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250 of most common SAT words

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show (adj.- expressed without words (I interpreted my parents’ refusal to talk as a tacitacceptance of my request.  
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show (adj.- not inclined to talk (Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.  
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show (adj- equivalent in value or significance (When it comes to sports, fearing your opponent is tantamount to losing.  
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show (n.- audacity, recklessness (Tom and Huck entered the scary cave armed with nothing but their own temerity.  
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Tenuous   show
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Timorous   show
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show (adj.- lethargic, dormant, lacking motion (The torpid whale floated, wallowing in the water for hours.  
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Tractable   show
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show (adj.- passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence (Because virtually everyone in Palm Beach is a tourist, the population of the town is quite transient.  
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show (v.- to change or alter in form (Ancient alchemists believed that it was possible totransmute lead into gold.  
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Trenchant   show
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Truculent   show
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show (adj- swollen, excessively embellished in style or language (The haughty writer did not realize how we all really felt about his turgid prose.  
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show (n.- depravity, moral corruption (Sir Marcus’s chivalry often contrasted with theturpitude he exhibited with the ladies at the tavern.  
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Ubiquitous   show
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Umbrage   show
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show (adj.- smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner (The unctuous receptionist seemed untrustworthy, as if she was only being helpful because she thought we might give her a big tip.  
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Undulate   show
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Upbraid   show
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show (v.- to seize by force, take possession of without right (The rogue army general tried to usurp control of the government, but he failed because most of the army backed the legally elected president.  
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Vacillate   show
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Vacuous   show
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Vapid   show
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Variegated   show
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show (v.- to regard with respect or to honor (The tribute to John Lennon sought to veneratehis music, his words, and his legend.  
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show (n.- truthfulness, accuracy (With several agencies regulating the reports, it was difficult for Latifah to argue against its veracity.  
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Verdant   show
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Vex   show
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show (adj.- experiencing through another (All of my lame friends learned to be social through vicarious involvement in my amazing experiences.  
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show (n.- event that occurs by chance (The vicissitudes of daily life prevent me from predicting what might happen from one day to the next.  
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show (v.- to lower in importance, defame (After the Watergate scandal, almost any story written about President Nixon sought to vilify him and criticize his behavior.  
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Viscous   show
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show (adj.- having a caustic quality (When angry, the woman would spew vitriolicinsults.  
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show (v- to berate (Jack ran away as soon as his father found out, knowing he would bevituperated for his unseemly behavior.  
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Wanton   show
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undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Vicky’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.   show
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Winsome   show
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show (adj.- full of yearning; musingly sad (Since her pet rabbit died, Edda missed it terribly and was wistful all day long.  
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Wizened   show
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Zenith   show
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show (n.- a gentle breeze (If not for the zephyrs that were blowing and cooling us, our room would’ve been unbearably hot.  
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show  
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Abjure   show
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Abrogate   show
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show (adj.- biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.  
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Acrimony   show
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Acumen   show
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show (v.- to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do.  
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show (n.-eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.  
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show (n.- a cursed, detested person (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathemato me.  
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show (n.- a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you.  
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show (n.- praise (The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.  
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show (v.- to take without justification (The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.  
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show (adj.- practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious (The priest lives an ascetic life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures.  
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show (n.- a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others’ integrity.  
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show (adj.- hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.  
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show (v.- to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to blandish her into accepting the deal.  
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show (n.- a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.  
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show (adj.- short, abrupt, dismissive (The captain’s brusque manner offended the passengers.  
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show 1. (v.- to strike with force (The strong winds buffeted the ships, threatening to capsize them.  
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Buffet   show
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Burnish   show
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show 1. (v.- to support, hold up (The column buttresses the roof above the statue.  
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show 2. (n.- something that offers support (The buttress supports the roof above the statues.)  
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show (n.- tremendous noise, disharmonious sound (The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony at the recital.  
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Cajole   show
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show (n.- an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies (The local official’s calumny ended up ruining his opponent’s prospect of winning the election.  
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Capricious   show
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show (n.- mercy (After he forgot their anniversary, Martin could only beg Maria forclemency.  
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show (adj.- intellectually convincing (Irene’s arguments in favor of abstinence were socogent that I could not resist them.  
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show (adj.- accompanying in a subordinate fashion (His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.  
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show (n.- great fire (The conflagration consumed the entire building.  
