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High Frequency GRE Words

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Word
Definition
evince   show clearly  
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evocative   tending to call up  
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excoriate   scold with biting harshness  
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exegesis   explanation, especially of biblical passage  
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exertion   effort; expenditure of much physical work  
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repercussion   a consequence  
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exorbitant   excessive  
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exorcise   drive out evil spirit  
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expediate   suitable; practical; public  
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expiate   make amend  
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expletive   interjection  
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extort   wring from; get money by threat  
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extradition   surrender prisoner by one state to another  
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extricate   free; disentangle  
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exuberance   overflowing; abundance  
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faze   disconcert; dismay  
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feint   trick; shift; sham blow  
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fervid   ardent  
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ferver   glowing arder; intensity of feeling  
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flair   talent  
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flagrant   conspicuously wicked; blatent; outrageous  
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flay   strip of skin; plunder  
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flounder   struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter  
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flout   reject; mock  
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flit   flight; dart lightly  
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implacable   not to be appeased  
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titular   having the title of an office without obligation  
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mortify   humiliate; punish the flesh  
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foible   weakness; slight fault  
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foil   contrast  
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foist   insert improperly; palm off  
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inept   not competent  
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timorous   fearful  
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tipple   drink frequently  
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motility   ability to move sponteniously  
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forego   give up; do without  
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forlorn   sad and lonely  
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forsake   desert; abandon; renounce  
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forswear   renounce; abandon  
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foster   rear; encourage  
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frail   weak  
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frantic   wild  
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fraudulent   cheating; deceitful  
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mottled   blotched in coloring  
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fraught   filled  
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frenetic   frenzied; frantic  
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frenzied   madly excited  
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fresco   painting on plaster  
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fret   to be annoyed or vexed  
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frieze   ornamental band on a wall  
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fritter   waste  
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frivolous   lacking in seriousness  
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frolicsome   prankish; gay  
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fugitive   fleeting or transitory  
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gale   windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst  
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gall   n. bitterness; nerve; v. annoy; chafe  
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galleon   large sailing ship  
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garbled   mixed up; jumbled; distorted  
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garish   overbright in color  
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gaudy   flashy; showy  
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gaunt   lean and angular; barren  
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gavel   hammerlike tool; mallet  
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gawk   stare foolishly; look in open mouthed awe  
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omnifarious   of all sorts  
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gibberish   nonsense; babbling  
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glaring   highly conspicuous; harshly bright  
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glaze   cover with a thin and shiny surface  
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gloat   express evil satisfaction  
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gloss over   explain away  
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glossy   smooth and shining  
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glower   scowl  
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glut   overstock; fill to excess  
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grapple   wrestle; come to grip with  
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grate   make a harsh noise; have an unpleasent effect; shred  
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gratis   free  
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profligate   wasteful  
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posterity   descendents; those who come after  
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posterior   later in time  
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gratuitous   given freely; unwarrented; uncalled for  
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grievance   a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.  
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grisly   ghastly  
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grouse   complain; fuss  
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grovel   crowl or creep on ground  
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primordial   elemental; fundamental  
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primogeniture   state of being first born  
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motley   multicolored; mixed  
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totter   move unsteadily, sway  
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proliferate   to produce by multiplication of parts  
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grudging   unwilling; reluctant; stingy  
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risible   disposed to laugh  
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gruel   thin, liquid porridge  
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gruff   rough manner  
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secede   to separate from  
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seclude   to keep away  
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sequester   to separate from  
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segregate   to separate  
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imperil   put in danger  
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mulct   defraud a person of something  
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subaltern   one below another in rank  
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gusto   enjoyment; enthusiasm  
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haggard   wasted away; gaunt  
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harbor   provide refuge for; hide  
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hysterical   relating to hysteria; funny  
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hardy   sturdy; robust  
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harrowing   agonizing; distressing  
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sardonic   mocking  
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transpire   be revealed; happen  
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hatch   deck opening; lid covering a deck opening  
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muse   ponder  
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transport   strong emotion  
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traumatic   pertaining to emotion caused by violence  
