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| zephyr |
n. a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial
breath, draft |
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| vim |
n. vitality and energy
force, power |
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| taciturn |
adj. silent; not talkative
laconic, reticent |
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| sobriquet |
n. nickname
alias, pseudonym |
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| satiate |
v. to satisfy fully or overindulge
cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit |
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| rococo |
adj. very highly ornamented; relating to 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation |
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| requite |
v. to return or repay
compensate, reciprocate |
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| voluble |
adj. talkative; speaking easily; glib
loquacious, verbose |
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| vicissitude |
n. a change or variation; ups and downs
inconstancy, mutability |
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| sybarite |
n. a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
hedonist, pleasuremonger, sensualist |
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| sinecure |
n. a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work |
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| salubrious |
adj. healthful
bracing, curative, medicinal, therapeutic, tonic |
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| reticent |
adj. silent; reserved
cool, introverted, laconic, standoffish, taciturn, undemonstrative |
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| replete |
adj. abundantly supplied; complete
abounding, full |
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| vituperate |
v. to abuse verbally; berate
castigate, reproach, scold |
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| tawdry |
adj. gaudy; cheap; showy
flashy, loud, meretricious |
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| solecism |
n. grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
blooper, faux pas, vulgarism |
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| scintilla |
n. trace amount
atom, iota, mote, spark, speck |
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| sagacious |
adj. shrewd; wise
astute, judicious, perspicacious, sage, wise |
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| restive |
adj. impatient, uneasy, restless
agitated, anxious, fretful |
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| rarefy |
v. to make thinner or sparser
attenuate, thin |
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| quiescent |
adj. motionless
dormant, latent |
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| pulchritude |
n. beauty
comeliness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, loveliness, prettiness |
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| proclivity |
n. a natural inclination or predisposition
bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, propensity |
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| potentate |
n. a monarch or ruler with great power
dominator, leader |
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| perfidious |
adj. willing to betray one's trust
disloyal, faithless, traitorous, treacherous |
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| parry |
v. to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
avoid, evade, repel |
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| panegyric |
n. elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
compliment, homage |
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| orotund |
adj. pompous
aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, oratorical, overblown, sonorous |
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| querulous |
adj. inclined to complain; irritable
argumentative, cantankerous, petulant, irritable |
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| propitiate |
v. to conciliate, to appease
mollify, pacify, placate |
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| prevaricate |
v. to lie or deviate from the truth
equivocate, lie, perjure |
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| peripatetic |
adj. wandering from place to place, especially on foot
itinerant, nomadic, wayfaring |
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| peregrinate |
v. to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
journey, traverse, trek |
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| pare |
v. to trim off excess; reduce
clip, peel |
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| palliate |
v. to make less serious; ease
alleviate, assuage, extenuate, mitigate |
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| opprobrium |
n. public disgrace
discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, obloquy, shame |
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| pusillanimous |
adj. cowardly; without courage
cowardly, timid |
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| profligate |
adj. corrupt; degenerate
dissolute, extravagant, improvident, prodigal, wasteful |
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| precis |
n. short summary of facts |
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| perfunctory |
adj. done in a routine way; indifferent
apathetic, automatic, mechanical |
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| pastiche |
n. piece of literature or music imitating other works
medley, spoof |
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| panoply |
n. impressive array
display, fanfare, parade, pomp, shine, show |
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| ostentation |
n. excessive showiness
conspicuousness, flashiness, pretentiousness |
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| officious |
adj. too helpful, meddlesome
eager, unwanted, intrusive |
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| occlude |
v. to stop up; to prevent the passage of
barricade, block, close, obstruct |
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| numismatics |
n. coin collecting |
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| neophyte |
n. novice, beginner
apprentice, greenhorn, tyro |
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| mitigate |
v. to soften, to lessen
allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lighten, moderate, mollify, palliate, temper |
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| meretricious |
adj. gaudy, falsely attractive
flashy, insincere, loud. specious, tawdry |
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| mendacious |
adj. dishonest
deceitful, false, lying, untruthful |
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| magnate |
n. powerful or influential person
dignitary, luminary, nabob, potentate, tycoon |
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| limpid |
adj. clear, transparent
lucid, pellucid, serene |
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| laud |
v. to give praise, to glorify
acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, extol, hail, praise |
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| lachrymose |
adj. tearful
teary, weeping |
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| obviate |
v. to prevent; to make unnecessary
forestall, preclude, prohibit |
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| noisome |
adj. stinking; putrid
disgusting, foul, malodorous |
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| myopic |
adj. lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective
short-sighted, unthinking |
