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"4",
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"abate",
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"to diminish in intensity, become less intense or widespread",
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"become less in amount or intensity, possibly to nothing",
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"verb",
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"to cause to diminish in intensity, </br>Synonyms: subside, die away, die down",
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"The <u>Covid pandemic will</u>, with or without successful retaining measures, <u>eventually <b>abate</b></u>...",
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"6",
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"aberrant",
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"deviating from normal or correct. diverging from the standard type",
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"markedly different from an accepted norm",
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"adj.",
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"Latin lit. & fig., : ab =\"off, away \" + errare=\"to wander, stray\"\" . Meaning= to wonder off and fig. \"deviation the normal type",
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"With this <u><b>aberrant</b> mindset</u> there is little chance of success in ethical business, so some choose crooked ways to earn their keep.",
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"939",
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"abeyance",
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"a state of temporary disuse or suspension",
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"temporary cessation or suspension",
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"noun",
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"French à\"at\" (see ad-) + ba(y)er \"be open\" = status is still open/in suspence. The word \"bay\" also come this. </br>Synonyms: suspense, remission, reserve",
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"With the football leagues now in abeyance during Corona crisis, the question now is how and whether the season will finish",
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"fields": [
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"12",
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"abscond",
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"to leave secretly, evading detection",
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"run away, often taking something or somebody along",
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"verb",
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"Latin: ab=\"off, away \" + condere \"put together, store\" itself com- \"together\" + -dere \"put\"",
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"The boarding school scholar <u><b>absconded</b> from the schoolgrounds</u> without informing anyone",
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"fields": [
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"21",
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"adulterate",
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"to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements.",
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"make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance",
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"verb",
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"",
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"World class chefs use fresh produce and<u> refuse to <b>adulterate</b> their dishes</u> with canned ingredients.",
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"fields": [
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"24",
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"aesthetic",
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"concerned with the nature of beauty and art",
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"characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste",
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"adj.",
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"ic=nature of, like",
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"The critics <u>admire the work of art for its<b> aesthetic</b> value</u>",
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"fields": [
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"32",
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"alacrity",
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"promptness and eagerness",
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"liveliness and eagerness",
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"noun",
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"</br>Deutsch : Verve, Eifrigkeit",
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"Although Apple has in the past <u>expanded</u> its production capacities <u>with <b>alacrity</u></b>, it was not always able to meet demand",
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"fields": [
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"40",
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"ambiguous",
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"unclear",
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"having more than one possible meaning",
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"adj.",
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"adj. open to multiple interpretations. PIE root *ambhi- \"around\") + agere \"drive, lead, act\" . </br>Deutsch : unklar",
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"Partly cloudy with a chance of rain makes for an ambiguous weather forecast",
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"fields": [
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"45",
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"ameliorate",
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"to improve or mitigate a situation",
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"make better",
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"verb",
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"French, latin : améliore",
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"Longer breaks significantly <b><u>ameliorated<b/> the working conditions</u> in the factory.",
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"fields": [
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"826",
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"apprise",
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"Inform or tell (someone)",
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"inform somebody of something",
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"verb",
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"Synonyms: notify, let know, advise",
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"The secret services are useful in apprising their governments of the intentions of others",
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"fields": [
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"78",
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"arduous",
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"difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort",
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"characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion",
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"adj.",
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"Latin arduus \"high, steep\" also figuratively, \"difficult, hard to reach,",
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"Mountain climbing is fun but quite arduous.",