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Contrite   show
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show (n.- puzzle, problem (Interpreting Jane’s behavior was a constant conundrum.  
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Credulity   show
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show (n.- greed, strong desire (His cupidity made him enter the abandoned gold mine despite the obvious dangers.  
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Cursory   show
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Decry   show
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show (v.- to make unclean, impure (She defiled the calm of the religious building by playing her banjo.  
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Deleterious   show
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show (adj.- quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.  
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Deprecate   show
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show (v.-to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The bullies derided the foreign student’s accent.  
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Desecrate   show
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Desiccated   show
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Diaphanous   show
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show (adj.- shy, quiet, modest (While eating dinner with the adults, the diffident youth did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuous.  
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Discursive   show
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show (v.- to conceal, fake (Not wanting to appear heartlessly greedy, she dissembled and hid her intention to sell her ailing father’s stamp collection.  
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show (v.- to be indecisive (Not wanting to offend either friend, he dithered about which of the two birthday parties he should attend.  
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Ebullient   show
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Effrontery   show
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Effulgent   show
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Egregious   show
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Enervate   show
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show (adj.- short-lived, fleeting (She promised she’d love me forever, but her “forever” was only ephemeral: she left me after one week.  
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Eschew   show
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show (adj.- fleeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent because I discovered that I would have to work much longer hours in a less friendly office.  
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show (v.- to show, reveal (Christopher’s hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test.  
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Exculpate   show
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Execrable   show
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Exigent   show
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Expiate   show
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show (v.- to obliterate, eradicate (Fearful of an IRS investigation, Paul tried to expunge all incriminating evidence from his tax files.  
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Extant   show
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Extol   show
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Fallacious   show
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Fastidious   show
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show (adj.- silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only writesfatuous limericks.  
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show (adj.- fruitful, fertile (The fecund tree bore enough apples to last us through the entire season.  
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Feral   show
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show (adj- having a foul odor (I can tell from the fetid smell in your refrigerator that your milk has spoiled.  
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show (adj.- flowery, ornate (The writer’s florid prose belongs on a sentimental Hallmark card.  
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Fractious   show
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Garrulous   show
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show (n.- lofty, pompous language (The student thought her grandiloquence would make her sound smart, but neither the class nor the teacher bought it.  
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Gregarious   show
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show (adj.- unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.  
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show (adj.- unlucky (My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation.  
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show 1. (n.- a ranting speech (Everyone had heard the teacher’s harangue about gum chewing in class before.  
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Harangue   show
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Hegemony   show
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Iconoclast   show
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Ignominious   show
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show (adj.- stoic, not susceptible to suffering (Stop being so impassive; it’s healthy to cry every now and then.  
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Imperious   show
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Impertinent   show
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show (adj.- impenetrable, incapable of being affected (Because of their thick layer of fur, many seals are almost impervious to the cold.  
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show (adj.- rash; hastily done (Hilda’s hasty slaying of the king was an impetuous, thoughtless action.  
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Impinge   show
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show 2. (v.- to encroach, infringe (I apologize for impinging upon you like this, but I really need to use your bathroom. Now.  
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show (adj.- incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out: Once you shun Grandma’s cooking, she is totally implacable.  
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Impudent   show
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Inchoate   show
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Incontrovertible   show
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show (adj.- incapable of defeat, failure, decay (Even after traveling 62 miles, theindefatigable runner kept on moving.  
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Ineffable   show
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Inexorable   show
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show (adj.- not devious; innocent and candid (He must have writers, but his speeches seem so ingenuous it’s hard to believe he’s not speaking from his own heart.  
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show (adj- hostile (I don’t see how I could ever work for a company that was so cold andinimical to me during my interviews.  
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Iniquity   show
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Insidious   show
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show (adj.- refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The intransigent child said he would have 12 scoops of ice cream or he would bang his head against the wall until his mother fainted from fear.  
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show (v.- to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation (Twenty years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.  
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show (n.- an angry verbal attack (My mother’s irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.  
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show (adj- stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveteratecoffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.  
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show (adj.- extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.  
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show (n- the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison (The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch and green table.  
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Laconic   show
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show (adj.- sluggish from fatigue or weakness (In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy.  
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Largess   show
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show (adj.- hidden, but capable of being exposed (Sigmund’s dream represented his latentparanoid obsession with other people’s shoes.  
