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adversity
poverty;
misfortune
aesthetic
pertaining
to art or beauty
adu lation
flattery;
adm i ration
advocate
urge; plead for
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affirmation
assertion;
confi rmation
affable
easily
approachable;
warmly
friendly
alleviate
relieve;
aggregate
total
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altruistic
unselfishly
generous;
concerned
aloof
for others
ambiguous
ambivalence
or
reserved
apart;
unclear
or doubtful
in meaning
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amorphous
anarchist
a person who seeks to overtu rn
the establ ished government;
an
advocate
of abolishing
authority
formless;
lacking
shape
or definition
antagonism
actively
expressed
hosti I ity
anomaly
i rregu larity
antediluvian
(an tih duh
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antidote
medicine to counteract
a poison
or disease; something that
rei ieves a harmfu I effect
apathy
lack of interest
or concern
antediluvian
antiquated;
extremely
old
antiquated
old-fashioned;
obsolete
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apprehension
fearful
anticipation
appease
of the future;
dread
passionate;
or soothe;
relieve
archaic
ardent
intense;
pacify
zealous
ancient;
out of date
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art a fact
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art is sin
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artifact
object made by human beings
arrogance
pride; haughtiness
ascendancy
cantrall i ng i nfl uence; dam i nation
arti san
manually skilled worker;
craftsman as opposed to artist
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aspire
asceti c
practicing
self-denial;
austere
audacious
assuage
ease or lessen;
climb
satisfy;
soothe
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autonomous
self-govern i ng
aversion
firm dislike
austere
forbiddingly
stern; severely
simple and unornamented
avarice
greediness
for wealth
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we won't have to
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ani:!more. ,
beguile
bel ie
contradict;
charm;
mislead
or delude
bolster
bombastic
pompous;
using
inflated
language
support;
reinforce
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calculated
deliberately
braggart
planned
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CapriCIOUS
unpredictable;
fickle
boaster
candor
frankness;
open honesty
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charlatan
coalesce
combine;
fuse
compi Ie
assemble;
gather;
accumulate
a quack;
pretender
to knowledge
colloquial
pertaining to conversational
or common speech
conflagration
(kon fluh gray shun)
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conflagration
great fi re
cordial
gracious;
heartfelt
complacency
self-satisfaction;
smugness
confound
confuse;
puzzle
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criterion
cryptic
mysterious;
hidden;
secret
standard
used in judging
debi I itate
weaken;
enfeeble
culpable
deserving
blame
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depravity
deprecate
express
disapproval
of; belittle
extreme
corruption;
wickedness
deride
derivative
unoriginal;
derived
from
another
source
ridicule;
make fun of
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di-scounted
throw.
It went /
out of
bound-s.
di I igence
steadiness
persistent
of effort;
hard work
digression
wandering
discount
disregard;
dismiss
disclose
reveal
discriminating
(dih skrim uh nay ting)
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taste.
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disinclination
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disdain
scorn
discriminating
able to see differences
disputatious
argumentative;
fond of argu i ng
disinclination
a lack of inclination;
reluctance
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divergent
varying; going in different directions
from the same point
dissent
disagree
dogmatic
opinionated;
arbitrary
document
provide written
evidence
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eclectic
egotism
composed
excessive
self-importance;
conceit
or song expressing
from
elated
elegy
poem
of elements drawn
diverse sources
grief
overjoyed;
in high spirits
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elusive
embell ish
adorn;
ornament;
add fictitious
detail
to evade capture
enm ity
ill will;
hatred
emulate
imitate;
vocal
deAniiely
where ~ou
-s+and on
thi-s i-s-sue?
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equivocal
unclear in meaning;
intentionally
misleading
evanescent
fleeting;
vanishing
ephemeral
short-I ived; fleeti ng
eulogy
expression
of praise
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to Superior Salt Status.
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exalt
exemplary
serving as a model;
outstanding
The combat hero was exalted in his hometown when he returned home from the war.
Having been made Bishop at the age of forty,
Father Watson believed he would one day
reach the exalted position of Cardinal.
When the College of Cardinals selects a
Pope, he is exalted above all other Roman
Catholics.
exuberance
faci Iitate
joyful
help bring about; make less difficult
praise
enthusiasm; overflowing
abundance
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fallow
fanaticism
excessive
devotion
enthusiasm;
extreme
to a belief or cause
plowed
uncultivated
feasible
practical;
possible
fastidious
difficult
to please;
really
careful
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garru lous
talkative;
wordy
gullible
easily
deceived
furtive
sneaky;
secretive
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gregarious
sociable
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hamper
hardy
strong;
stu rdy
obstruct;
hedonist
one who believes that pleasure
is the sole aim in life
haughtiness
pride;
arrogance
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stop
bowl
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being hyper!
u-se
hyperbole
on me!
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hierarchy
arrangement
by rank or standing
heresy
opinion
contrary
to popular
belief
hyperbole
exaggeration;
overstatement
homogeneous
composed
of identical
parts
I dete<st tho<se
who don't do all the,!:! can
to <Savethe environment.
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An immutable fact:
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iconoclastic
attacki ng cherished
trad itions
hypocritical
pretend i ng to be vi rtuous; deceivi ng
impeccable
faultless;
having no flaws
immutable
unchangeable
inconsequential
Incongruous
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impudence
incite
arouse to action
offensive
for inciting
inconsequential
insignificant;
boldness
unimportant
Incongruous
not fitting;
absurd
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indifferent
induce
persuade;
bri ng about
unmoved;
unconcerned
by; mediocre
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innovation
change;
introduction
of someth i ng new
Innocuous
harmless; unlikely to provoke
strong emotion
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integrity
uprightness;
wholeness
i nsu Iarity
narrow-mindedness;
isolation
intrepid
fearless
intimidate
frighten;
coerce
or inhibit
by threats
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of the laugh fi-sh?