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"fields": [
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"81",
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"artless",
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"without artifice. without guile or deception",
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"simple and natural; without cunning or deceit",
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"adj.",
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"Synonyms: candid, direct, forthright. adj. natural, untrained",
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"With her artless look, the girl next door looked beautiful even though she had no make-up on and didn’t style her hai",
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"fields": [
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"88",
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"attenuate",
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"weaken (adj: attenuated)",
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"become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude",
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"verb",
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"Latin : ad \"to\" (see ad-) + tenuare \"make thin\" </br>Deutsch : dämpfen, abschwäch",
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"The contract includes a safeguard clause to <b><u>attenuate</b> possible additional costs demands.</u>",
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"fields": [
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"100",
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"banal",
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"boring, cliché, commonplace or trite (n: banality",
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"boring, cliché, repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse",
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"adj.",
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"",
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"<u>I was bored to death because of his <b>banal</b> conversation</u>",
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"fields": [
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"113",
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"bolster",
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"to support or strengthen",
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"support or strengthen",
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"verb",
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"Old English bolster \"bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up </br>Deutsch : gleiche Urspurng Polster",
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"The prosecutor worked to find evidence that would <u><b>bolster</b> her case against the defendant.</u>",
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"fields": [
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"113",
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"bolster",
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"to support or strengthen",
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"support or strengthen",
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"verb",
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"Old English bolster \"bolster, cushion, something stuffed so that it swells up </br>Deutsch : gleiche Urspurng Polster",
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"The prosecutor worked to find evidence that would <u><b>bolster</b> her case against the defendant.</u>",
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"fields": [
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"125",
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"buttress",
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"to support. a support",
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"a support usually of stone or brick",
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"noun, verb",
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"old French",
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"Her good arguments <u><b>buttressed</b> her credibility</u>",
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"fields": [
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"153",
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"coda",
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"a concluding event, remark or section",
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"a concluding event, remark or musical composition",
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"noun",
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"Synonyms: ending, finale",
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"The final section of the song was <u>sealed with a <b>coda</u></b> that sounded like an entirely different melody.",
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"fields": [
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"154",
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"cogent",
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"clearly laid out and persuasive, very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe",
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"powerfully persuasive, very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe",
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"adj.",
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"French/Latin : com=with + agere=action, ie. Co-alignment, compelling",
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"The politician's <u>clear <b>cogent</b> argument </u>against the war won him many votes in the election",
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"fields": [
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"155",
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"commensurate",
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"in accordance with, proportional",
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"corresponding in size or degree or extent",
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"adj.",
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"Latin com \"with, together\" + mensuratus, pp mensurare \"to measure = with measure </br>Deutsch : mit Ma<4D>",
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"You will get a <u>salary increase <b>commensurate</b> with</u> your additional responsibilities and work",
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"fields": [
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"947",
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"compendium",
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"a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject",
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"a publication containing a variety of works",
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"noun",
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"Synonyms: compilation, anthology",
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"The entertainer relies on a crowdsourced compendium of fishermen’s tales and jok",
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"fields": [
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"158",
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"complaisant",
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"willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)",
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"showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others",
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"adj.",
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"com=with, plaisant=pleasure/pleasing",