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show (n.- deception, slight-of-hand (Smuggling the French plants through customs by claiming that they were fake was a remarkable bit of legerdemain.  
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Licentious   show
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Limpid   show
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Maelstrom   show
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show (adj- noble, generous (Although I had already broken most of her dishes, Jacqueline was magnanimous enough to continue letting me use them.  
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show (n.- a curse (When I was arrested for speeding, I screamed maledictions against the policeman and the entire police department.  
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Malevolent   show
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show (adj.- diverse, varied (The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the work allows for manifold interpretations.  
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show (adj.- weakly sentimental (Although many people enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them maudlin and shallow.  
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show (adj.- characterized by sick sentimentality (Although some nineteenth- century critics viewed Dickens’s writing as mawkish, contemporary readers have found great emotional depth in his works.  
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show (adj.- having a lying, false character (The mendacious content of the tabloid magazines is at least entertaining.  
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Mercurial   show
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Modicum   show
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show (n.- a wet swampy bog; figuratively, something that traps and confuses (When Theresa lost her job, she could not get out of her financial morass.  
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show (adj.- having great diversity or variety (This Swiss Army knife has multifariousfunctions and capabilities. Among other things, it can act as a knife, a saw, a toothpick, and a slingshot.  
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show (n.- generosity in giving (The royal family’s munificence made everyone else in their country rich.  
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Myriad   show
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show (n.- the lowest point of something (My day was boring, but the nadir came when I accidentally spilled a bowl of spaghetti on my head.  
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show (adj.- in the process of being born or coming into existence (Unfortunately, my brilliant paper was only in its nascent form on the morning that it was due.  
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show (adj.- heinously villainous (Although Dr. Meanman’s nefarious plot to melt the polar icecaps was terrifying, it was so impractical that nobody really worried about it.  
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show (n.- someone who is young or inexperienced (As a neophyte in the literary world, Malik had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.  
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Obdurate   show
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Obfuscate   show
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show (adj.- diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward (Martin’s obliquelanguage confused those who listened to him.  
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Obsequious   show
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show (adj- noisy, unruly (Billy’s obstreperous behavior prompted the librarian to ask him to leave the reading room.  
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show (adj.- lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.  
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show (adj.- instilling hatred or intense displeasure (Mark was assigned the odious task of cleaning the cat’s litter box.  
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show (adj.- offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed (Brenda resented Allan’s officious behavior when he selected colors that might best improve her artwork.  
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show (adj-characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation (The opulentfurnishings of the dictator’s private compound contrasted harshly with the meager accommodations of her subjects.  
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show (adj.- appearing as such, seemingly (Jack’s ostensible reason for driving was that airfare was too expensive, but in reality, he was afraid of flying.  
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show (v.- to reduce the severity of (The doctor trusted that the new medication wouldpalliate her patient’s discomfort.  
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show (adj.- lacking color (Dr. Van Helsing feared that Lucy’s pallid complexion was due to an unexplained loss of blood.  
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show (n.- a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.  
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show (n.- a model of excellence or perfection (The mythical Helen of Troy was considered aparagon of female beauty.  
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show (n.- an outcast (Following the discovery of his plagiarism, Professor Hurley was made a pariah in all academic circles.  
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show (n.- frugality, stinginess (Many relatives believed that my aunt’s wealth resulted from her parsimony.  
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show (n.- an emotion of sympathy (Martha filled with pathos upon discovering the scrawny, shivering kitten at her door.  
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Paucity   show
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show (adj- derogatory, uncomplimentary (The evening’s headline news covered an international scandal caused by a pejorative statement the famous senator had made in reference to a foreign leader.  
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Pellucid   show
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Penurious   show
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show (adj.- disloyal, unfaithful (After the official was caught selling government secrets to enemy agents, he was executed for his perfidious ways.  
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show (adj- showing little interest or enthusiasm (The radio broadcaster announced the news of the massacre in a surprisingly perfunctory manner.  
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Pernicious   show
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show (adj.- shrewdness, perceptiveness (The detective was too humble to acknowledge that his perspicacity was the reason for his professional success.  
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show (adj.- stubbornly persistent (Harry’s parents were frustrated with his pertinaciousinsistence that a monster lived in his closet. Then they opened the closet door and were eaten.  
