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| volatile |
adj. readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive (n. form: volatility) |
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| vituperate |
v. to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate |
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| vigilant |
adj. alertly watchful (n. form: vigilance) |
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| vexation |
n. annoyance; irritation (v. form: vex) |
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| variegated |
adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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| vacillate |
v. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver |
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| untenable |
adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable |
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| unfeigned |
adj. genuine; not false or hypocritical |
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| trenchant |
adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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| tout |
v. to publicly praise or promote |
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| terse |
adj. brief and concise in wording |
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| tacit |
adj. implied; not explicitly stated |
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| subtle |
adj. not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
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| spendthrift |
n. one who spends money wastefully |
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| sparse |
adj. thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals |
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| soporific |
adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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| shard |
n. a piece of broken pottery or glass |
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| sedulous |
adj. diligent; persistent; hard-working |
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| renege |
v. to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise |
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| refulgent |
adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant |
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| recondite |
adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure |
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| rarefy |
v. to make or become thin, less dense; to refine |
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| quotidian |
adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| quixotic |
adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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| pungent |
adj. characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste |
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| prosaic |
adj. dull; lacking in spirit or imagination |
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| propensity |
n. a natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
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| profligate |
adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (n. form: profligacy) |
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| proclivity |
n. a natural predisposition or inclination |
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| probity |
n. adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness |
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| pristine |
adj. pure; uncorrupted; clean |
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| presumptuous |
adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties |
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| pragmatic |
adj. practical rather than idealistic |
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| plethora |
n. an overabundance; a surplus |
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| phlegmatic |
adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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| pervade |
v. to permeate throughout (adj. form: pervasive) |
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| ostentatious |
adj. characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy |
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| obstinate |
adj. stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
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| obfuscate |
v. to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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| neophyte |
n. a recent convert; a beginner; novice |
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| mollify |
v. to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
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| mercurial |
adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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| maverick |
n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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| laconic |
adj. using few words; terse |
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| intrepid |
adj. steadfast and courageious |
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| intractable |
adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
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| inimical |
adj. damaging; harmful; injurious |
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| indifferent |
adj. having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
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| impetuous |
adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
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| immutable |
adj. not capable of change |
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| imminent |
adj. about to happen; impending |
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| hubris |
n. overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance |
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| glib |
adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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| garrulous |
adj. pointlessly talkative, talking too much |
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| flout |
v. to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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| fawn |
v. to flatter or praise excessively |
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| divulge |
v. to disclose something secret |
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| disparage |
v. to slight or belittle |
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| dilettante |
n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| desiccate |
v. to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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| derision |
n. scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (adj. form: derisive; verb form: deride) |
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| decorum |
n. polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj. form: decorous) |
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| cynicism |
n. an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj. form: cynical) |
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| credulous |
adj. tending to believe too readily; gullible (n. form: credulity) |
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| convention |
n. a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude |
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| contiguous |
adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent |
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| astringent |
adj./n. having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue |
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| anachronism |
n. something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context |
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| amenable |
adj. agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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| alchemy |
n. a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy) |
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| aggrandize |
v. to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
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| acerbic |
adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting |
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