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"Because <u>John is too <b>complaisant</b> in his willingness to please others</u>, people often take advantage of him",
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"fields": [
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"841",
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"contrite",
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"Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence",
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"feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses",
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"adj.",
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"Synonyms: regretful, sorry, apologetic",
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"As the election results were coming in, a contrite Mr. Turnbull took 'full responsibility' for the government’s poor performanc",
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"fields": [
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"192",
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"decorum",
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"appropriate behavior or good manners",
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"appropriate manners and conduct",
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"noun",
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"same root at déco",
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"Not understanding decorum at a formal dinner, Jake ate his salad with his dinner fork",
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"fields": [
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"194",
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"deference",
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"respect or polite submission. submission or courteous yielding:",
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"courteous regard for people's feelings",
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"noun",
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"French déférence (16c.), défé\"to yield, comply",
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"He held his tongue in deference to his father. (n: deferential. v. defer)",
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"fields": [
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"201",
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"denigrate",
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"say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way",
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"attack the good name and reputation of someone",
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"verb",
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"Latin denigratus \"to blacken; to defame\" de- \"completely\" + nigr-, stem of niger \"black\"",
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"During the election, the crooked <u>politician did everything in his power to <b>denigrate</b> his rival.</u>",
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"207",
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"derivative",
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"imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal or uninspiring, an object or idea that is produced from something else",
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"a compound obtained from another compound",
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"adj.",
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"Applies to words (words derive a parent) to chemistry (a product derives another one) and to mathematics",
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"The new antibiotic is listed as a <b>derivative</b> of penicillin because it was produced from a penicillin base.",
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"211",
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"desultory",
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"1.) halfhearted, not having a plan or purpose</br> 2.)skipping, jumping about, inconsistent or random",
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"marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm",
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"adj.",
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"French : de:-about + sultor(sauter)-jump=>jump about</br>Deutsch : 1.)halbherzig ODER 2.)herumspringend",
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"1.)The bronze medal winner <u>managed a <b>desultory</b> smile</u>. </br>2.)The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real foc",
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"227",
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"disabuse",
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"to dispel someone’s illusions or false impressions about something. to free a person from falsehood or error",
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"free somebody from an erroneous belief",
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"verb",
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"dis=\"to free, apart, off\"+ \"mistake, fallacy, or deception\"",
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"We had to <u><b>disabuse</b> her of the notion</u> that she was invited.",
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"discordant",
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"Disagreeing or incongruous",
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"not in agreement or harmony",
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"adj.",
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"Synonyms: divergent, opposing, clashing",
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"It represents an opening of musical trade routes between two often discordant sides of the world.",
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"232",
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"disinterested",
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"objective, unbiased",
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"objective, unbiased, unaffected by concern for one's own welfare",
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"adj.",
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"if you're <b>disinterested</b>, you're unbiased; you're out of the loop. <br>2. But if you're <b>uninterested</b>, you don't give a hoot; you're bored.",
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"1. The referee should be <b><u>disinterested</b>in which team wins the game</u>, but<br> <u>grandmother was <b>uninterested</b> in who won the football game.</u>",
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"243",
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"dissonance",
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"a clash between two elements that don’t blend well, a lack of harmony or agreeme",
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"disagreeable sounds, a clash between two elements that don’t blend well, a lack of harmony or agreement,",
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"noun",
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"Latin : dissonantem\"differ in sound\", ie lack of harmony",
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"The school board’s meeting lasted for hours due to the length debate fueled by dissonance among opinion",
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"divest",
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"Rid oneself of something that one no longer wants or requires, such as a business interest or investment",
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"verb",
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"_x001c_So far the protesters have managed to persuade 220 cities and institutions to divest some of their holdings..._x001d_",
