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267 Cards in this Set
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apportioned
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divide amongst
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dementia
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mental illness
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stigmatized
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to describe in a negative sense/negative believes;
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demonized
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a person having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
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deified
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to treat like a god or goddess
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ruminate
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to think carefully and deeply
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averred
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to say something in a very strong and definite way
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contortion
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to twist into an unusual apperance or shape
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deluge
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a large amount of things that come at the same time
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sidereal
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used with stars and constilations
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tangential
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slightly or inderectly related to something
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preternatural
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very unusual in a way that doesn’t seem natural
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preordained
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to decree or ordain in advance
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addle
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not able to think clearly
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slanderous
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to make a false statement that makes people to have a bad opinion of someone
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hysteria
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strong emotions that make you fell ouot of control
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irony
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"the use of words that really mean the opposite of you really think especially in terms of humour"
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akimbo |
keeping your hands on the waste or to bend your joints-knees/elbows |
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abreast
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next to each other
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lackey
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one who act as a servent
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demarcate
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to show the limits or edge of something
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addlepated
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"being mixed up confused/eccentric"
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cajole
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entice
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wary
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not having complete trust
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roundly
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completely; used with strong language
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prologue
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intro to a book
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epilogue
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ending of a book
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catharsis
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an act of expressing something in artful form
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coda
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an ending part of music or drama that is different from previous parts
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homily
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advice that is not wanted
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shrewd
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mentally sharp/cunning/clever
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simpatico
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on the same wavelength/thought pattern
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effusive
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expressing a lot of emotion
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abashed
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feeling embarrased
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countenance
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the expression apperance on face
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penitent
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to be sorrowful because you have done something wrong
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supplicating
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to beg for something
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syncopated
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(music) that stresses on the weak beats instead of the strong beats
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agglomerated
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gathered into a mass/ball
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amortized
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to pay money that is owed for somethingby making regular payments over a long time
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paradigm
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a model or pattern to be copied
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neologim
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a new word or an expression or a new meaning of a word
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stanza
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a group of lines ina poem
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quagmire
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a situation that is full of problems and is hard to get away from
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depredate
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to lay waste
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autodidacts
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self taught
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moralist
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a strong moral driven person who tries to control the behavior of others
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recidivist
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a person who continues to commit wrong deeds even after being caught and punished
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libertine
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a person who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in sensual pleasure
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utilitarian
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useful rather than being of a decorative purpose
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myrmidons
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a loyal follower
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presage
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a sign of something to happen in the future
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deftly
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skillful and clever with celerity
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unbeknownst
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happening or existing without any knowledge
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abhorrent
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causing or deserving a strong dislike
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consanguineous
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of the same blood or origin
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tremulous
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shaking because of nervousness of lack of confidence or courage
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coltish
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not subjected to discipline
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beguile
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to trick to deceive/hoodwink
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santries
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a solider who guides the door or a gate
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forebears
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ancestors
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progeny
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children/offsprings
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harbingers
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something that shows what is coming
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omnipotent
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having complete power
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recant
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to publically say that you no longer have the same belief
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heralded
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a sign that something will happen
