GRE Vocab - Hit Parade 5.1
Terms
undefined, object
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- nebulous
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adj.
vagues; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form - cynicism
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n.
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness - neologism
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n.
a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses - elegy
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n.
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead - arduous
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adj.
strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort - recondite
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adj.
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure - ingenuous
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adj.
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication - enigmatic
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adj.
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand - abscond
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v.
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide - renege
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v.
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise - prattle
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v.
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner - inveigle
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v.
to obtrain by deception or flattery - ameliorate
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v.
to make better or more tolerable - sparse
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adj.
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals - irascible
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adj.
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts - cogent
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adj.
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing - austere
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adj.
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic - refulgent
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adj.
radiant; shiny; brilliant - ennui
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n.
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy - fervent
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adj.
greatly emotional or zealous - culpable
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adj.
deserving blame - spendthrift
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n.
one who spends money wastefully - prescience
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n.
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring - fawn
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v.
to flatter or praise excessively - axiom
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n.
a universally recognized principle - subtle
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adj.
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern - waver
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v.
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion - germane
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adj.
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject manner - bucolic
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adj.
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants - pristine
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adj.
pure; uncorrupted; clean - truculent
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adj.
fierce and cruel; eager to fight - cacophony
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n.
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance - ascetic
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n.
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion - pungent
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adj.
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste - noxious
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adj.
harmful; injurious - virulent
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adj.
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic - axiomatic
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adj.
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth - immutable
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adj.
not capable of change - garrulous
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adj.
pointlessly talkative; talking too much - disabuse
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v.
to undeceive; to set right - dilettante
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n.
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge - censure
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v.
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke - esoteric
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adj.
intended for or understood by a small, specific group - convoluted
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adj.
complex or complicated - probity
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adj.
adherence to highest principles; uprightness - exigent
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adj.
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention - burgeon
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v.
to grow rapidly or flourish - canonical
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adj.
following or in agreement with accepted, traditiona standards - profligate
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adj.
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant - perfunctory
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adj.
cursory; done without care or interest - bolster
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v.
to provide support or reinforcement - contentious
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adj.
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement - derision
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n.
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment - approbation
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n.
an expression of approval or praise - gregarious
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adj.
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people - malleable
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adj.
capable of being shaped or formed; pliable - alchemy
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n.
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold - salubrious
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adj.
promoting health or well-being - lucid
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adj.
clear; easily understood - indifferent
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adj.
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice - desiccate
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v.
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull - assuage
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v.
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify - fallacy
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n.
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief - opprobrium
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n.
disgrace; contempt; scorn - convention
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n.
a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude - sedulous
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adj.
diligent; persistent; hard-working - predilection
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n.
a disposition in favor of something; preference - meticulous
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adj.
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail - neophyte
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n.
a recent convert; a beginner; novice - voracious
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adj.
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous - veracity
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n.
truthfullness; honesty - implacable
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adj.
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed - inimical
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adj.
damaging; harmful; injurious - enervate
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v.
to weaken; to reduce in vitality - paean
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n.
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving - pervasive
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adj.
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout - rarefy
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v.
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine - mundane
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adj.
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary - torpid
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adj.
lethargic; sluggish; dormant - phlegmatic
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adj.
calm; sluggish; unemotional - quotididan
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adj.
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace - anomaly
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n.
deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormally - pious
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adj.
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion - imperturbable
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adj.
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness - presumptuous
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adj.
overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties - magnanimity
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n.
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving - perfidy
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n.
intentional breach of faith; treachery - laconic
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adj.
using few words; terse - quixotic
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adj.
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideas - eloquent
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adj.
well-spoken; expressive; articulate - pernicious
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adj.
extremely harmful; potentially causing death - impetuous
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adj.
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement - divulge
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v.
to disclose something secret - exculpate
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v.
exonerate; to clear of blame - bombastic
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adj.
pompous; grandiloquent - halcyon
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adj.
calm and peaceful - anachronism
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n.
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context - connoisseur
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n.
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert - contrite
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adj.
regretful; pentinent; seeking forgiveness - intrepid
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adj.
steadfast and courageous - shard
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n.
a piece of broken pottery or glass - audacious
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adj.
daring and fearless; recklessly bold - demur
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v.
to question or oppose - obstinate
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adj.
stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - decorum
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n.
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior - chicanery
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n.
trickery or subterfuge - emollient
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adj.
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying - imminent
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adj.
about to happen; impending - proclivity
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n.
a natural predisposition or inclination - perennial
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adj.
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly - redoubtable
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adj.
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor - maverick
- n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
- aggrandize
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v.
to increase in intesnsity, power or prestige - static
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adj.
not moving, active or in motion; at rest - odious
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adj.
evoke intense aversion or dislike - mendacity
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n.
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty - intractable
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adj.
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate - disparate
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adj.
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar - furtive
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adj.
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious - obdurate
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adj.
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable - propensity
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n.
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant - onerous
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adj.
troubling; burdensome - quaff
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v.
to drink deeply - ostentatious
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adj.
characterized by or given to pretentiousness - astringent
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adj.
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe - capricious
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adj.
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable - qualms
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n.
