Vocabulary for the College Bound Green Book
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ambulatory
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adj. able to walk
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abstinence
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n. the practice of abstaining; doing without
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diatribe
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n. a bitter and abusive criticism
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didactic
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adj. intended to instruct, guide, or teach
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diffident
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adj. timid, shy; lacking in confidence
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garrulous
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adj. very talkative
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mandatory
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adf. required; obligatory
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morbid
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adj. preoccupied with gruesome or gloomy matters; grisly; horrible
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munificent
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adj. very generous in giving; lavish
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scoff
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v. to show derision or mocking contempt
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acclaim
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v. to greet with loud approval or praise
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aquiesce
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v. to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm
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assimilate
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v. to take in, or be taken in by a larger group
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delirious
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adj. extreme mental confusion or excitement
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diffusion
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n. the process of widely spreading or scattering
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diminution
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n. the act or process of lessening or decreasing
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disdain
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n. aloof contempt or scorn;look down upon
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magnanimous
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adj. noble in heart and mind; rising above pettiness or meanness
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malignant
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adj. having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death
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meander
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v. to wander aimlessly and idly; ramble
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alleviate
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v. to make more bearable; to ease the pain
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analogous
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adj. similar to parallel in certain ways
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dismantle
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v. to take apart; disassemble;to strip of furnishing or equipment
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distraught
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adj. extremely troubled or agitated; worried
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dormant
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adj. a sleep-like condition during which life processes slow down; inactive
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maim
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v. to disable; to cripple
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meticulous
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adj. extremely or excessively careful bout details
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murky
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adj. not clear; foggy, hazy; dark or gloomy
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narcissism
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n. excessive admiration of one's self; self-love
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squabble
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v. to engage in a minor quarrel; to argue noisily over a small matter
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animosity
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n. hatred or hostility that is shown openly
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anonymity
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n. the condition of begin anonymous; unknown
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bibliophile
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n. one who loves books
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ebb
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v. to flow or fall back, as the tide does
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effervescent
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adj. high-spirited; lively
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elusive
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adj. tending to avoid;hard to capture
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nemesis
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n. anyone or anything which seems to be the cause of someone's downfall or defeat
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nepotism
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n. favoritism shown by people in high places to relatives or close friends
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nonchalant
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adj. carefree and casually unconcerned or seeming so
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solicitude
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n. the state of showing care or concern
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antagonism
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n. the state of being opposed or hostile to another
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ardent
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adj. warm or intense in feeling; passionate
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arid
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adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry
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assuage
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v. to make less burdensome or less painful; to ease, relieve
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embellish
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v. to decorate or improve by adding details; dress up
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engender
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v. to give rise to; to cause;to bring about
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enigma
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n. someone or something that is hard to figure out; a mystery
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menagerie
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n. a collection of animals that people can view
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nostalgia
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n. a bittersweet longing for the lungs of the past
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obliterate
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v. to do away with completely; to destroy
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atrophy
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v. the wasting away of the body, it organs or tissue
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aversion
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n. a strong dislike for; repugnance
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equivocate
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v. to speak ambiguously in order to mislead or deceive
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esoteric
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adj. intended for or understood by only a small group of people
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eulogy
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n. a speech or written tribute praising a person or thing, especially someone who has recently died
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obtrusive
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adj. intruding and offensive
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officious
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adj. to be so excessively forward in offering one's services that one becomes annoying
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onomatopoeia
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n. the use or sound of a word that imitates or resembles what it stands for or describes
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overt
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adj. not concealed, not hidden; open
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scrupulous
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adj. conscientious; attentive to details
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bedraggled
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adj. wet, limp, messy
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behove
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v. to be necessary, right, or proper for
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euphemism
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n.an inoffensive term substituted for one that is offensive
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evanescent
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adj. lasting only a short time; vanishing
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exacerbate
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v. to increase the severity of; to aggravate
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exemplary
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adj. worthy of imitation; commendable
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opaque
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adj. not letting light pass through; not transparent; not reflecting light
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opulent
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adj. having or showing great wealth; very wealthy or rich
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ornate
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adj. made with elaborate or lavish decorations
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sequester
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v. to set off or apart, separate; segregate (as a jury); to go off by oneself
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bequeath
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v. to leave something in a will to another
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blasphemous
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adj. disrespectful and impious of God or sacred things
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fervor
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n. intensity of emotion, passion
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fledgling
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n. a young, inexperienced person; a young bird just ready to fly
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forlorn
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adj. miserable; deserted; forsaken; abandoned; in pitiful condition
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occult
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adj. of or dealing with magic or the supernatural; mysterious
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parsimonious
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adj. stingy; tight with money; miserly
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partisan
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n. a strong supporter of a cause
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serene
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adj. peaceful and untroubled; calm
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solemn
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adj. impressive; serious; groove; served or done according to ritual or tradition
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blatant
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adj. unpleasantly loud; glaringly obvious or conspicuous
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bludgeon
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n. a short heavy club with one end loaded or thicker than the other; v. to beat or strike with a club
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bravado
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n. a show or pretense of defiance or courage
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buffoon
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n. a clown or jester; a person who is always trying to be funny
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ghastly
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adj. terrifying; dreadful; horrible to look at
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gibe