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| mirth |
n. frivolity; gaiety; laughter
glee, hilarity, jollity, merriment |
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| mercurial |
adj. quick; shrewd; unpredictable
clever, crafty, volatile, whimsical |
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| martinet |
n. strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
dictator, stickler, tyrant |
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| lugubrious |
adj. sorrowful; mournful; dismal
funereal, gloomy, melancholy, somber, woeful |
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| licentious |
adj. immoral; unrestrained by society
lewd, wanton |
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| largess |
n. generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior |
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| kudos |
n. fame, glory, honor
acclaim, accolade, enconium, homage, praise |
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| obdurate |
adj. hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious, unyielding |
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| nettle |
v. to irritate
annoy, vex |
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| molt |
v. to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
cast, defoliate, desquamate |
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| metaphor |
n. figure of speech comparing two different things
allegory, analogy, simile, symbol |
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| mendicant |
n. beggar
panhandler, pauper |
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| malediction |
n. a curse; a wish of evil upon another
anathema, imprecation |
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| lissome |
adj. easily flexed; limber; agile
graceful, lithe, supple |
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| legerdemain |
n. trickery
chicanery, conjuring |
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| lapidary |
adj. relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them |
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| juncture |
n. point of time, especially where two things are joined
confluence, convergence, crisis, crossroads, moment |
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| jocular |
adj. playful, humorous
amusing, comical |
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| investiture |
n. ceremony conferring authority
inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation |
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| insipid |
adj. lacking interest or flavor
banal, bland, dull, stale, vapid |
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| indolent |
adj. habitually lazy, idle
faineant, languid, lethargic, slothful, sluggish |
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| incarnadine |
adj. blood-red in color
reddened, ruby, ruddy |
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| impious |
adj. not devout in religion
immoral, irreverent, profane |
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| ignoble |
adj. having low moral standards, not noble in character, mean
lowly, vulgar |
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| glib |
adj. fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
easy, superficial |
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| fractious |
adj. unruly, rebellious
contentious, cranky, peevish, quarrelsome |
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| jingoism |
n. belligerent support of one's country
chauvinism, nationalism |
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| inure |
v. to harden; accustom, become used to
condition, familiarize, habituate |
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| iniquity |
n. sin; evil act
enormity, immorality, injustice, vice, wickedness |
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| inculcate |
v. to teach; to impress the mind
implant, indoctrinate, instill, preach |
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| impugn |
v. to call into question; to attack verbally
challenge, dispute |
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| imperturbable |
adj. not capable of being disturbed
composed, dispassionate, impassive, serene, stoical |
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| husband |
v. to manage economically; to use sparingly
conserve |
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| gambol |
v. to dance or skip around playfully
caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, rollick, romp |
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| ford |
v. to cross a body of water by wading
traverse, wade |
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| invidious |
adj. envious; obnoxious; offensive; likely to promote ill-will
discriminatory, insulting, jaundiced, resentful |
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| interregnum |
n. interval between reigns |
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| inimical |
adj. hostile; unfriendly
adverse, antagonistic, dissident, recalcitrant |
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| inchoate |
adj. not fully formed; disorganized
amorphous, incoherent, incomplete, unorganized |
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| imprecation |
n. a curse
damnation |
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| impecunious |
adj. poor; having no money
destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless |
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| hapless |
adj. unfortunate; having bad luck
ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, unlucky |
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| furtive |
adj. secret, stealthy
clandestine, covert, shifty, surreptitious, underhand |
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| foment |
v. to arouse or incite
agitate, impassion, inflame, instigate, kindle |
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| fervid |
adj. intensely emotional, feverish
burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous |
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| expurgate |
v. to censor
bowdlerize, cut, sanitize |
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| exigent |
adj. urgent; requiring immediate action
critical, imperative, needed, urgent |
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| euphony |
n. pleasant, harmonious sound
harmony, melody, music, sweetness |
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| ersatz |
adj. fake
artificial, dummy, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute |
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| enumerate |
v. to count, list, or itemize
catalog, index, tabulate |
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| effrontery |
n. impudent boldness; audacity
brashness, gall, nerve, presumption, temerity |
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| divine |
v. to foretell or know by inspiration
auger, foresee, intuit, predict, presage |
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| disabuse |
v. set right; free from error
correct, undeceive |
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| diaphonous |
adj. allowing light to show through; delicate
gauzy, sheer, tenuous, translucent, transparent |
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| fawn |
v. to grovel
bootlick, grovel, pander, toady |
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| exponent |
n. one who champions or advocates
representative, supporter |
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| exculpate |
v. to clear from blame; prove innocent
absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate, vindicate |
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| estimable |