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"_x005F_x001c_So far the protesters have managed to persuade 220 cities and institutions to divest some of their holdings..._x005F_x001d_",
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"Droll",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"956",
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"ebullient",
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"Cheerful and full of energy",
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"joyously unrestrained, Cheerful and full of energy",
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"adj.",
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"Latin: \"to boil over\", lit./fig. , ex \"out, out of\" + bullire \"to bubble\"</br> origin similar to boil, bubble </br>Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, joyful",
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"Charlie’s ebullient upbeat character made him a favorite in the offi",
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"eclectic",
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"composed of a variety of styles, themes, motifs, etc. selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources:",
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"selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas",
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"adj.",
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"ic=nature of, like",
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"Many modern decorators prefer an eclectic style. (n: eclecticism)",
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"elegy",
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"sad poem or song, often in remembrance of someone deceased",
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"a mournful poem; a lament for the dead",
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"noun",
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"Greek elegeia ode \"an elegaic song\", where elegos= \"poem or song of lament",
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"When the princess died, one of her favorite songwriters wrote a moving elegy for her.",
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"empirical",
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"based on evidence",
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"derived from experiment and observation rather than theory",
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"adj.",
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"reek : empeiros \"experienced (in a thing), proven by use, en \"in\" + peira \"trial, experiment\"",
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"Our data is <u>based on <b>empirical</b> evidence</u> collected in numerous studies",
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"endemic",
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"(Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. prevalent in or native to a certain region, locality, or people:",
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"native to or confined to a certain region, locality or people",
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"adj.",
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"ic=nature of, like</br>Synonyms: local, regional. Don't confuse this word with epidemic.",
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"One of the mysteries of epidemiology is why Asia does not suffer from yellow fever. The disease is endemic in Africa, the continent where it evolved. The disease was endemic to the region.",
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"ephemeral",
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"short-lived or transient; lasting for only a brief time, fleeting (n: ephemera)",
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"anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day",
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"adj.",
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"Synonyms: fleeting, passing, short-lived",
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"An ephemeral moment of victory may last mere seconds, but it can remain as a triumphant memory for decades.",
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"exculpate",
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"to exonerate or vindicate; to demonstrate or prove to be blameless:",
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"pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; to demonstrate or prove to be blameless:",
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"verb",
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"",
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"a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model",
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"noun",
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"Synonyms: epitome, perfect example",
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"_x0018_At times 'Utopia' seems less an exemplar of idealism, and more of a satire on it.",
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"_x005F_x0018_At times 'Utopia' seems less an exemplar of idealism, and more of a satire on it.",
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"facetious",
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"glib or flippant; Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor",
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"Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor",
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"adj.",
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"Synonyms: flippant, glib, tongue-in-cheek",
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"More disturbing,' says Mr. Hart, I didn't note that his column was facetious. In tone, it was indeed, and I should have noted that.",
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"fallacious",
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"relying on a fallacy and thus incorrect/misinformed",
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"containing or based on incorrect reasoning",
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"adj.",
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"fallacy </br>Deutsch : irreführen",
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"He clung to the fallacious hope that she would return.",
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"forestall",
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"to hold off or try to prevent; Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time",
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"keep from happening or arising; make impossible",
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"verb",
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"Synonyms: pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of",
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"To forestall a social crisis, he mused, governments should consider a tax on robots; if automation slows as a result, so much the better.",
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"874",
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||||
"goad",
|
||||
"Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction",
|
||||
"stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Synonyms: spur, prod, egg on",
|
||||
"Her words were meant to goad officials into action, not (presumably) to describe how she saw the coming four years of her term.",
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@ -7801,7 +7801,7 @@
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"fields": [
|
||||
"374",
|
||||
"gregarious",
|
||||
"sociable, genial",
|
||||
"temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others, sociable",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Latin : gregarius=\"pertaining to a flock",
|
||||
"Humans are by nature gregarious, and like to live close together",
|
||||
@ -7981,7 +7981,7 @@
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"fields": [
|
||||
"381",
|
||||
"harangue",
|
||||
"diatribe or rant; a lengthy and aggressive speech",
|
||||
"a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, rant </br>Deutsch : Moralpredigt, Tirade",
|
||||
"State-run China Central Television (CCTV) has broadcast harsh criticisms of some multinationals, including an absurd harangue over Starbucks’ prices.",
|
||||
@ -8485,7 +8485,7 @@
|
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"fields": [
|
||||
"403",
|
||||
"impair",
|
||||
"to hinder or weaken someone or something",
|
||||
"make worse or less effective",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"French/latin : impeiorare \"make worse",
|
||||
"<u>Alcohol can greatly <b>impair</b> your judgement.</u>",
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||||
@ -9331,7 +9331,7 @@
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"fields": [
|
||||
"442",
|
||||
"insensible",
|
||||
"numb; unconscious: unfeeling; insensitive:",
|
||||
"barely able to be perceived",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Wayne was rendered insensible by a blow to the head. They were insensibile to the suffering of others.:",
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@ -9367,7 +9367,7 @@
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"fields": [
|
||||
"445",
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||||
"insipid",
|
||||
"bland, uninspired, inane; lacking zest or excitement; dull",
|
||||
"lacking interest or significance or impact",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Synonyms: boring, vapid, dull. </br>Deutsch : Geschmacklos, fad. </br> Latin in- \"not\" + Latin sapidus \"tasty\" sapere",
|
||||
"It was a stultifying procession of patriotic songs... insipid skits and bald propaganda.",
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||||
@ -9475,7 +9475,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"452",
|
||||
"intractable",
|
||||
"unmanageable",
|
||||
"difficult to manage or mold",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"adj. stubborn or obstinate",
|
||||
"",
|
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@ -9583,7 +9583,7 @@
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||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"460",
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||||
"irascible",
|
||||
"irritable, testy, touchy, prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered",
|
||||
"quickly aroused to anger",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Synonyms: irritable, quick-tempered, short-tempered",
|
||||
"He survived, but some of his contemporaries thought that the accident changed his personality from pleasant to irascible.",
|
||||
@ -9601,7 +9601,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"461",
|
||||
"irresolute",
|
||||
"wishy-washy, hesitant",
|
||||
"uncertain how to act or proceed",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -9889,7 +9889,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"471",
|
||||
"latent",
|
||||
"present or potential but not evident or active (n: latency)",
|
||||
"potentially existing but not presently evident or realized",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -9907,7 +9907,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"472",
|
||||
"laud",
|
||||
"to praise",
|
||||
"praise, glorify, or honor",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -10413,7 +10413,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"490",
|
||||
"luminous",
|
||||
"full of light",
|
||||
"softly bright or radiant",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -10503,7 +10503,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"494",
|
||||
"magnanimity",
|
||||
"generosity and nobility of spirit",
|
||||
"nobility and generosity of spirit",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -11007,7 +11007,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"509",
|
||||
"misanthrope",
|
||||
"person who hates humanity; one who hates people:",
|
||||
"someone who dislikes people in general",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"He was a true misanthrope and hated even himself.",
|
||||
@ -11025,7 +11025,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"509",
|
||||
"misanthrope",
|
||||
"person who hates humanity; one who hates people:",
|
||||
"someone who dislikes people in general",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"He was a true misanthrope and hated even himself.",
|
||||
@ -11115,7 +11115,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"513",
|
||||
"mitigate",
|
||||
"to improve a painful, unpleasant, or negative situation; to make less forceful; to become more moderate; to make less harsh or undesirable:",
|
||||
"lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"He was trying to mitigate the damage he had done. (n: mitigation)",
|
||||
@ -11187,7 +11187,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"516",
|
||||
"mollify",
|
||||
"placate",
|
||||
"cause to be more favorably inclined",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -11781,7 +11781,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"534",
|
||||
"obdurate",
|
||||
"stubborn, obstinate, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opini",
|
||||
"stubborn, obstinate, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"The obdurate three-year-old refused to eat any vegetables, no matter how they were prepared.",
|
||||
@ -11835,7 +11835,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"536",
|
||||
"obsequious",
|
||||
"overly fawning and helpful in a way that is disingenuous",
|
||||
"attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -11907,7 +11907,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"999",
|
||||
"occlude",
|
||||
"Stop, close up, or obstruct",
|
||||
"block passage through",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Synonyms: block, cover, shut in",
|
||||
"Mars will be as far away as 370m kilometres in 2013, and occluded for two weeks by the sun to boot...",
|
||||
@ -12051,7 +12051,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"548",
|
||||
"onerous",
|
||||
"difficult or burdensome",
|
||||
"burdensome or difficult to endure",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -12159,7 +12159,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"553",
|
||||
"oscillate",
|
||||
"to swing back and forth between two points, poles, or positions",
|
||||
"move or swing from side to side regularly",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -12465,7 +12465,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"561",
|
||||
"partisan",
|
||||
"a devoted supporter of a group, cause, or person",
|
||||
"a fervent and even militant proponent of something",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -13257,7 +13257,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"782",
|
||||
"platitude",
|
||||
"A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or tho",
|
||||
"A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Synonyms: cliché, truism, commonplac",
|
||||
"For most of her end-of-term grilling by the liaison committee... she wore an aquiline scowl, quibbling with the questions and, when pushed, cleaving to evasive platitudes...",
|
||||
@ -13527,7 +13527,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"607",
|
||||
"pragmatic",
|
||||
"dealing with the problems that exist in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories, practical",
|
||||