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Petulance   show
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Pithy   show
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Platitude   show
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Plethora   show
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Polemic   show
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Portent   show
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Precocious   show
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Prescient   show
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show (adj.- original, ancient (The first primates to walk on two legs, calledAustralopithecus, were the primeval descendants of modern man.  
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Probity   show
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show (n.- a strong inclination toward something (In a sick twist of fate, Harold’s childhoodproclivity for torturing small animals grew into a desire to become a surgeon.  
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Promulgate   show
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Propensity   show
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Propitious   show
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show (adj.- plain, lacking liveliness (Heather’s prosaic recital of the poem bored the audience.  
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show (v- to condemn, outlaw (The town council voted to proscribe the sale of alcohol on weekends.  
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show (adj.- able to change shape; displaying great variety (Among Nigel’s protean talents was his ability to touch the tip of his nose with his tongue.  
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Prurient   show
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show (adj- juvenile, immature (The judge demanded order after the lawyer’s puerileattempt to object by stomping his feet on the courtroom floor.  
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show (adj.- quarrelsome, combative (Aaron’s pugnacious nature led him to start several barroom brawls each month.  
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show (n.- physical beauty (Several of Shakespeare’s sonnets explore the pulchritude of a lovely young man.  
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show (adj.- eager to follow rules or conventions (Punctilious Bobby, hall monitor extraordinaire, insisted that his peers follow the rules.  
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Quagmire   show
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show (adj.- whiny, complaining (If deprived of his pacifier, young Brendan becomesquerulous.  
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show (adj.- idealistic, impractical (Edward entertained a quixotic desire to fall in love at first sight in a laundromat.  
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show (n.- deep, bitter resentment (When Eileen challenged me to a fight, I could see therancor in her eyes.  
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show (v.- to scold, criticize (When the cops showed up at Sarah’s party, they rebuked her for disturbing the peace.  
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show (adj.- defiant, unapologetic (Even when scolded, the recalcitrant young girl simply stomped her foot and refused to finish her lima beans.  
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rectitude   show
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replete   show
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show (adj.- evil, unprincipled (The reprobate criminal sat sneering in the cell.  
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show (v.- to scold, rebuke (Lara reproved her son for sticking each and every one of his fingers into the strawberry pie.  
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show (v.- to reject, refuse to accept (Kwame made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.  
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show (v.- to take back, repeal (The company rescinded its offer of employment after discovering that Jane’s resume was full of lies.  
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show (v.- to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.  
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show (adj.- resistant, stubborn, impatient (The restive audience pelted the band with mud and yelled nasty comments.  
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Ribald   show
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Rife   show
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Abrogate   show
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show (adj.- holy, something that should not be criticized (In the United States, the Constitution is often thought of as a sacrosanct document.  
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Sagacity   show
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show (adj.- significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences between Alison and Nancy is that Alison is a foot taller.  
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show (adj.- biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.  
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show (n.- bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.  
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show (n.- keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.  
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Adumbrate   show
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Alacrity   show
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show (n.- a cursed, detested person (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathemato me.  
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Antipathy   show
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show (n.- praise (The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.  
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Arrogate   show
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Ascetic   show
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show (n.- a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others’ integrity.  
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show (adj.- hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.  
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show (adj.- concerned, attentive (Jim, laid up in bed with a nasty virus, enjoyed thesolicitous attentions of his mother, who brought him soup and extra blankets.  
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show (adj.believing that oneself is all that exists (Colette’s solipsistic attitude completely ignored the plight of the homeless people on the street.  
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Somnolent   show
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Blandish   show
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show (adj.- sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.  
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show (adj.- expressing little sensibility, unemotional (Charles’s stolid reaction to his wife’s funeral differed from the passion he showed at the time of her death.  
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show (v.- to astonish, make insensible (Veronica’s audacity and ungratefulness stupefiedher best friend, Heather.  
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show (n.- a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.  
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Surfeit   show
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Surmise   show
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Brusque   show
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show 1. (v.- to strike with force (The strong winds buffeted the ships, threatening to capsize them.  
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show 2. (n.- an arrangement of food set out on a table (Rather than sitting around a table, the guests took food from our buffet and ate standing up.  
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Burnish   show
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show (n.- one who flatters for self-gain (Some see the people in the cabinet as the president’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.  
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Buttress   show
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show (adj.- expressed without words (I interpreted my parents’ refusal to talk as a tacitacceptance of my request.  