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jocular
said or done in jest
linger
loiter
or dawdle;
continue
Ironic
unexpected
and contrary
in outcome
lavish
or persist
extravagant;
wastefu I
myrrh scenery
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list-less
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mercenary
interested
in money
listless
or gain
lacking
in spirit
or energy
mitigate
moderate
in intensity
meticulous
pa i nstaki ng; excessively
carefu I
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tnat a neFariou-s bomber i-s on board.
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mosaic
picture made of colorful small inlaid
tiles; something that resembles a mosaic
morose
i II-hu mored; sad; gloomy
nefarious
very wicked
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday;
concerned with the commonplace
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nonchalance
notoriety
ill fame (being known
widely
indifference;
casual
lack of concern
and unfavorably)
forgetfu
ob I iterate
oblivion
obscurity;
Iness
destroy
completely
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were -so ob-stinate,
I had to u-se level 10
to knock .!::fouout.
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obscure
obsti nate
stubborn;
hard to control
or treat
orator
public
speaker
indistinct;
not easily
understood
opportunist
one who sacrifices principles
ga i n by taki ng advantage
of circumstances
for
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pacifist
one opposed
to force;
ornate
anti mil itarist
peripheral
outer;
margi nal
excessively
or elaborately
decorated
Taste in art today tends to prefer straightforward, unadorned design to design that
is ornate.
Modern readers tend to prefer writing that is
simple and direct to writing that is ornate.
We marveled at the ornately carved chair
created by the master furniture maker.
penury
severe poverty;
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phenomena
pithy
concise;
mean i ngfu I;
substantial;
meaty
observable
scientific
facts; subjects
investigation
of
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reader's interest.
placate
polemical
aggressive
in verbal
disputatious
attack;
pacify;
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pretentious
pompous; making unjustified claims;
outward Iy extravagant
ponderous
weighty;
unwieldy
profusion
overabu ndance; excess
prodigal
wasteful;
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quagmire
soft wet boggy land; complex or
dangerous situation from which
it is difficult to free oneself
The expedition faced a choice: Go the long
way around the vast swamp and lose precious
time or go through it and risk having their
vehicles get stuck in a quagmire.
The defense lawyer introduced so much
evidence that the trial became bogged
down in a quagmire of irrelevant
information.
querulous
complaining;
fretful
quiescence
state of bei ng at rest;
temporary inactivity
ramble
wander
aimlessly
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speak in an angry or excited manner; rave
rancor
bitterness;
hatred
raucous
ratify
approve formally;
The raucous cries of the crows were becoming so annoying to the writer hard at work
on his book that he began to eye the shotgun
sitting in his gun case.
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ravenous
raze
destroy
extremely
completely
ravenous.
recou nt
redundant
unnecessary;
repetitious;
excessively
wordy
hungry
narrate
or tell;
count
over again
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rhetorical
robust
vigorous;
strong
pertaining
to effective communication;
insincere in language; characterized
by
overly elaborate,
pompous language
sage
satirical
mocki ng; characterized
by
sarcastic wit to attack
or expose folly
person
celebrated
for wisdom
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scanty
meager;
saturate
soak thorough
insufficient
Iy; drench
scrutinize
examine
closely
and critically
scrupulous
conscientious;
extremely
thorough
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servile
slavish;
submissive
seclusion
isolation;
solitude
soporifi c
sleep-causing;
marked by sleepiness
sluggish
slow; lazy; lacking energy
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lid
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stagnant
motion less; stale; du II
sporadic
occurring
irregularly
strident
loud and harsh; insistent
sto lid
showi ng Iittle emotion
conservative
hobby is
and who
partying.
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su pe rfi cia I
on Iy with the obvious;
concerned
shallow;
near the surface
subside
settle
down;
descend;
grow
quiet
surfeit
indulge to
excess in anything
superfl uous
unnecessary;
excessive;
overabundant
and
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eurrepiiiioue.
eurrepiiiioue.
eurrepiiiioue.
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sycophant
self-seeker who tries to gain favor by
flatteri ng important people; boot Iicker
tenacity
firmness;
persistence
surreptitious
done in a secret way; hidden
tantamount
equivalent
in effect or value
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It'-s unbelievable.
Mark m!:lword-s,
!:I0ung man,
/:Iou will be
puni6hed fo,.
thi6!
The-se tie-s are
like gold to me.
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Oh, pleeee,
can we tr.!:j
"Try Fling"?
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ti rade
extended
th readbare
worn through till the threads
show; shabby and poor
trifl i ng
trivial;
unimportant
torpor
physical or mental inactivity;
sluggishness; dormancy
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turmoi
great commotion
and confusion
vaporize
turn
into vapor
Military planners are working on a spacebased weapon that would be able to vaporize
entire cities with a burst of high energy.
After taking measurements of the Sun's
high-energy radiation, the space probe
plunged toward the Sun's surface and
was vaporized.
At the end of the science fiction movie, the
hero fired a gigantic ray gun at the hostile
aliens, vaporizing them.
tru ncate
shorten;
uniform ity
sameness
What'~
wrong
with V!:je'?
She mi-s-se-s her
kangaroo.
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She lent
it to a gU!:j
named 0u!:j.
and it
caught a
reall!:j bad
vir-u-s and
died.
This virtuoso has a virtue oh so rarehe spreads cheer far and near.
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vi rtuoso
vi ru lent
extremely
poisonous;
hostile;
bitter
highly
skilled
artist
zealot
fanatic; person who
shows excessive zeal
whimsical
unpredictable;
fanciful