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travesty   comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridicule  
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trenchant   cutting; keen  
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conjunctive   causing union  
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evocative   causing an image  
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pulchritude   state of possessing beauty  
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tribulation   distress suffering  
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wily   full of tricks  
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wary   watchful  
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tremor   trembling; slight quiver  
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trinket   knicknack; bauble  
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discreet   showing good judgement in conduct  
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discrete   separate and distinct  
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incredulous   skeptical; not believing  
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incredible   too extraordinary to be believed  
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ingenious   very smart or brilliant  
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ingenuous   having a frank and open nature  
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apposite   apt, pertinent, appropriate  
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unimpeachable   blameless and examplary  
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sustenance   means of support, food nourishment  
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complacent   self-satisfied  
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complaisant   eager to please; obliging  
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swathe   wrap around; bandage  
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abstemious   sparing in use of food or drinks  
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tumid   swollen; pompous  
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tactile   pertaining to the sense of touch  
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taint   contaminate  
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tempestuous   stormy; impassioned; violent  
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testy   short-tempered  
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thrive   prosper; flourish  
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throng   crowd  
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tribunal   court of justice  
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travail   painful labor  
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trident   three-pronged spear  
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antipathy   a natural dislike or repugnance  
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arcane   obscure; apt; relevant  
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troth   pledge of good faith  
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nemesis   someone seeking revenge  
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unconscionable   excessive  
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articulate (adj)   clear, distinct; expressed with clarity; skillfull with words  
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articulate (v)   to utter clearly and distinctly  
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ascetic (n)   one who leads a simple life of self-denial  
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ascetic (adj)   rigorously abstinent  
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aseptic   germ free  
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aspersion   slanderous statement; a damaging or derogatory criticism  
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assiduous   carefully attentive; industrious  
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phlegmatic   indifferent  
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astringent (n)   a substance that controls bodily tissues  
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turgid   swollen; distended  
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atrophy   to waste away, as from lack of use; to wither  
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attenuate   to make thin or slender; to weaken or dilute  
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mutilate   to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:  
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unobtrusive   inconspicuous; not blatant  
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unbridled   violent  
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baleful   harmful; malign; detrimental  
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uninhibited   unrepressed  
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beneficient   conferring benefits; kindly; doing good  
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bilateral   pertaining to or affecting both sides or two sides; having two sides  
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bombast   pompous speech; pretentious words  
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burgeon   to grow or develop quickly  
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cacophony   a harsh, inharmonious collection of soudns; dissonance  
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cant   insincere or hypocritical statements of high ideals; the jargon of a particular group or occupation  
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caprice   a sudden, unpredictable, or whimsical change  
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catharsis   a purging ort relieving of the body or soul  
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chicanery   trickery or deception  
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churlishness   crude or surly behavior  
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circumlocution   the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea; evasion in speech  
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cloture   the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote  
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unwieldy   awkward; cumbersome  
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coda   in music, a concluding passage  
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codify   to organize the laws or rules into a systematic collection (code)  
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cogent   to the point; clear; convincing in its clarity and presentation  
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cogitate   to think hard; ponder, meditate  
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cognitive   possessing the power to think or meditate; meditative; capable of perception  
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cognizant   aware of; perceptive  
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coherent   sticking together; connected; logical; consistent  
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cohesion   the act of sticking together  
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comeliness   beauty; attractiveness in appearance or behavior  
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commodious   spacious and convenient; roomy  
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compliant   complying; obeying; yielding  
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connotative   containing associated meanings in addition to the primary one  
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muster   gather assemble  
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contentious   quarrelsome  
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contiguous   touching; or adjoining and close, but not touching  
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contravene   to act contrary to; to oppose or contradict  
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conundrum   a puzzle or riddle  
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converge   to move toward one point (opposite: diverge)  
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coterie   a clique; a group who meets frequently, usually socially  
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mutinous   unruly  
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debacle   disaster; collapse; a rout  
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debilitate   to enfeeble; to wear out  
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decorous   suitable; proper; seemly  
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deleterious   harmful; hurtful; noxious  
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denigrate   to defame; to blacken or sully; to belittlee  
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deprecate   to express disapproval of; to protest against  
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deride   to laugh at with contempt; to mock  
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derision   the act of mocking; ridicule, mockery  
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diatribe   a bitter or abusive speech  
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dichotomy   a division into two parts  
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diffident   timid; lacking self-confidence  
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naivete   quality of being unsophisticated  
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discourse   to converse; to communicate in ordrely fashion  
