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Aberrant

Definition

Straying from the normal or usula path;

abnormal

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Abstemious

Definition

Sparing use of food or drinks

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Acerbic

Definition

Bitter or sour in taste or manner

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Alacrity

Definition

Cheerful promptness or speed

(n)

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Allude

Definition

To refer indirectly to something

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Allusion

Definition

An indirect reference (often literary);

a hint

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Altruism

Definition

Devotion to the welfare of others and not onself

Term Definition



Amalgam A mixture or combination (often of metals)

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Amalgamate

Definition

To mix, merge, or combine

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Amelioriate

Definition

To improve or make better

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Anachronism

Definition

Out of place in time (like an airplane in 1400's)

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Anamoly

Definition

An oddity, inconsistency;

a deviation from the norm

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Antipathy

Definition

A natural dislike or reugnance

(n)



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Apposite

Definition

Strikingly appropriate; relevent

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Arcane

Definition

Obscure; secret; mysterious

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Archetype

Definition

the first model from which others are copied;

prototype

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Arduous

Definition

Extremely difficult, strenuous

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Arid

Definition

Extremely dry, parched;

Unimaginative, barren



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Articulate

Definition

Expressed wtih clarity;

clear, distinct;

skillful with words

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Aescetic

Definition

Rigorously abstinent

(adj)

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Aesetic

Definition

One who leads a life of self denial

(n)

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Aspersion

Definition

Slanderous statement;

a damaging or derogatory crticism

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Assiduous

Definition

Carefully attentive;

industrious

Term Definition



AssuageTo relieve;

make less severe

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Astringent

Definition

A substance that contracts bodily tissues

(n)

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Astringent

Definition

Stern, tightening, austere;

causing contraction

(adj)

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Atrophy

Definition

To waste away as from lack of use;

to wither

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Attenuate

Definition

to weaken or dilute

to make thin or slender;

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Autocrat

Definition

An absolute ruler



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Baleful

Definition

harmful or malignant in intent or effect;

portending evil; ominous

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Banal

Definition

Trite; Without freshness or originality

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Beneficient

Definition

Conferring benefits; kindly, doing good

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Bilateral

Definition

pertaining to or affecting both sides;

having two sides

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Bombast

Definition

pompous speech; pretentious words

(n)

Term Definition



Burgeon to grow or develop quickly

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Cacophany

Definition

a harsh, inharmonious collection of sounds;

dissonance

Term

Cant

Definition

Insincere or hypocritical statements of highideals; the jargon of a particular group of

occupation

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Caprice

Definition

A sudden unpredictable or whimsical change

(n)

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Catharsis

Definition

a purging or relieving of the body or soul

Term

Definition



Chicanery

Trickery or deception

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Churlishness

Definition

Crude or surly behavior; behavior of a peasant

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Circumlocution

Definition

A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; not tothe point

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Cloture

Definition

A parlimentary procedure to end debate andbegin to vote

(n)

Term Definition

Term

Definition



Cloying

Too sugary; to sentimental or flattering

(adj)

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Coda

Definition

in music, a concluding passage

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Codify

Definition

To organize laws or rules into a systematiccollection (code)

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Cogent

Definition

convincing; appealing to the intellect or powersof reasoning

Term

Cogitate

Definition

to think hard, ponder, meditate

(v)

Term Definition



Cognitive

possessing the power to think or meditate;meditateive; capable of perception

(adj)

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Cognizant

Definition

Aware of; perceptive

Term

Coherent

Definition

connected; logical; consistent

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Cohesion

Definition

the act of sticking together

(n)

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Comeliness

Definition

Beauty; attractiveness in appearance or behavior

(n)



Term

Commodious

Definition

spacious, roomy

(adj)

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Complaisance

Definition

The inclination to comply willingly with thewishes of others; amiability

(n)

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Compliant

Definition

complying; obeying; yeilding

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Connotative

Definition

Containing associated meanings in addition tothe primary one.

(adj)

Term

Definition



Constrain To force, compel;

restrain

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Contentiouus

Definition

quarrelsome

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Contiguous

Definition

touching; or adjoining and close but nottouching

(adj)

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Contravene

Definition

to act contrary to (like a law); to contradict inargument, gainsay

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Conundrum

Definition

a puzzle or riddle

Term

Definition



Converge to move toward one point (opposite: diverge)

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Coterie

Definition

a clique; a group who meet frequently, usuallysocially

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Crass

Definition

gross; stupid, unrefined

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Debacle

Definition

disaster; collapse

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Debilitate

Definition

to enfeeble; to wear out

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Decorous

Definition

Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper



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Deleterious

Definition

harmful; hurful; noxious

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Denigrate

Definition

To attack the character or reputation of;

to speak ill of; defame

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Deprecate

Definition

To express disapproval of; to protest against

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Deride

Definition

to riddicule, mock

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Derision

Definition

The act of mocking, mockery



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Diatribe

Definition

A bitter or abusive speech

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Dichotomy

Definition

A division into two parts

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Diffident

Definition

timid; lacking selfconfidence

(adj)

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Diffuse

Definition

To spread or scatter widely

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Discourse

Definition



To converse; to communicate in orderly fasion

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Disingenuous

Definition

Not frank or candid; deceivingly simple

(adj)

(opposite: ingenuous)

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Disinterested

Definition

neutral; unbiased

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Disparate

Definition

Fundamentally distinct or different in kind;entirely dissimilar

(adj)

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Disputatious

Definition

arguementative

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Definition



Dissemble

to give a false or misleading appearance; concealthe truth or real nature of;

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Dissonance

Definition

musical discord;

a mingling of in harmoniuos sounds

Term

Dissonant

Definition

not in harmony; in dissagreement

(adj)

Term

Ebullience

Definition

an overflowing of high spirits;

bubbly; efferevescence

(n)

Term

Ellipsis

Definition



omission of words that would make the meaningclear

(n)

Term

Elucidate

Definition

to make clear; to explain

Term

Emollient

Definition

softening or soothing to the skin; having powerto soften or relax living tissues

(adj)

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Encomium

Definition

warm, glowing praise; high praise

(n)

Term

Endemic

Definition

native to a particular area or people

(adj)

Term Definition



Enervate

to weaken; to deprive of nerve or strength

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Engender

Definition

to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatredengenders violence.