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show (adj.- not inclined to talk (Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.  
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Tantamount   show
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Temerity   show
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Tenuous   show
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show (adj.- timid, fearful (When dealing with the unknown, timorous Tallulah almost always broke into tears.  
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show 2. (n.- something that offers support (The buttress supports the roof above the statues.)  
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show (adj.- easily controlled (The horse was so tractable, Myra didn’t even need a bridle.  
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show (adj.- passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence (Because virtually everyone in Palm Beach is a tourist, the population of the town is quite transient.  
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show (v.- to change or alter in form (Ancient alchemists believed that it was possible totransmute lead into gold.  
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Cacophony   show
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show (v.- to urge, coax (Fred’s buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.  
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Calumny   show
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Trenchant   show
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Capricious   show
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show (adj- ready to fight, cruel (This club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?  
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Turgid   show
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show (n.- depravity, moral corruption (Sir Marcus’s chivalry often contrasted with theturpitude he exhibited with the ladies at the tavern.  
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show (n.- mercy (After he forgot their anniversary, Martin could only beg Maria forclemency.  
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show (adj.- existing everywhere, widespread (It seems that everyone in the United States has a television. The technology is ubiquitous here.  
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show (n.- resentment, offense (He called me a lily-livered coward, and I took umbrage at the insult.  
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Unctuous   show
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show (v.- to move in waves (As the storm began to brew, the placid ocean began toundulate to an increasing degree.  
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Upbraid   show
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show (v.- to seize by force, take possession of without right (The rogue army general tried to usurp control of the government, but he failed because most of the army backed the legally elected president.  
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Vacillate   show
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Vacuous   show
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show (adj.- intellectually convincing (Irene’s arguments in favor of abstinence were socogent that I could not resist them.  
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show (adj- diversified, distinctly marked (Each wire in the engineering exam wasvariegated by color so that the students could figure out which one was which.  
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Venerate   show
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Veracity   show
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Verdant   show
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show (v.- to confuse or annoy (My little brother vexes me by poking me in the ribs for hours on end.  
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show (adj.- accompanying in a subordinate fashion (His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.  
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show (n.- great fire (The conflagration consumed the entire building.  
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Contrite   show
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Conundrum   show
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show (n.- readiness to believe (His credulity made him an easy target for con men.  
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Cupidity   show
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Decry   show
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Defile   show
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show (adj.- harmful (She experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.  
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Demure   show
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Vicissitude   show
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show (v.- to lower in importance, defame (After the Watergate scandal, almost any story written about President Nixon sought to vilify him and criticize his behavior.  
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Deprecate   show
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Vitriolic   show
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Vituperate   show
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show (v.-to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The bullies derided the foreign student’s accent.  
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show (v.-to violate the sacredness of a thing or place (They feared that the construction of a golf course would desecrate the preserved wilderness.  
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show (adj.undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Vicky’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.  
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Winsome   show
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show (adj.- dried up, dehydrated (The skin of the desiccated mummy looked like old paper.  
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Wistful   show
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show (adj.- light, airy, transparent (Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.  
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show (adj.- dry, shrunken, wrinkled (Agatha’s grandmother, Stephanie, had the mostwizened countenance, full of leathery wrinkles.  
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Diffident   show
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Zenith   show
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show (n.- a gentle breeze (If not for the zephyrs that were blowing and cooling us, our room would’ve been unbearably hot.  
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show (adj.- rambling, lacking order (The professor’s discursive lectures seemed to be about every subject except the one initially described.  
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show (v.- to conceal, fake (Not wanting to appear heartlessly greedy, she dissembled and hid her intention to sell her ailing father’s stamp collection.  
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Dither   show
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show (adj.- extremely lively, enthusiastic (She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college.  
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Effulgent   show
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Egregious   show
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show (v.-to weaken, exhaust (Writing these sentences enervates me so much that I will have to take a nap after I finish.  
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Ephemeral   show
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show (v.- to shun, avoid (George hates the color green so much that he eschews all green food.  
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show (adj.- fleeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent because I discovered that I would have to work much longer hours in a less friendly office.  
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Evince   show
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Exculpate   show
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show (adj.- loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so execrable that it makes me sick.  
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show (adj.- urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight.  
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Expiate   show
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Expunge   show
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Extant   show
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Extol   show
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show (adj.- incorrect, misleading (Emily offered me cigarettes on the fallaciousassumption that I smoked.  