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desuetude
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discontinuance from use or exercise
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debauchery
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behaviour involving sex and drugs
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overrun
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large numbers present throughout
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blithe
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happy and without worry
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virescent
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beginning to be green/ developing
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peccadilloes
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a small mistake or a fault that is not regarded very bad or serious
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odious
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causing hatred or strong dislike
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potable
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safe to drink
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risible
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deserving to be laughed at; unreasonable or very silly
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cursory
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done or made quickly
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verdant
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green with growing plants
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deposed
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to remove someone from a very powerful position
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amicable
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"showing polite and friendly; desire to avoid disagreement and argument"
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dulcet
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pleasant to hear/mellifluous
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doctrinaire
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used for a person who is very strongly opinioned on things/wont change opinions
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modish
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fashionable/modern
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motley
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made up of many things
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aerial
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performed in the air/or aeroplane
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agog
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enthusiastic and eager
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Topical |
Of or relating to or arranged by topics. Pertinent |
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Retroactive |
Having effects of things past. |
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Misgiving |
Doubts |
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Moot |
Think about carefully, irrelevant |
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Doting |
Extravagantly or foolishly loving or indulgent |
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Gloat |
Dwell on with satisfaction |
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Heckler |
To stir up negative opinion |
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Contemporaries |
All living at the same place same time |
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Adversaries |
Who gives opposition |
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Crony |
A close friend who accompanies |
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Chums |
A close friend. Cronies |
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Protracted |
Lasting a long duration |
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Contrive |
Do something hard.. |
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Implicate |
Charge of wrong doing |
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Implicit |
Implies |
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Gadfly |
Annoyong and asks questions |
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Pendulous |
To droop, flag, sink. Remember from pendulum |
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Upstart |
Person who starts acting powerful. Attained a powerful position |
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Formidable |
Redoubtable |
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Draconian |
Severe laws. Unconscionable |
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Disposition |
The tendancy to think or act in a particular way. The usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
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Insatiable |
Always wanting more..never satisfied |
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Ramification |
Consequence of something |
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Truism |
A true statement. |
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Anglocentric |
England as the center |
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Sundry |
Made up of different things |
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Despondency |
Hopelessness. Forlorn |
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Accrued |
Accumulated, collected |
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Dither |
Be uncertain or unsure |
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Persnickety |
Fastidious... Careful to details |
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Wayward |
Resistance to guidance or discipline. Obstinate |
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Synopsis |
A summary of the main points |
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Inclusion |
Including something |
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Rehash |
Use again something old with no or few changes |
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Manifesto |
A public declaration of intentions |
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Retraction |
To retract something |
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Précis |
To make a summary |
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Procrastinate |
To take a long time to do something.. Avoiding something for a long time because you don't like to do it |
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Bloviate |
Orate verbosely and windily. To much effort |
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Ennoble |
Dignity, honor, noble |
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Chic |
Elegant and stylish |
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Fulsome |
Express something in strong and emotional way |
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Squeamish |
Uncomfortable |
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Indiscernible |
Barely able to be perceived |
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Meek |
Humble in spirit or manner, diffident |
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Indelible |
Cannot be removed or erased |
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Fleeting |
Lasting for a less time |
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Forthwith |
Right way |
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Latitude |
Independence, freedom |
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Galling |
Annoying and irritating |
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Alluring |
Highly attractive |
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Pedagogy |
The art or science of teaching |
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Exuding |
To show emotions very clearly and strongly |
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Overarching |
Including or influencing every part of something |
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Provenance |
The origin or source of something |
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Inter |
Tomb, grave |
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Wary |
Openly distrustful and ubwilling to confide |
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Smitten |
Foolish or unreasoning fondness, affected by something overwhelming |
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Conciliatory |
Conciliation; willing to make concession |
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Prying |
Offensivly inquisitiveness, intrusive even |
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Obstreperous |
Noisily and stubbornly defiant |
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Albeit |
Even though |
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Sclerotic |
Hardened, not caring for at all |
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Invigorate |
Make lively, impart vigor |
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Discern |
To detect |
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Contrive |
Put or send forth, devise, work out a plan |
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Detractor |
One who disparages or belittles the worth of something |
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Riveting |
Capable of holding attention |
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Wily |
Marked by a skill in deception |
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Undiscernible |
Impossible to see hear or know clearly |
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Craft |
Skilful at deception |
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Obtuse |
Stupid or unintelligent |
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Tinge/tinged |
A slight but appreciable amount of. Pale/subdued |
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Politic |
Marked by prudence. |
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Secularism |