"concerned with practical matters",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"ic=nature of, like",
|
||||
"A pragmatic approach to legislation can be difficult given the complexities of politics.",
|
||||
@ -13563,7 +13563,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"609",
|
||||
"precarious",
|
||||
"uncertain or unstable",
|
||||
"not secure; beset with difficulties",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -13707,7 +13707,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"617",
|
||||
"presumptuous",
|
||||
"overly familiar; invades social boundaries",
|
||||
"going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -13761,7 +13761,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"621",
|
||||
"pristine",
|
||||
"untouched, clean, pure",
|
||||
"immaculately clean and unused",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -13887,7 +13887,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"628",
|
||||
"proliferate",
|
||||
"to multiply and spread rapidly",
|
||||
"grow rapidly",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -14499,7 +14499,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"644",
|
||||
"refute",
|
||||
"to rebut or disprove",
|
||||
"overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Latin : re=back +futare =\"to beat\", ie. To resist, repel, oppose",
|
||||
"The evidence provided by the prosecutor will <b>refute</b> the defendant’s claim of innocenc",
|
||||
@ -14697,7 +14697,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"654",
|
||||
"reticent",
|
||||
"hesitant to speak",
|
||||
"hesitant to speak, reluctant to draw attention to oneself",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"adj. introverted or silent",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -14715,7 +14715,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"655",
|
||||
"reverent",
|
||||
"solemn and respectful",
|
||||
"feeling or showing profound respect or veneration",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -14790,7 +14790,7 @@
|
||||
"Characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"_x0018_The building, which once served as the local town hall, boasts rococo wall carvings, a statue of Pallas Athena...",
|
||||
"_x005F_x0018_The building, which once served as the local town hall, boasts rococo wall carvings, a statue of Pallas Athena...",
|
||||
"Most Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15435,7 +15435,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"1024",
|
||||
"soporific",
|
||||
"Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep",
|
||||
"inducing sleep",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"ic=nature of, like</br>Synonyms: sleep-inducing, somnolent, sedative",
|
||||
"In the soporific heat you would be forgiven for thinking that time had forgotten the New Jersey-sized nation.",
|
||||
@ -15471,7 +15471,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"682",
|
||||
"specious",
|
||||
"spurious; appearing true but actually false",
|
||||
"plausible but false",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Her argument, though specious, was readily accepted by many.",
|
||||
@ -16263,9 +16263,9 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"710",
|
||||
"torpor",
|
||||
"tiredness, lethargy",
|
||||
"a state of motor and mental inactivity",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"tiredness, lethargy",
|
||||
"During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.",
|
||||
"357 prevalent GRE words",
|
||||
"Prepscholar"
|
||||
@ -16425,7 +16425,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"804",
|
||||
"transgression",
|
||||
"an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct",
|
||||
"the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Synonyms: offense, crime, sin",
|
||||
"It sang of domineering men, treacherous women and the manly solace of tequila.",
|
||||
@ -16929,7 +16929,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"732",
|
||||
"verbose",
|
||||
"wordy; long-winded; loquacious",
|
||||
"using or containing too many words",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Synonyms: wordy, loquacious, long-winded",
|
||||
"The instructor asked her verbose student make her paper more concise. (n: verbosity)",
|
||||
@ -17094,7 +17094,7 @@
|
||||
"extremely severe or harmful in its effects",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Synonyms: toxic, deadly, destructive",
|
||||
"_x0018_A more likely catastrophe, Mr. Rawles believes, would be a pandemic virulent enough to cause the breakdown of the national sewerage system as well as the grid.",
|
||||
"_x005F_x0018_A more likely catastrophe, Mr. Rawles believes, would be a pandemic virulent enough to cause the breakdown of the national sewerage system as well as the grid.",
|
||||
"Most Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -17109,7 +17109,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"809",
|
||||
"viscous",
|
||||
"having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid",
|
||||
"having a relatively high resistance to flow",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Synonyms: gummy, glue-like, gluey",
|
||||
"Not all barrels of oil are alike. Crudes can be viscous like tar or so 'light' they float on water.",
|
||||
@ -17148,7 +17148,7 @@
|
||||
"Destroy or impair the legal validity of",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Synonyms: put an end to, do away with, scrap. </br>Deutsch : Beeinträchtigen, verderben, zerstören. </br> Lati\"vitiare\"= to make faulty. Same origin as \"vice\", therefore same pronounciation root \"vishiate\"",
|
||||
"_x0018_The firm admitted that it vitiated its stated standards for evaluating securities in an area where those standards put in question its ability to win business.",
|
||||
"_x005F_x0018_The firm admitted that it vitiated its stated standards for evaluating securities in an area where those standards put in question its ability to win business.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -17487,7 +17487,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"745",
|
||||
"whimsical",
|
||||
"fanciful or capricious",
|
||||
"determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -21951,7 +21951,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"1124",
|
||||
"garrulous",
|
||||
"excessively talkative",
|
||||
"full of trivial conversation",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"from Latin garrulus \"talkative, chattering",
|
||||
"The garrulous hair stylist talked to each customer for hours at a time.",
|
||||
@ -22131,7 +22131,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"539",
|
||||
"obviate",
|
||||
"to forestall the need for something",
|
||||
"do away with",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"v. to prevent",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
@ -22185,7 +22185,7 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"1003",
|
||||
"paucity",
|
||||
"the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts",
|
||||
"an insufficient quantity or number",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, dearth",
|
||||
"Yet the paucity of businesses is not due to a shortage of opportunities to make money.",
|
||||
@ -22293,10 +22293,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"1064",
|
||||
"tractable",
|
||||
"pull",
|
||||
"can be easily influenced or managed. ability to be easily managed or controlled:",
|
||||
"Greek/Latin root",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"attract =to pull nearer</br>distract =to drag attention away fromsomething</br>Intractable=stubborn",
|
||||
"Her mother wished she were more tractable. (n: tractibility)",
|
||||
"Root words",
|
||||
"Aristotle"
|
||||
],
|
||||
|
||||
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