kaplan plus barros high frequently words with meanings

8/8/2019 Kaplan Plus Barros High Frequently Words With Meanings

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abate*:to reduce in amount, degree or severity

abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne

aberrant: abnormal or deviant

abeyance: suspended action

abject: utterly hopeless, humiliating or wretched

abjure: to renounce on oath

ablution: act of cleansing

abrogate: to abolish by formal means

abscond*: depart secretly and hide

abstemious*: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden

accretion: an increase by natural growth

acerbic: sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper

acquiesce: to comply, give in

acrid: sharp or biting to the taste or smell

acrimonious: caustic, stinging or bitter in nature

adjoin*: to be close or in contact with

adjure: to beg or command

admonish: to counsel against something; caution; warn; reprove

adulterate*:to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adventitious:accidental

aesthetic: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

affable: friendly, courteous

aggrandize: to increase in power, influence and reputation


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aggregate: gather; accumulate

alacrity: cheerful., promptness; eagerness

alleviate: relieve.

altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

amalgamate: combine; unite in one body

amatory: of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking

ambiguous: unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

ameliorate: to make better; to improve

amity: friendship; peaceful harmony

anachronism*: something or someone misplaced in time; an obsolete or archaic form

analogous: comparable

anarchy: absence of governing body; state of disorder

androgen: any substance that promotes masculine characteristics

androgynous:being both male and female

animus: hostile feeling or attitude

anomalous: abnormal; irregular

antipathy*: aversion; dislike

apartheid: any system or caste that separates people according to race

apathy*: lack of interest or emotion; uncaring; indifference

apogee: the highest or most distant point

apostasy*: renunciation of ones previous loyalty; a total desertion of ones religion, principles, cause,

etc.

apotheosis:glorification, glorified ideal ,highest level of glory or power.

Appease: pacify or soothe; relieve


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Apprise: inform

approbation*:approval; praise, consideration

appropriate: acquire; take possession of for ones own use

arduous: hard; strenuous

arrogate: to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously

artless: without guile; open and honest

ascetic: practicing self-denial; austere

assiduous*: diligent, persistent, hardworking

assuage: to make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

atrophy: to waste away; wither or deteriorate; the wasting away of body tissue

attenuate:make thinner

audacious:daring; bold

austere*: forbiddingly stern in appearance; severely simple and unornamented

autonomous*: self-governing; independent

aver*: assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact

avocation

somethingone does in addition to a principle occupation

banal

boring;commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clichd; hackneyed

belie

contradict;give a false impression


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belligerent

warlike,given to waging war

bemoan

toexpress pity for

beneficent

kindly;doing good

benevolent

desiringto do good to others

benign

havinga kindly disposition

bilateral

pertainingto or affecting two or both sides

bolster

support;reinforce

bombastic*

pompousin speech and manner ; using inflated language

boorish


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rude;insensitive

burgeon

growforth; send out buds

burnish

makeshiny by rubbing; polish

buttress

support;prop up

capitulate

tosurrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms

capricious*

unpredictable;fickle; changing ones mind quickly and often

castigate*

topunish or criticize harshly

catalyst

agentthat increases the rate of a chemical action; person or thing that causesaction

caustic

burning;sarcastically biting


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chicanery*

trickery;deception by means of craft or guile

circuitous

roundabout,indirect

circumambulate

towalk about or around

circumscribe

todraw a line around

circumspect

watchfuland discreet

coagulate

thicken;congeal; clot

coda

concludingsection of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizesor concludes

cogent*

convincingand well reasoned

commensurate


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correspondingin extent, degree, etc.; proportionate