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Ephemeral

Definition

very shortlived; lasting only a short time

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Eulogy

Definition

words of praise, especially for the dead

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Evanescent

Definition

vanashing quickly; dissipating like a vapor

Term Definition



Exigent

requiring immediate action; urgent

(adj)

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Extemporize

Definition

to improvise; to make it up as you go along

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Extrapolate

Definition

to estimate the value of something beyond thescale; to infer what is unkown from something

known

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Facetious

Definition

joking in an awkward or improper manner

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Feign

Definition

pretend



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Gainsay

Definition

to speak against; to contradict or deny

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Garrulous

Definition

extremely talkative

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iconoclast

Definition

one who smashes revered images; an attacker ofcherished beliefs

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Impassive

Definition

showing no emotion

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Imperturbable

Definition



calm, not easily excited

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Impervious

Definition

impenatrable; not allowing anything to passthrough; unaffected

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Implacable

Definition

unwilling to be pacified or appeased

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Impugn

Definition

to attack with words; to question thetruthfullness or integrity

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Inchoate

Definition

not yet fully formed; rudimentary

Term

Definition



Incisive getting to the heart of things; to the point

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Incredulous

Definition

skeptical or unbelieving

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Indigenous

Definition

native to a region, inborn or innate

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Inept

Definition

incompetent; clumsy

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Inert

Definition

lacking power

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Definition



Ingenuous candid, sincere, free from restraint

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Inherent

Definition

part of the essential character; intrinsic

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Insipid

Definition

boring, flat, dull, not interesting

Term

Intractable

Definition

stubborn or obstinate; not easily taught ordisciplined

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Intransigent

Definition

refusing to agree or compromise;uncompromising; inflexible



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Intrepid

Definition

fearless or bold

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Irascible

Definition

prone to anger, easily angered

Term

Laconic

Definition

sparing of words, terse

Term

Loquacious

Definition

very talkative; garrulous

Term

Luminous

Definition

emitting light; shining;



also enlightened or intelligent

Term

Macerate

Definition

to soften by steeping in liquid (includingstomach juices)

Term

Maculate

Definition

to stain, spot, defile

Term

Magnanimity

Definition

a quality of nobleness of mind, disdainingmeanness or revenge

Term

Malevolent

Definition

wishing evil

(adj)

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Definition



Malign

to speak evil of

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Malign

Definition

having an evil dispotition towards others

(opposite: benign)

(adj)

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Malleable

Definition

easy to shape or form

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Misanthrope

Definition

a hater of mankind

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Obdurate

Definition

stubborn

Term Definition



Obsequiuos

servilely attentive; fawning

(adj)

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Obviate

Definition

to make unnecessary

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Ossify

Definition

to turn to bone; harden

Term

Palpable

Definition

touchable; clear, obvious

Term

Panegyric

Definition

high praise

Term Definition



Paradigm

A set of assumptions, concepts, values, andpractices that constitutes a way of viewing reality

Also model, prototype, pattern

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Paradox

Definition

a tenet that is seemingly contradictory or falsebut is actually true

Term

Parsimonious

Definition

very frugal; unwilling to spend

Term

Pedantic

Definition

Ostentatious or showy in one's learning;emphasising minutae or form in scholarhsip or

teaching

Term

Penurious

Definition



stingy, miserly

(adj)

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Perfunctory

Definition

done in a routine, mechanical way, withoutinterest

Term

Petulant

Definition

peevish; cranky; rude

Term

Placate

Definition

to appease or pacify

Term

Plethora

Definition

a superabundance

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Definition



Prevaricate

to speak equivocally or evasively, i.e., to lie

Term

Pristine

Definition

primitive, pure, uncorrupted

Term

Propensity

Definition

an inclination; a natural tendency toward; a liking for

Term

Putrefacation

Definition

a smelly mass that is the docomposition oforganic matter

the state of being putrified

Term

Putrefy

Definition

to decompose; to rot

Term

Definition



Quiescence

state of being at rest or without motion (n)

Term

Rancor

Definition

enmity; strong ill will (n)

Term

Recalcitrant

Definition

stubbornly rebellious

Term

Recondite

Definition

hard to understand; characterized by profoundscholarship

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Redundant

Definition

superflous; exceeding what is needed

Term

Definition



Sagacious wise

Term

Salubrious

Definition

promoting good health

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Sinuous

Definition

full of curves; twisting and turning

Term

Specious

Definition

plausible, but deceptive

Term

Spurious

Definition

false; bogus

Term

Squalid

Definition

filthy; wretched



Term

Subjugate

Definition

to dominate or enslave

Term

Sycophant

Definition

a flatterer of important people

Term

Taciturn

Definition

inclined to silence; speaking little

Term

Tenuous

Definition

thin, slim, delicate; weak

Term

Tortuous

Definition

full of twists and turns; not straightfoward;possibly deceitful

Term

Definition



Tractable

easily managed (opposite: intractable)

Term

Truculent

Definition

fierce, savage, cruel

Term

Ubiquitous

Definition

omnipresent; present everywhere

Term

Vacuous

Definition

stupid, dull; emptyheaded

Term

Viscous

Definition

thick and sticky (said of fluids)

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Definition



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rolling about as in the sea (v)

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