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discrete   separate; individually distinct; composed of distinct parts  
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disingenuous   not frank or candid; deceivingly simple  
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vagabond   wanderer; tramp  
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disparate   unequal, dissimilar; different  
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disputatious   argumentative; inclined to disputes  
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dissemble   to pretend; to feign; to conceal by pretense  
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dissonance   musical discord; a mingling of inharmonious sounds; nonmusically, disagreement, lack of harmony  
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dissonant   not in harmony; in disagreement  
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ebullience   an overflowing of high spirits; effervescence  
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effervescence   to show liveliness or exhilaration  
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ellipsis   omission of words that would make the meaning clear  
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elucidate   to make clear; to explain  
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emollient   softening or soothing to the skin; having power to soften or relax living tissues  
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incumbent   obligatory; currently holding an office  
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leery   suspicious; cautious  
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enervate   to weaken; to deprive of nerve or strength  
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engender   to bring about; beget; to bring forth  
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ephemeral   very short-lived; lasting only a short time  
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wanton   reckless  
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evanescent   vanishing quickly; dissipating like a vapor  
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exigent   requiring immediate action; urgent, pressing  
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extemporize   to improvise; to make it up as you go along  
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extrapolate   to estimate the value of something beyond the scale; to infer what is unknown from something known  
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facetious   joking in an awkward or improper manner  
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feign   pretend  
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leaven   cause to grow lighter; enliven  
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garrulous   extremely talkative or wordy  
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iconoclast   one who smashes revered images; an attacker of cherished beliefs  
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impassive   showing no emotion  
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imperturbable   calm; not easily excited  
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prognosis   forecast  
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implacable   unwilling to be pacified or appeased  
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parochial   very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial  
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peremptory   leaving no choice  
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incisive   getting to the heart of things; to the point  
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incredulous   skeptical  
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indigenous   native to a region; inborn or innate  
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inept   incompetent; clumsy  
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vicissitude   a change or variation occurring in the course of something  
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interdict   impade; prohibit  
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inherent   part of the essential character; intrinsic  
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insipid   uninteresting, boring, flat, dull  
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relegate   banish  
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intransigent   uncompromising  
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intrepid   fearless, bold  
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irascible   prone to anger  
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refute   disprove  
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heyday   one's prime  
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indigent   poor  
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macerate   to soften by steeping in liquid  
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mortify   humiliate  
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magnanimity   a quality of nobleness of mind, disdaining meanness or revenge  
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vitriolic   caustic  
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impetus   moving force  
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impetuous   violent; hasty  
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impertinent   insolent; rude  
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obdurate   stubborn  
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obsequious   servilely attentive; fawning  
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obviate   to make unnecessary  
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imperious   domineering; haughty  
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mortician   undertaker  
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panegyric   high praise  
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paradigm   model, prototype; pattern  
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impede   hinder; block  
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parsimonious   very frugal; unwilling to spend  
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pedantic   emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching  
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penurious   stingy, miserly  
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implacable   not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable  
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petulant   peevish; cranky; rude  
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placate   to appease or pacify  
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impeach   charge with crime in office  
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prevaricate   to speak equivocally or evasively, i.e. to lie  
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subjugate   enslave  
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propensity   an inclination; a natural tendency toward; a liking for  
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putrefaction   a smelly mass that is the decomposition of organic matter  
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putrefy   to decompose; to rot  
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quiescence   state of being at rest or without motion  
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rancor   strong ill will; enmity  
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recalcitrant   stubbornly rebellious  
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recondite   dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter  
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impale   pierce  
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immure   imprison; shut up in confinement  
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immolate   offer as a sacrifice  
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sinews   strength; power; resilience  
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ignominy   deep disgrace; shame or dishonor  
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specious   plausible, but deceptive; apparently, but not actually, true  
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spurious   not genuine, false; bogus  
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ignoble   unworthy; not noble  
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hypercritical   excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical  
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hubris   arrogance;excessive self-conceit  
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hover   hang about; wait nearby  
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hovel   shack; small wretched house  
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hoax   trick; practical joke  
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hoard   stockpile; accumulate for future use  
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heresy   opinion contrary to popular belief  
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hermetic   sealed by fusion so as to make airtight  
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hiatus   gap  
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mordant   biting; sarcastic; stinging  
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suborn   persuade to act unlawfully  
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subpoena   writ summoning a witness to appear  