compendium

brief,comprehensive summary

complacent

self-satisfied,unconcerned

complaisant*

tryingto please; overly polite; obliging

compliant

yielding;conforming to requirements

compunction

afeeling of uneasiness for doing wrong

concentric

havinga common center

conciliate

toplacate, win over

conciliatory

reconciling;soothing


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condone

overlook;forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

conflagration

alarge destructive fire

confluence

merginginto one

confound

confuse;puzzle

congenital

existingor as such from birth

connoisseur

personcompetent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art

contention

claim;thesis

contentious

quarrelsome

contravene


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tocome into conflict with

contrite

feelingregret and sorrow for ones sins or offenses; penitent

conundrum

riddle;difficult problem

convalescent

recoveringfrom illness

converge

approach;tend to meet; come together

convoke

tocall together

convoluted*

intricateand complicated

corroborate

to

provide supporting evidence

craven

cowardly


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credulous*

tootrusting; gullible

cursory

goingrapidly over something; hasty; superficial

daunt

intimidate;frighten

decadent

decaying;deteriorating

decorum

propriety;orderliness and good taste in manners

default

failureto act

deference*

respect;courteous regard for anothers wishes

deferential

respectful;to yield judgment to

deign


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tothink fit or in accordance with ones dignity

delineate

portray;depict; sketch

delude

tomislead the mind of judgment of, deceive

denigrate

blacken

deride

ridicule;make fun of

derision

contemptuousor jeering laughter; ridicule.

derivative

unoriginal;obtained from another source

desiccate*

todry out thoroughly

desultory*

aimless;haphazard; digressing at random


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deterrent

somethingthat discourages; hindrance

diatribe

bitterscolding; invective

dichotomy*

split;branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

diffident*

lackingor marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

diffuse*

tospread widely or thinly

digression

wanderingaway from the subject

dilatory*

inclinedto delay or procrastinate

dilettante

someonewith an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

dirge


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lamentwith music

disabuse*

correcta false impression; to set right; to

free from error

discerning

mentallyquick and observant; having insight

discordant

notharmonious; conflicting

discredit

defame;destroy confidence in; disbelieve

discrepancy

lackof consistency; difference

discrete

separate;unconnected; consisting of distinct parts

disingenuous

lackinggenuine candor; insincere

disinterested


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unprejudiced

disjointed

lackingcoherence; separated at the joints

dismiss

eliminatefrom consideration; reject

disparage

belittle

disparate

fundamentallydistinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar

disport

todivert or amuse oneself

disquiet

alack of calm or peace

dissemble*

disguise;pretend; to disguise ones real intentions or character

disseminate*

distribute;spread widely; scatter (like seeds)


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dissolution

disintegration;looseness in morals

dissonance

discord;opposite of harmony

distend

toexpand by stretching; swell out

distill

purify;refine; concentrate

diverge

vary;go in different directions from the same point

divest

strip;deprive

doctrine

aprinciple or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief;dogma

document

providewritten evidence

dogma


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afirmly held opinion, often a religious belief

dogmatic*

opinionated;arbitrary; doctrinal

doleful

sorrowful,mournful

dormant

sleeping;lethargic; latent

dour

sullen,gloomy

dupe*

todeceive; a person who is easily deceived

duplicity

deceitfulnessin speech or conduct; double-dealing

dystrophy

faultyor inadequate nutrition or development

ebullient

showingexcitement; overflowing with enthusiasm


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eclectic*

selective;composed of elements from a variety of sources

efficacy*

effectiveness; power to produce desired effect

effigy

adummy; a likeness or image, especially of a person.

effluence

flowingout of

effrontery

impudence;shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness

elegy*

asorrowful poem or speech

elicit

drawout by discussion

elocution

artof clear and expressive speaking

embellish


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adorn;ornament; enhance, as a story

empathy

theidentification with the feelings or thoughts of others

empirical

basedon experience

emulate

imitate;rival

endemic

prevailingamong a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

enervate*

weaken;to reduce in strength

engender*

toproduce, cause or bring about

enhance

increase;improve

enigma

apuzzle; a mystery


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ephemeral*

short-lived;fleeting

epigram

awitty or pointed saying tersely expressed

epithet

aword or phrase characteristically used to characterize a person or thing

equanimity

calmnessof temperament; composure

equivocate*

lie;mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

erudite*

learned,scholarly, bookish

esoteric*

hardto understand; known only to the chosen few

estimable

admirable

eugenics


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improvementof qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics

eulogy*

expressionof praise, often on the occasion of someones death

euphemism

aninoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is consideredoffensive

euphony

pleasantnessof sound

exacerbate*

worsen;to increase bitterness or violence

exculpate*

toclear from blame; prove innocent

execrable

abominable

exigency

urgentsituation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention

exigent

urgent;requiring immediate action


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expound

toset forth in detail

extrapolation

projection;conjecture

exult

toshow or feel triumphant joy

facetious

joking(often inappropriately); humorous

facilitate

helpbring about; make less difficult

fallacious

false;misleading

fatuous

brainless;inane; foolish, yet smug

fawning*

tryingto please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing

felicitous


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apt;suitably expressed; well chosen

fervor

glowingardor; intensity of feeling

fiduciary

ofa trust; held or given in trust

flag

droop;grow feeble; to decline in vigor or strength

fledgling

inexperienced

flout

reject;mock; show contempt for

foment*

toarouse or incite

forestall*

preventby taking action in advance

fractious

irritable,peevish


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frugality

thrifty;economy

fusillade

continuousdischarge of firearms or outburst of criticism

futile

useless;hopeless; ineffectual

gainsay

deny

garrulous

loquacious;talkative; wordy

goad

urgeon

gouge

overcharge

grandiloquent*

pompousor inflated in language; bombastic; using high-sounding language

gregarious


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sociable

guile

deceitor trickery

guileless

withoutdeceit

gullible

easilydeceived

harangue

long,passionate, and vehement speech

heterodox

differentfrom acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines

heterogeneous

ofother origin; not originating in the body

homogeneous

ofthe same kind

hyperbole


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exaggeration;overstatement

hypocritical

affectingvirtues or qualities one does not have

iconoclast*

onewho opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

idolatry

worshipof idols; excessive admiration

immutable

unchangeable

impair

injure;hurt

impassive*

withoutfeeling; imperturbable; showing or feeling no emotion

impede

hinder;block

impermeable

impervious;not permitting passage through its substance


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imperturbable

calm;placid

impervious*

impenetrable;incapable of being damaged or distressed

impetuous*

quickto act without thinking

implacable

incapableof being pacified

implicit

understoodbut not stated

implode

burstinward

importune

tourge or press with excessive persistence

impugn

toattack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

inadvertently


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unintentionally;by oversight; carelessly

inamorata

afemale lover

inchoate*

notfully formed; disorganized; rudimentary; elementary

incongruity

lackof harmony; absurdity

inconsequential

insignificant;unimportant

incorporate

introducesomething into a larger whole; combine; unite

inculpate

tocharge with fault

incursion

ahostile entrance into a place

indeterminate

uncertain;not clearly fixed; indefinite


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indigence

poverty

indigent

experiencingwant or need; impoverished.

indoctrinate

toimbue someone with learning

indolence*

stateof being lazy or slothful

induce

tomove or lead by influence

ineffable

toogreat for description

inert

inactive;lacking power to move

infusion

liquidextract so obtained

ingenuous*


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naiveand trusting; young; unsophisticated

inherent

firmlyestablished by nature or habit

inimical

hostile,unfriendly

innocuous

harmless

insensate

withoutfeeling or sensitivity

insensible

unconscious;unresponsive

insidious

intendedto trap or beguile

insinuate

hint;imply; creep in

insipid*

lackingin interest or flavor; dull


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insolent

boldlyrude or disrespectful

insularity

narrow-mindedness;isolation

interloper

someonewho intrudes in the domain of others

intractable

unruly;stubborn; unyielding

intransigence

refusalof any compromise; stubbornness

intransigent*

refusingto agree or compromise

inundate

overwhelm;flood; submerge

inured

accustomed;hardened

invective*


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of,relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

irascible*

irritable;easily angered

irresolute

uncertainhow to act; weak

itinerary

planof a trip

laconic

briefand to the point; using few words

lassitude

languor;weariness

latent

potentialbut undeveloped; dormant; hidden

laud

praise

lethargic

drowsy;dull


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levee

earthor stone embankment to prevent flooding

levity

lackof seriousness or steadiness; f rivolity

litigate

tomake the subject of a lawsuit

log

recordof a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities

loquacious

talkative

lucid

easilyunderstood; clear; intelligible

luminous

shining;issuing light

magnanimity

generosity

magnanimous


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generousin forgiving an insult or injury