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Fastidious   show
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show (adj.- silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only writesfatuous limericks.  
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Fecund   show
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Feral   show
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Fetid   show
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Florid   show
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Fractious   show
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show (adj.- talkative, wordy (Some talk-show hosts are so garrulous that their guests can’t get a word in edgewise.  
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Grandiloquence   show
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show (adj.- drawn to the company of others, sociable (Well, if you’re not gregarious, I don’t know why you would want to go to a singles party!  
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show (adj.- unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.  
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Hapless   show
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show 1. (n.- a ranting speech (Everyone had heard the teacher’s harangue about gum chewing in class before.  
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Harangue   show
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Hegemony   show
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show (n.- one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest after another, but she seems to be an iconoclast rather than an activist with a progressive agenda.  
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Ignominious   show
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show (adj.- stoic, not susceptible to suffering (Stop being so impassive; it’s healthy to cry every now and then.  
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show (adj.- commanding, domineering (The imperious nature of your manner led me to dislike you at once.  
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show (adj.- rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.  
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show (adj.- impenetrable, incapable of being affected (Because of their thick layer of fur, many seals are almost impervious to the cold.  
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show (adj.- rash; hastily done (Hilda’s hasty slaying of the king was an impetuous, thoughtless action.  
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show 1. (v.- to impact, affect, make an impression (The hail impinged the roof, leaving large dents.  
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Impinge   show
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Implacable   show
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show (adj.- casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young man looked the princess up and down and told her she was hot even though she hadn’t asked him.  
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Inchoate   show
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Incontrovertible   show
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show (adj.- incapable of defeat, failure, decay (Even after traveling 62 miles, theindefatigable runner kept on moving.  
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Ineffable   show
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show (adj.- incapable of being persuaded or placated (Although I begged for hours, Mom was inexorable and refused to let me stay out all night after the prom.  
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Ingenuous   show
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show (adj- hostile (I don’t see how I could ever work for a company that was so cold andinimical to me during my interviews.  
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Iniquity   show
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Insidious   show
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show (adj.- refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The intransigent child said he would have 12 scoops of ice cream or he would bang his head against the wall until his mother fainted from fear.  
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show (v.- to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation (Twenty years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.  
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show (n.- an angry verbal attack (My mother’s irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.  
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show (adj- stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveteratecoffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.  
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Jubilant   show
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show (n- the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison (The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch and green table.  
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Laconic   show
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Languid   show
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show (n.- the generous giving of lavish gifts (My boss demonstrated great largess by giving me a new car.  
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show (adj.- hidden, but capable of being exposed (Sigmund’s dream represented his latentparanoid obsession with other people’s shoes.  
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Legerdemain   show
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show (adj.- displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been fascinated by the licentious private lives of politicians.  
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Limpid   show
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Maelstrom   show
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Magnanimous   show
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show (n.- a curse (When I was arrested for speeding, I screamed maledictions against the policeman and the entire police department.  
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show (adj.- wanting harm to befall others (The malevolent old man sat in the park all day, tripping unsuspecting passersby with his cane.  
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show (adj.- diverse, varied (The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the work allows for manifold interpretations.  
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show (adj.- weakly sentimental (Although many people enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them maudlin and shallow.  
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Mawkish   show
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show (adj.- having a lying, false character (The mendacious content of the tabloid magazines is at least entertaining.  
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Mercurial   show
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show (n.- a small amount of something (Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Henrietta announced her boss’s affair in front of the entire office.  
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Morass   show
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Multifarious   show
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Munificence   show
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Myriad   show
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Nadir   show
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show (adj.- in the process of being born or coming into existence (Unfortunately, my brilliant paper was only in its nascent form on the morning that it was due.  
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show (adj.- heinously villainous (Although Dr. Meanman’s nefarious plot to melt the polar icecaps was terrifying, it was so impractical that nobody really worried about it.  
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Neophyte   show
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Obdurate   show
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show (v.- to render incomprehensible (The detective did not want to answer the newspaperman’s questions, so he obfuscated the truth.  
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Oblique   show
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show (adj.- excessively compliant or submissive (Mark acted like Janet’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.  
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show (adj- noisy, unruly (Billy’s obstreperous behavior prompted the librarian to ask him to leave the reading room.  
