| indolent | lazy/sluggish |
| inert | lazy/sluggish |
| lackadaisical | lazy/sluggish |
| languid | lazy/sluggish |
| lassitude | lazy/sluggish |
| lethargic | lazy/sluggish |
| phlegmatic | lazy/sluggish |
| quiescent | lazy/sluggish |
| slothful | lazy/sluggish |
| torpid | lazy/sluggish |
| adventitious | luck |
| amulet | luck |
| auspicious | luck |
| fortuitous | luck |
| kismet | luck |
| optimum | luck |
| portentous | luck |
| propitiate | luck |
| propitious | luck |
| providential | luck |
| talisman | luck |
| admonish | nag |
| belabor | nag |
| cavil | nag |
| enjoin | nag |
| exhort | nag |
| harangue* | nag/criticize |
| hector | nag |
| martinet | nag |
| remonstrate | nag |
| reproof | nag |