magnate

apowerful or influential person

maladroit

clumsy,tactless

malevolent

characterizedby or expressing bad will

malfeasance

misconductor wrongdoing often committed by a public official

malign

tospeak harmful untruths about, to slander

malinger

toevade responsibility by pretending to be ill

malingerer

onewho feigns illness to escape duty

malleable

capableof being shaped by pounding; impressionable


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maverick

rebel;nonconformist

maxim

anexpression of general truth or principle

mendacious

lying;habitually dishonest

metamorphosis

changeof form

meticulous

excessivelycareful; painstaking; scrupulous

minatory

menacing,threatening

misanthrope*

onewho hates mankind

miscegenation

interbreedingof races

mitigate*


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tosoften, to lessen

mollify*

tocalm or make less severe; soothe

morose

ill-humored;sullen; melancholy

mundane

worldlyas opposed to spiritual; everyday

nascent

startingto develop

negate

cancelout; nullify; deny

neophyte*

recentconvert; beginner

obdurate

stubborn,hardened in feelings; resistant to persuasion

obfuscate

torender indistinct or dim


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oblique

havinga slanting or sloping direction

obsequious*

overlysubmissive and eager to please; servile; sycophantic

obsolescent

becomingobsolete

obstreperous

noisilydefiant, unruly

obtuse

notsharp, pointed or acute

obviate

toprevent; make unnecessary; get rid of

occlude

tostop; close; to prevent the passage of

officious

meddlesome;excessively pushy in offering ones services

omnivorous


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eatingor absorbing everything

onerous*

troublesomeand oppressive; burdensome

opprobrium*

publicdisgrace; infamy; vilification

oscillate

vibrate;

waver

ostentatious

showy;pretentious; trying to attract attention

panegyric

formal

or elaborate praise at an assembly

panoply

awide-ranging and impressive array or display

paragon*

model

of excellence or perfection

partisan

one-sided;prejudiced; committed to a party


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pathogenic

causingdisease

pathological

pertainingto disease

paucity*

smallnessof quantity; scarcity; scantiness

pedantic

showingoff learning; bookish

penchant

stronginclination; liking

penury

severepoverty; stinginess

percipient

havingperception; discerning; discriminating

perennial

somethinglong-lasting

perfidious*


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treacherous;disloyal; willing to betray ones trust

perfidious

willingto betray ones trust

perfunctory*

superficial;not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; done in a routineway;

peripatetic

walkingor traveling about; itinerant

permeable

penetrable;porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

permutation

acomplete change; transformation

perquisite

agratuity, tip

perspicacious

havingkeen mental perception and understanding; shrewd; astute

pertinacious

resolute;persistent, stubborn


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pervasive

spreadthroughout

petulant

showingsudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance

philanderer

onewho carries on flirtations

philanthropy

charity;a desire or effort to promote goodness

philology

thestudy of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determinetheir meaning

phlegmatic

calm;not easily disturbed

piety

devoutness;reverence for God

placate

pacify;conciliate

plasticity


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abilityto be molded

platitude

triteremark; commonplace statement

plethora*

excess;overabundance

plummet

fallsharply

porous

fullof pores; like a sieve

pragmatic

practical(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impactof something

preamble

introductorystatement

precarious

uncertain;risky

precept

acommandment given as a rule of action or conduct


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precipitate

n.to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

precipitate

adj.rash, premature, hasty, sudden

preclude

toprevent the presence of

precocious

unusuallyadvanced or mature in mental development or talent

precursor

forerunner

predilection

preference,liking

prescient

havingknowledge of things before they happen

presentiment

afeeling of anticipation over a future event

presumptuous


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arrogant;taking liberties

prevaricate*

tolie or deviate from the truth

pristine

characteristicof earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

probity*

honesty;uprightness; incorruptibility

problematic

doubtful;unsettled; questionable; perplexing

prodigal*

lavish;wasteful; reckless with money

profound

deep;not superficial; complete

prohibitive

tendingto prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent orforbid

proliferate*

growrapidly; spread; multiply


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promulgate

tomake known by open declaration

propensity

naturalinclination

propitiate*

toconciliate; to appease

propound

toset forth for consideration

propriety*

correctbehavior or conduct, obedience to rules and customs

proscribe*

tocondemn as harmful or odious; ostracize; banish; outlaw

proselytize

toconvert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another

protract

toprolong, draw out, extend

provident


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havingor showing foresight

prudence

wisdom,caution or restraint

puerile

childish,immature

pugnacious

toquarrel or fight readily

punctilious

strictor exact in the observance of formalities

pungent

stinging;sharp in taste or smell; caustic

pusillanimous

lackingcourage or resolution

qualified

limited;restricted

querulous

fullof complaints


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quibble

minorobjection or complaint

quiescence

n.the condition of being at rest, still, inactive

quiescent*

adj.at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive; motionless

rarefied

madeless dense (of a gas)