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Obtuse   show
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Odious   show
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show (adj.- offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed (Brenda resented Allan’s officious behavior when he selected colors that might best improve her artwork.  
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show (adj-characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation (The opulentfurnishings of the dictator’s private compound contrasted harshly with the meager accommodations of her subjects.  
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Ostensible   show
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show (v.- to reduce the severity of (The doctor trusted that the new medication wouldpalliate her patient’s discomfort.  
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Pallid   show
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show (n.- a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.  
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show (n.- a model of excellence or perfection (The mythical Helen of Troy was considered aparagon of female beauty.  
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show (n.- an outcast (Following the discovery of his plagiarism, Professor Hurley was made a pariah in all academic circles.  
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Parsimony   show
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Pathos   show
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Paucity   show
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show (adj- derogatory, uncomplimentary (The evening’s headline news covered an international scandal caused by a pejorative statement the famous senator had made in reference to a foreign leader.  
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Pellucid   show
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Penurious   show
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show (adj.- disloyal, unfaithful (After the official was caught selling government secrets to enemy agents, he was executed for his perfidious ways.  
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Perfunctory   show
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show (adj.- extremely destructive or harmful (The new government feared that the Communist sympathizers would have a pernicious influence on the nation’s stability.  
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show (adj.- shrewdness, perceptiveness (The detective was too humble to acknowledge that his perspicacity was the reason for his professional success.  
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show (adj.- stubbornly persistent (Harry’s parents were frustrated with his pertinaciousinsistence that a monster lived in his closet. Then they opened the closet door and were eaten.  
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Petulance   show
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Pithy   show
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show (n.- an uninspired remark, cliché (After reading over her paper, Helene concluded that what she thought were profound insights were actually just platitudes.  
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show (n.- an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.  
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Polemic   show
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Portent   show
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show (adj.- advanced, developing ahead of time (Derek was so academically precociousthat by the time he was 10 years old, he was already in the ninth grade.  
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show (adj.- to have foreknowledge of events (Questioning the fortune cookie’s prediction, Ray went in search of the old hermit who was rumored to be prescient.  
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show (adj.- original, ancient (The first primates to walk on two legs, calledAustralopithecus, were the primeval descendants of modern man.  
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Probity   show
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Proclivity   show
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show (v.- to proclaim, make known (The film professor promulgated that both in terms of sex appeal and political intrigue, Sean Connery’s James Bond was superior to Roger Moore’s.  
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Propensity   show
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show (adj- favorable (The dark storm clouds visible on the horizon suggested that the weather would not be propitious for sailing.  
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show (adj.- plain, lacking liveliness (Heather’s prosaic recital of the poem bored the audience.  
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show (v- to condemn, outlaw (The town council voted to proscribe the sale of alcohol on weekends.  
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show (adj.- able to change shape; displaying great variety (Among Nigel’s protean talents was his ability to touch the tip of his nose with his tongue.  
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show (adj.- eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex (David’s mother was shocked by the discovery of prurient reading material hidden beneath her son’s mattress.  
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show (adj- juvenile, immature (The judge demanded order after the lawyer’s puerileattempt to object by stomping his feet on the courtroom floor.  
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Pugnacious   show
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show (n.- physical beauty (Several of Shakespeare’s sonnets explore the pulchritude of a lovely young man.  
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show (adj.- eager to follow rules or conventions (Punctilious Bobby, hall monitor extraordinaire, insisted that his peers follow the rules.  
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show (n.- a difficult situation (We’d all like to avoid the kind of military quagmirecharacterized by the Vietnam War.  
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show (adj.- whiny, complaining (If deprived of his pacifier, young Brendan becomesquerulous.  
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show (adj.- idealistic, impractical (Edward entertained a quixotic desire to fall in love at first sight in a laundromat.  
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show (n.- deep, bitter resentment (When Eileen challenged me to a fight, I could see therancor in her eyes.  
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show (v.- to scold, criticize (When the cops showed up at Sarah’s party, they rebuked her for disturbing the peace.  
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Recalcitrant   show
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rectitude   show
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replete   show
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show (adj.- evil, unprincipled (The reprobate criminal sat sneering in the cell.  
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show (v.- to scold, rebuke (Lara reproved her son for sticking each and every one of his fingers into the strawberry pie.  