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy - pedantic
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adj;
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules - disparage
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v.
to slight or belittle - solvent
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adj.
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance - canon
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n.
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature - glib
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adj.
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial - prosaic
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adj.
dull; unimaginative - soporific
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adj.
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep - preen
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v.
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care - polemical
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adj.
controversial; argumentative - contiguous
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adj.
sharing a border; touching; adjacent - aberrant
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adj.
deviating from the norm - eclectic
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adj.
composed of elements drawn from various sources - mercurial
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adj.
characterized by rapid and unpredictabe change in mood - exacerbate
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v.
to make worse or more severe - relegate
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v.
to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position - oscillation
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n.
the act or state of swinging back and froth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm - mollify
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v.
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity - pith
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n.
the essential or central part - tortuous
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adj.
winding; twisting; excessively complicated - reticent
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adj.
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings - idolatrous
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adj.
given to intense or excessivedeviotion to something - platitude
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n.
a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful - sporadic
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adj;
occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances - erudite
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adj.
very learned; scholarly - obfuscate
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v.
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing - tirade
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n.
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation - solicitous
- concerned and attentive; eager
- harangue
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v.
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade - pervade
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v.
to permeate throughout - prodigal
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adj.
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish - obtuse
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adj.
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression - dogmatic
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adj.
stubbornly opinionated - hubris
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n.
arrogant presumption or pride - plummet
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v.
to plunge or drop straight down - martial
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adj.
associated with war and the armed forces - hyperbole
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n.
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech - obsequious
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adj.
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness - eulogy
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n.
a speech honoring the dead - filibuster
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n.
intentional obstruction, especialy using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action - opaque
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adj.
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light - pirate
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v.
to illegally use or reproduce - pedagogy
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n.
the art or profession of training, teaching or instructing - alacrity
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n.
eager and enthusiastic willingness - morose
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adj.
sad; sullen; melancholy - plethora
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n.
an overabundance; a surplus - recalcitrant
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adj.
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage - stupefy
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v.
to stun, baffle or amaze - credulous
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adj.
tending to believe too readily; gullible - pragmatic
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adj.
practical rather than idealistic - tout
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v.
to publicly praise or promote - nascent
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adj.
coming into being; in early developmental stages - prodigious
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adj.
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary - rhetoric
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n.
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion - subpoena
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n.
a court order requring appearance and/or testimony - prevaricate
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v.
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead - chary
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adj.
wary; cautious; sparing - rancorous
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adj.
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment - luminous
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adj.
characterized by brightness and the emission of light - inured
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adj.
accustomed to accepting something undesirable - diatribe
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n.
a harsh denunciation - refute
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v.
to disprove; to successfully argue against - vigilant
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adj.
alertly watchful - parody
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n.
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art - complaisance
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n.
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others - equivocate
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v.
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent - vexation
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n.
annoyance; irritation - obviate
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v.
to anticipate and make unnecessary - satire
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n.
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision - discordant
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adj.
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound - aver
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v.
to state as a fact; to confirm or support - laud
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v.
to praise highly - putrefy
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v.
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor - profuse
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adj.
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant - intransigent
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adj.
refusing to compromise - pine
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v.
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor - pernurious
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adj.
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous - eccentric
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adj.
departing from norms or conventions - extemporaneous
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adj.
improvised; done without preparation - succinct
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adj.
brief; concise - torque
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n.
a force that causes rotation - queries
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n.
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations - exonerate
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v.
to remove blame - spurious
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adj.
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit - fulminate
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v.
to loudly attack or denounce - loquacious
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adj.
extremely talkative - impecunious
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adj.
lacking funds; without money - hegemony
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n.
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others - perspicacious
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adj.
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment - malevolent
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adj.
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred - flout
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v.
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention - hackneyed
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adj.
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage - facetious
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adj.
playful; humorous - placate
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v.
to appease; to calm by making concessions - urbane
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adj.
sophisticated;; refined; elegant - unfeigned
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adj.
genuine; not false or hypocritical - dearth
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n.
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack - tacit
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adj.
implied; not explicitly stated - heretical
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adj.
vioating accepted dogma or convention - mitigate
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v.
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate - percursor
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n.
one that precedes and indicates or announces another - trenchant
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adj.
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating - bombast
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n.
self important or pompous in writing or speech - misanthrope
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n.
one who hates all other humans - ephemeral
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adj.
brief; fleeting - tenuous
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adj.
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak - adulation
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n.
excessive praise; intense adoration - occlude
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v.
to obstruct or block - disinterested
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adj.
indifferent; free from self-interest - impassive
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adj.
revealing no emotion - aesthetic
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adj.
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful - superfluous
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adj.
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary - catalyst
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n.
a person or thing that causes change - tenacity
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n.
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued - sordid
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adj.
characterize by filth, grime or squalor; foul - insipid
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adj.
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland - innocuous
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adj.
harmless; causing no damage - vituperate
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v.
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate - effrontery
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n.
extreme boldness; presumptuousness - pithy
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adj.
precise and brief - prolific
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adj.
producing large volumes or amounts; productive - rescind
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v.
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract - accolade
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n.
an expression of praise - acumen
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n.
quick, keen or accurate knowledge or insight