recalcitrant

obstinatelystubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly

recant

disclaimor disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

recluse

hermit;loner

recondite

abstruse;profound; secret

recumbent


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lyingdown; reclining; leaning

refractory*

stubborn;unmanageable; rebellious

refute

disprove

rejoinder

toreply, retort

relegate

banishto an inferior position; delegate; assign

remonstrate

tosay or plead in protest, objection, or reproof

reprehensible

deservingrebuke or censure; blameworthy.

reprisals

retaliationagainst an enemy

reproach

expressdisapproval or disappointment


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reprobate*

personhardened in sin; wicked person; devoid of a sense of decency

repudiate*

disown;disavow; to reject the validity of

rescind

cancel

resolution

n.determination

resolve

v.to make a firm decision about.

reticent*

silent;reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence

reverent

respectful;worshipful

revile

tocriticize with harsh language


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sage

personcelebrated for wisdom

salient

prominentor conspicuous

salubrious

conduciveor favorable to health or well-being

sanction

approve;ratify

satiate

satisfyfully

saturate

soakthoroughly

savor

enjoy;have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality

secrete

hideaway or cache; produce and release a substance

sedition


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incitementof discontent or rebellion against a government

shard

apiece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig;a potsherd.

skeptic

doubter;person who suspends judgment until having examined evidence supportinga point of view

sociopath

aperson whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility

solicitous

worried;concerned

soporific*

sleep-causing;lethargy; marked by sleepiness

specious*

havingthe ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious)

spectrum

coloredband produced when a beam of light passes through a prism

sporadic


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occurringirregularly

stigma*

a

mark of shame or discredit

stint

torestrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with

stipulate

tolay down as a condition of an agreement; require by contract

stolid*

dull;impassive; unemotional; lacking sensitivity

striated

marked

with parallel bands; grooved

strut

pompouswalk or supporting bar

subjugate

to

conquer

subpoena

awrit requiring appearance in court to give testimony


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subside

settledown; descend; grow quiet

substantiate

establishby evidence; verify; support

subterfuge

anartifice or expedient used to evade a rule

supercilious

arrogant,haughty, condescending

supersede

causeto be set aside; replace; make obsolete

supplicate

tomake humble and earnest entreaty

supposition

hypothesis;surmise

tacit

understood;not put into words

taciturn


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silent,not talkative

tangential

peripheral;only slightly connected; digressing

tenable

capableof being held, maintained or defended

tenacious

holdingfast; holding or tending to hold persistently to something

tendentious

markedby a strong implicit point of view; partisan

tenuous

thin;rare; slim

tirade

extendedscolding; denunciation; harangue

torpor*

lethargy;sluggishness; dormancy

tortuous

winding;full of curves


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tractable*

docile;easily managed or controlled

transcendent

goingbeyond ordinary limits

transgression

violationof a law; sin

truculence

aggressiveness;ferocity

unconscionable

notrestrained by conscience; unscrupulous

vacillate

waver;fluctuate

venerate

revere

veracious*

truthful

veracity


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filledwith trust and accuracy

verbose

wordy

verisimilitude

theappearance or semblance of truth

verity

truthfulness

viable

practicalor workable

vicarious

performed,exercised, received or suffered in place of another

vilify

toslander, to defame

viscous

sticky,gluey

vituperative

adj.abusive; scolding


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vociferous

cryingout noisily

volatile

changeable;explosive; evaporation rapidly

volition

freechoice, free will; act of choosing

voracious

havinga great appetite

warranted

justified;authorized

wary

verycautious

welter

turmoil;bewildering jumble

whimsical

capricious;fanciful

zealot


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fanatic;person who shows excessive zeal

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