adj. admirable
commendable, creditable, honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, respectable, venerable, worthy |
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| equivocate |
v. to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
ambiguous, evasive, waffling |
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| enervate |
v. to reduce in strength
debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken |
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| edify |
v. to instruct morally and spiritually
educate, enlighten, guide, teach |
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| diurnal |
adj. existing during the day
daylight, daytime |
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| dilatory |
adj. intended to delay
dragging, flagging, laggard, lagging, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy |
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| desultory |
adj. jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
aimless, erratic, haphazard, indiscriminate, objectless, purposeless, random, stray, unconsidered, unplanned |
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| fatuous |
adj. stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly |
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| exonerate |
v. to clear of blame
absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, vindicate |
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| exacerbate |
v. to make worse
aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, provoke |
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| eschew |
v. to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
avoid, bilk, elude, escape, evade, shun, shy |
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| epicure |
n. person with refined taste in food and wine
bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gastronomer, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet |
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| encomium |
n. warm praise
citation, eulogy, panegyric, salutation, tribute |
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| dyspeptic |
adj. suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
acerb, melancholy, morose, solemn, sour |
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| distaff |
n. the female branch of a family |
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| diffident |
adj. lacking self-confidence
backward, bashful, coy, demure, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy, timid |
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| deleterious |
adj. subtly or unexpectedly harmful
adverse, inimical, injurious, hurtful |
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| declivity |
n. downward slope
decline, descent, grade, slant, tilt |
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| cosset |
v. to pamper, treat with care
cater to, cuddle, dandle, fondle, love, pamper, pet, spoil |
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| cogent |
adj. convincing and well-reasoned |
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| catholic |
adj. universal; broad and comprehensive
extensive, general |
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| calumny |
n. a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
defamation, libel, slander |
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| bilk |
v. to cheat; to defraud
beat, diddle, gyp, overreach |
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| arrogate |
v. to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
appropriate, presume, take |
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| anodyne |
n. something the calms or soothes pain
narcotic, nepenthe, opiate |
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| alacrity |
n. speed or quickness
celerity, dispatch, haste, swiftness |
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| abscond |
v. to leave secretly
decamp, escape, flee |
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| abdicate |
v. to give up a position, right or power
cede, relinquish, resign, quit, yield |
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| cupidity |
n. greed, strong desire
avarice, covetousness, rapacity |
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| corroborate |
v. to support with evidence
authenticate, back buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify |
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| circumspect |
adj. cautious; aware of potential consequences
alert, cautious, heedful, mindful, prudent, solicitous, vigilant, wary |
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| capricious |
adj. changing one's mind quickly and often
arbitrary, chance, changeable, erratic, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, random, whimsical, willful |
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| burgeon |
v. to grow and flourish
bloom, prosper, thrive |
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| augury |
n. prophecy, prediction of events
auspices, harbinger, omen, portent, presage |
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| approbation |
n. approval and praise
acclaim, adulation, applause, commendation, compliments, exalt, extol, hail, kudos, praise |
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| anachronism |
n. something out of place in time
archaism, incongruity |
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| acidulous |
adj. sour in taste or manner
acerbic, acetose, biting, piquant, pungent, tart |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| abjure |
v. to reject; abandon formally
forswear, recall, recant, retract, take back |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| abate |
v. to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
ebb, lapse, let up, moderate, relent, slacken, subside, wane |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| coterie |
n. an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| contumacious |
adj. rebellious
factious, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous, sedition |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| chicanery |
n. deception by means of craft or guile
artifice, conniving, craftiness, deception, deviousness, misrepresentation, pettifoggery, shadiness, sneakiness, sophistry, subterfuge, underhandedness |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| canard |
n. a lie
falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, tale, untruth |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| bonhomie |
n. good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| assuage |
v. to make something unpleasant less severe
allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, conciliate, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, relieve, soothe, sweeten |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| antipathy |
n. extreme dislike
abhorrence, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, dislike, enmity, hatred, hostility, loathing, repellence, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| amortize |
v. to diminish by installment payments |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| abstemious |
adj. moderate in appetite
abstinent, continent, self-restraining, sober, temperate |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| aberrant |
adj. deviating from what is normal or expected
abnormal, anomalous, deviant, divergent, errant, irregular |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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| abase |
v. to humble; to disgrace
demean, humiliate |
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melmmo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT |
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