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n. a derisive remark; v. to jeer or taunt
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glutton
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n. a person who eats to excess
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paucity
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n. in short supply; scarcity of ideas or objects; small number
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peerless
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adj. without equal; matchless
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perceptive
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adj. keen, accurate understanding
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sporadic
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adj. having no pattern or order; happening from time to time
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squalid
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adj. sordid, miserable; very poor and run-down
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stoic
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adj. seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure
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stupor
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n. a daze; mental dullness or apathy
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stymie
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v. to block or stop; to hinder
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cacophony
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n. a harsh, jarring sound
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callous
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adj. lacking feeling mercy, etc.; unfeeling
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carp
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v. to find fault and complain constantly; to nag or fuss
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gruff
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adj. stern, surly; hoarse; brusquely rude
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gullible
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adj. easily fooled or tricked
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haphazard
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adj. lacking any definite plan or order
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heretic
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n. a person who holds opinions opposed to established beliefs or doctrines
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perfidy
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n. a deliberate breach of faith; treachery
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peripheral
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adj. of or located on the outside or edge away from the center; outer
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philistine
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n. a person which views that are regarded as shallow or narrow-minded
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succinct
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adj. clearly expressed in a few words; to the point
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sullen
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adj. morose; sulky; somber
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tacit
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adj. implied from one's action but not spoken or written
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tactless
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adj. lacing in tact; inconsiderate of another's feelings
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unfathomable
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n. to difficult to understand; to deep to measure
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capitulate
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v. to surrender
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catalyst
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n. a substance that alters the rate at which a physical or chemical reactions takes place, usually by akin it go faster
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caustic
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adj. able to burn, eat away, or destroy by chemical action; sarcastic or cutting in speech; corrosive
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hierarchy
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n. a group of persons arranged in order of rank
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homogeneous
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adj. having or consisting of the same parts; similar
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hypocritical
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adj. insincere, false; pretense of being better than one is
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iconoclast
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n. a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow popular ideas
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piety
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n. a pious act or thought; devotion to religious duties and practices
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placid
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adj. calm; peaceful
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pompous
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adj. acting with an air of great dignity; full of high sounding words or phrases; pretentious; self-important
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sumptuous
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adj. of a size or splendor suggesting great expense
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surmise
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v. to reach a conclusion on slight evidence; to guess, presume
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surreptitious
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adj. acting in a secret way; stealthy
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susceptible
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adj. easily influenced or affected by ; disposed to
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validate
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v. to confirm or support; to verify; to make official
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celestial
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adj. of or related to the sky or universe; heavenly
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chronic
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adj. lasting for along timer recurring often; continuing
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clairvoyance
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n. the alleged power to see things not present to the senses
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impartial
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adj. favoring no side or party more than another; without bias
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implausible
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adj. not believable or acceptable
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inadvertent
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adj. accidental, unintentional ; not on purpose
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ponderous
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adj. very heavy; massive; unwieldy because of weight
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pretentious
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adj. making an exaggerated show of dignity of self importance; extravagantly showy
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prodigious
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adj. wonderful; amazing; of great size, power or extent; huge
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profusion
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n. great in quantity or amount; abundance
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sycophant
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n. someone who attempts to win favor through flattery of a superior; a \"yes man\"
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tawdry
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adj. cheap and gaudy; showy; sleazy
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vanguard
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n. the front or leading position in an army or movement
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vicarious
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adj. imagined participation in another's experience
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vicissitude
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n. a sudden or unexpected change in one's life
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colloquial
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adj. used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; conversational
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commiserate
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v. to feel r to express sorrow; to sympathize
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compatible
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adj. able to live or perform in agreement with others
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incipient
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adj. in an initial or early stage of development
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incontrovertible
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adj. not capable of being disputed or disproved
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incorrigible
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adj. not capable of being corrected or reformed
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prolific
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adj. producing offspring or fruits in great abundance; turning out many products of the mind
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pugnacious
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adj. eager to fight; quarrelsome
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querulous
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adj. given to complaining
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tedious
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adj. something tiresome because of the slowness or length of it
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tentative
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adj. not definite or permanent; indicating hesitance or uncertainty
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thwart
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v. to prevent something from taking place; to block, hinder
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vilify
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v. to use abusive or slanderous language about or of; to defame
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virtuoso
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n. a musical performer of exceptional excellence
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vulnerable
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adj. open to danger or to attack; easily hurt or influenced
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conciliatory
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adj. having the effect of soothing anger or distrust
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criterion
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n. a rule or standard on which judgements can be based
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cryptic
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adj. mysterious; puzzling; having a hidden or ambiguous meaning
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ingratiate
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v. act in a way to make oneself agreeable/acceptable to others
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insipid
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adj. lacking flavor; bland; dull
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lackluster
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adj. lacking brightness; dull; lacking energy or vitality
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quell
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v. to calm down, to put down or suppress; to put an end to
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quibble
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n. a minor criticism or objection
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quip
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n. a clever or witty remark; a sarcastic reply
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tirade
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n. a long, angry, or vehement speech
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trepidation
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n. a state of alarm or dread;; fearful uncertainty
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turbulent
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adj. marked by unrest or disturbance; wild disorder
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urbane
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adj. suave; having the refined manners of polite society
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volatile
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adj. changing quickly; fickle; unstable; explosive
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volition
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n. the power of being able to choose