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Repudiate   show
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show (v.- to take back, repeal (The company rescinded its offer of employment after discovering that Jane’s resume was full of lies.  
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show (adj.- resistant, stubborn, impatient (The restive audience pelted the band with mud and yelled nasty comments.  
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Ribald   show
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Rife   show
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Ruse   show
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show (adj.- holy, something that should not be criticized (In the United States, the Constitution is often thought of as a sacrosanct document.  
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Sagacity   show
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show (adj.- significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences between Alison and Nancy is that Alison is a foot taller.  
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Sanctimonious   show
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show (adj.- optimistic, cheery (Polly reacted to any bad news with a sanguine smile and the chirpy cry, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”  
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Scurrilous   show
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Serendipity   show
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show (adj.- subservient (The servile porter crept around the hotel lobby, bowing and quaking before the guests.  
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show (adj.- concerned, attentive (Jim, laid up in bed with a nasty virus, enjoyed thesolicitous attentions of his mother, who brought him soup and extra blankets.  
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Solipsistic   show
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show (adj.- sleepy, drowsy (The somnolent student kept falling asleep and waking up with a jerk.  
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show (adj.- false but designed to seem plausible (Using a spurious argument, John convinced the others that he had won the board game on a technicality.  
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show (adj.- sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.  
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Stolid   show
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Stupefy   show
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show (n.- an overabundant supply or indulgence (After partaking of the surfeit of tacos and tamales at the All-You-Can-Eat Taco Tamale Lunch Special, Beth felt rather sick.  
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show (v.- to infer with little evidence (After speaking to only one of the students, the teacher was able to surmise what had caused the fight.  
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Surreptitious   show
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Sycophant   show
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Tacit   show
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show (adj.- not inclined to talk (Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.  
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Tantamount   show
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show (n.- audacity, recklessness (Tom and Huck entered the scary cave armed with nothing but their own temerity.  
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show (adj.- having little substance or strength (Your argument is very tenuous, since it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.  
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Timorous   show
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show (adj.- lethargic, dormant, lacking motion (The torpid whale floated, wallowing in the water for hours.  
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Tractable   show
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Transient   show
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Transmute   show
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Trenchant   show
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Truculent   show
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Turgid   show
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show (n.- depravity, moral corruption (Sir Marcus’s chivalry often contrasted with theturpitude he exhibited with the ladies at the tavern.  
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Ubiquitous   show
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show (n.- resentment, offense (He called me a lily-livered coward, and I took umbrage at the insult.  
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show (adj.- smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner (The unctuous receptionist seemed untrustworthy, as if she was only being helpful because she thought we might give her a big tip.  
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Undulate   show
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show (v.- to criticize or scold severely (The last thing Lindsay wanted was for Lisa toupbraid her again about missing the rent payment.  
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Usurp   show
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Vacillate   show
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show (adj.- lack of content or ideas, stupid (Beyoncé realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely vacuous and tried to add more substance.  
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show (adj.- lacking liveliness, dull (The professor’s comments about the poem were surprisingly vapid and dull.  
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show (adj- diversified, distinctly marked (Each wire in the engineering exam wasvariegated by color so that the students could figure out which one was which.  
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show (v.- to regard with respect or to honor (The tribute to John Lennon sought to veneratehis music, his words, and his legend.  
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show (n.- truthfulness, accuracy (With several agencies regulating the reports, it was difficult for Latifah to argue against its veracity.  
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Verdant   show
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show (v.- to confuse or annoy (My little brother vexes me by poking me in the ribs for hours on end.  
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show (adj.- experiencing through another (All of my lame friends learned to be social through vicarious involvement in my amazing experiences.  
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show (n.- event that occurs by chance (The vicissitudes of daily life prevent me from predicting what might happen from one day to the next.  
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Vilify   show
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Viscous   show
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Vitriolic   show
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show (v- to berate (Jack ran away as soon as his father found out, knowing he would bevituperated for his unseemly behavior.  
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Wanton   show
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show (adj.- charming, pleasing (After such a long, frustrating day, I was grateful for Chris’s winsome attitude and childish naivete.  
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show (adj.- full of yearning; musingly sad (Since her pet rabbit died, Edda missed it terribly and was wistful all day long.  
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Wizened   show
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show (n.- the highest point, culminating point (I was too nice to tell Nelly that she had reached the absolute zenith of her career with that one hit of hers.  
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Zephyr   show
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