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subtlety   perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy  
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subversive   tending to overthrow  
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suppliant   entreating; beseaching  
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supplicate   petition; humbly; pray to grant a favor  
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tactile   pertaining to the sense of touch  
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taint   contaminate  
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tempestuous   stormy  
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thrive   prosper; flourish  
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thwart   baffle; frustrate  
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titter   nervous laugh  
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totter   move unsteadly  
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tout   publicize; praise excessively  
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tract   pamphelet; a region of indefinite size  
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traduce   expose to slander  
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immolate   offer as a sacrifice  
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immure   to shut in; seclude or confine; imprison  
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incoherent   illogical  
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incriminate   accuse; serve as evidence against  
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indemnify   compensate for loss  
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indignation   anger to an injustice  
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indenture   bind as servent or apprentice to master  
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inebriated   habitually intoxicated; drunk  
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ineluctable   incapable of being evaded; inescapable  
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inexorable   unyielding  
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infidel   unbeliever  
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ingrate   ungrateful person  
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ingratiate   become popular with  
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inhibit   restrain; retard or prevent  
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iniquitous   wicked; immoral; unrighteous  
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inordinate   unrestrained; excessive  
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inquisitor   questioner  
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insidious   treacherous; stealthy  
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insolence   impudent disrespect  
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instigate   urge; start; provoke  
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insubordination   disobedience  
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insurrection   rebellion  
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interdict   prohibit  
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interloper   intruder  
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leniency   mildness; permissiveness  
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levity   lack of seriousness  
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libretto   text of an opera  
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lien   legal claim on a property  
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litany   suplicatory prayer  
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litotes   understatement for emphasis  
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lode   metal bearing vein  
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loom   appear or take shape  
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lurk   stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived  
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mace   ceremonial staff; clublike mediaval weapon  
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malady   illness  
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malaise   uneasiness  
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malicious   hateful; spiteful  
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malign   speak evil of; bad mouth  
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malignant   injurious; tending to cause death  
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maul   handle roughly  
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meek   submissive; patient and long suffering  
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meretricious   flashy; tawdry  
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merger   combination  
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zany   crazy; comic  
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wreak   inflict  
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wistful   vague longing; sadly pensive  
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wispy   thin; slight; barely discernible  
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whittle   cut off bits  
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whet   sharpen; stimulate  
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welter   wallow  
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welt   mark from beating or whipping  
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wangle   wiggle out; fake  
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waggish   mischievious; humorous; tricky  
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wake   trail of ship or other object through water  
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waft   move gently by wind or wave  
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waffle   speak equivocally about an issue  
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vitiate   spoil the effect of, make inoperative  
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vintner   maker of wine  
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vertigo   severe dizziness  
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vernal   pertaining to spring season  
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verge   border, edge  
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vent   small opening; a means of exit or escape  
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veneer   thin layer; cover  
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vaunted   boasted; bragged; highly publized  
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vagrant   homeless wanderer; stray random  
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vagary   caprice whim  
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vagabond   wanderer; tramp  
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unwieldy   awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable  
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unrequited   not reciprocated  
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unobtrusive   inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent  
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unmitigated   unreleaved  
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uninhibited   unrepressed  
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unimpeachable   blameless and exemplary  
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unconscionable   unscrupulous; excessive  
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unbridled   not controlled or restrained; violent  
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turpitude   vile, shameful action; depravity  
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turgid   swollen; distended  
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tumid   swollen; pompous; bombastic  
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troth   pledge of good faith especially in betrothal  
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trinket   knicknack; bauble  
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trident   three-pronged spear  
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tribulation   distress suffering  
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trenchant   cutting; keen  
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totter   move unsteadly as if about to fall  
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transcendent   exceeding ordinary limit  
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transpire   be revealed; happen  
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leniancy   mildness  
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libretto   text of an opera  
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lien   legal claim on a property  
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litotes   understatement for emphasis  
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mace   ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon  
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malady   illness  
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malaise   uneasiness; vauge feeling of ill health  
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malicious   hateful; spiteful  
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maul   handle roughly  
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kindred   related; similar in nature  
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