Religion to be excluded from government and education |
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Inquisitor |
Questioner who is very harsh |
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Augury |
An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come |
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Trope |
An image, art etc used in a different sense to produce an artistic effect |
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Blasé |
Nonchalantly unconcerned |
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Lest |
For fear of |
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Bleak |
Not hopeful or encouraging. |
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Budge |
To move slightly, to change your opinion or decision |
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Vanguard |
A position of great importance or advancement |
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Slander |
Attack the good name and reputation of someone |
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Oust |
Supplant |
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Marginalize |
Relegate, decrease, cut off |
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Digression |
Discursive |
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Canned |
Not original or special |
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Plebeian |
One of the common people |
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Rococo |
Fancy and graceful orientation in art or architecture |
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Foray |
First attempt at something |
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Curtail |
Place restrictions on |
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Hinge |
A circumstance on which a subsequent event depends |
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Posterity |
Coming generations |
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Reversion |
Turning in the opposite direction |
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Heresy |
To reject the orthodox tents or viewpoints |
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Gratuitous |
Uncalled for, unnecessary |
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Tentative |
Hesitant |
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Contrition |
Sin or sorrow |
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Scrupulously |
With extreme care |
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Unbidden |
Not invited, requested or asked for |
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Aghast |
Struck with fear, dread |
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Puckish |
Arch annoyomgly playful |
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Petition |
A written document requesting the officials about something |
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Bridle |
Anger or take offense |
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Quibble |
Argue over petty things |
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Entail |
To have a logical consequence, impose, involve |
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Undergird |
Make secure, lend miral support to. Corroborate |
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Enduing |
Provide or endow |
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Stilted |
Awkward because of being to formal |
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Studied |
Careful thought or deliberation |
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Affectation |
An unnatural form of behavior meant to impress others |
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Numinous |
Having a holy, or spiritual quality |
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Berserk |
Not at all peaceful |
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Parlous |
Dangerous |
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Trundled |
Pondered. Moved slowly |
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Bleating |
Complaining like a girl |
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Oligarchy |
Wealthy businessmen |
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Stopgap |
Temporary fix |
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Mores |
Customs or rules |
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Arcadian |
Positive view of rural life |
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Hinterland |
Undesirable |
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Regressive |
Backwards, old thinking |
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Whet |
Stimulate |
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Effete |
Lacking courage,like woman in strength |
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Purported |
pretend to be |
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Treacly |
Overly sweet, sentimental |
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Apprehension |
Someone who understands |
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Indisposed |
Make unwilling, make unfit or unsuitable |
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Couching |
Say or express something in a particular way |
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Peter out |
Use up all of ones energy and strength |
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Middling |
Average size or quality |
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Vapid |
Dull, boring |
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Alight |
To stop on a surface after flying:insects and birds; to disembark |
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Heady |
Rash; use of good judgement or common sense in practical matters |
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Bereft |
Sad because someone has died |
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Pat |
True, correct, conscientious |
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Evocative |
Serving to bring to mind |
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Waning |
A gradual decrease |
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Surging |
Suddenly increase to a high level |
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Duly |
Justifiably |
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Patina |
A thin layer |
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Racy |
Designed for a race, full of zest and vigor |
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Prudish |
Easily shocked or angered |
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Eloquence |
To be articulate. |
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Potentate |
Autocratic, despot |
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Usurp |
Arrogate, to take control over or of something by force without any right to do so |
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Apt |
Likely to do something, or having a tendency to do something |
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Conjecture |
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information |
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Exult |
To show or feel triumphant jubilation in something |
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Drudgery |
Hard menial or dull work |
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Implore |
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something |
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Lamentations |
Passionate expression of grief and sorrow. Weeping |
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Absolve |
Vindicated |
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Pathetic |
Arousing pity, sorrow |
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Seldom |
Not often |
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Apprehension |
Understanding, grasp |
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Suffrage |
The right to vite in elections |
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Discourse |
Communication in terms of a debate |
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Impetus |
Force or energy |
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Conviction |
A frimly held belief |
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Repast |
Food |
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Dander |
Anger or animosity |
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Sacerdotal |
Of or relating to priests, priesthood |
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Obeisance |
Respect |
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Loquacious |
Talking easily |
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Salutary |
Having a good or helpful result |
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Cavil |
To complain about things not important |
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Fruitful |
Prolific, fecund |
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Grim |
Bleak with melancholy |
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Enfeeble |
Weaken |
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Misnomer |
A name that is not appropriate |
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Pejorative |
Expressing criticism |
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Uncharacteristic |
Not usually or naturally |
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Fringe |
Decorate.. Juxtapose |
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Objective |
Based on facts |
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Bravura |
Dexterity, deft |
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Forestall |
Obviate, preclude |
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Supplicate |
To beg, petition, implore, importune |
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Entreaty |
To beg, supplication, implore, importune, solicit, petition, |
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Inept |
Lacking skill or ability |
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Brevity |
Pithy, to say something in few words; something that last for a very short time |
