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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revoke | Cancel |
| Incisive | Sharp |
| Ingenuous | Innocent and Naive |
| Abjure | Renounce |
| Circumscribed | Limited |
| Intercede | Mediate |
| Abrogate | Annul |
| Diatribe | Abusive criticism |
| Supersede | Replace |
| Egomania | Self-Obsession |
| Epigram | Witty Comment |
| Inanimate | Lifeless |
| Circumspect | Cautions |
| Elucidate | Explain |
| Disputatious | Argumentative |
| Adherent | Supporter |
| Recant | Retract |
| Irrevocable | Beyond Recall |
| Punctilious | Precise |
| Cognizant | Aware |
| Advocate | Speak For |
| Pugnacious | Combative |
| Pedagogue | Teacher |
| Tractable | Docile |
| Polyglot | Multi-linguist |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary |
| Anomaly | Abnormality |
| Congenital | At Birth |
| Diaphanous | Semi-Transparent |
| Intransigent | Not Compromising |
| Androgynous | Masculine and Feminine |
| Demagogue | Corrupt Politician |
| Acronym | Initials |
| Anthropoid | Man-like |
| Eccentricity | Oddness |
| Discursive | Rambling |
| Excoriate | Verbally Flog |
| Ponderous | Weighty |
| Somnambulist | Sleepwalker |
| Collateral | Side by Side |
| Temporize | Delay |
| Condescend | Lower Oneself |
| Benediction | Blessing |
| Anthropomorphic | Man - Shaped |
| Neologism | New Word |
| Prototype | First Model |
| Bilateral | Two-sided |
| Resurgence | Rising Again |
| Infidel | Unbeliever |
| Egregious | Blantant |
| Urbane | Sophisticated |
| Stringent | Binding |
| Oligarchy | Government by A few |
| Gregarious | Sociable |
| Mollify | Make Soft |
| Omniscient | All - Knowing |
| Malediction | Curse |
| Depose | Topple from power |
| Bellicose | War-like |
| Ichthyologist | Fish Scientist |
| Caustic | Burn |
| Circumlocution | Talking in Circles |
| Retribution | Revenge |
| Amorphous | Shapeless |
| Malevolence | Evil Intent |
| Captious | Fault-Finding |
| Specious | False |
| Analgesic | Painkiller |
| Android | Robot |
| Diffident | Shy |
| Unilateral | One-Sided |
| Commensurate | Of Like Measure |
| Sanguinary | Bloody |
| Tangiable | Touchable |
| Preponderance | Bulk |
| Misanthropist | People-Hater |
| Neophyte | Beginner |
| Prescience | Foreknowledge |
| Enumerate | To List |
| Sinecure | An Easy Lucrative Job |
| Magnanimous | Great Minded |
| Perspicuous | Brilliantly Clear |
| Intractable | Stubborn |
| Soliloquy | Speech to Oneself |
| Monomania | Obsession with One Thing |
| Incredulous | Not Believing |
| Confluence | Flowing Together |
| Equivocate | to Hedge |
| Sacrosanct | Sacred |
| Egocentric | Self Centered |
| Loquacious | Talkative |
| Cacophony | Bad Noise |
| Chiromancy | Palm Reading |
| Perfidious | Prevent in Advance |
| Somniferous | Bringing Sleep |
| Ethnocentrism | Racial or Cultural Prejudice |
| Cryptologist | Codebreaker |
| Xenophobia | Fear of Foreigners |
| Pandemonium | Demonic Clamor |
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