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45 Terms

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Accentuate

To make more noticeable or prominent.

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Amorphous

Without a clearly defined shape or form.

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Attest

Provide or serve as clear evidence of.

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Catalyzing

Cause or accelerate something by acting as a catalyst.

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Convene

Come or bring together for a meeting or activity.

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Disparage

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

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Emanate

Issue or spread out from a source.

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Exorbitant

Of a price or amount charged, unreasonably high.

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Harbinger

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

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Ingenious

Of a person, clever, original, and inventive.

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Multifarious

Many and of various types.

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Placate

Make someone less angry and hostile.

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Recalcitrant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

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Sporadic

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

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Untenable

Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

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Abstruse

Difficult to understand; obscure.

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Ameliorate

To make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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Attenuate

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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Contorted

Twisted or bent out of its normal shape in a strained or unnatural way.

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Discrepancy

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility between two or more facts.

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Elusive

Difficult to define, capture, or achieve.

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Excise

To remove a part deliberately and precisely.

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Foreground

To bring something to the forefront; to make prominent or emphasize.

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Inexplicable

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

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Misconstrued

Interpret wrongly.

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Permeate

Spread throughout.

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Putative

Commonly accepted or supposed.

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Sequester

Isolate or hide away.

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Unprecedented

Never done or known before.

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Abrogate

To formally repeal, cancel, or abolish a law, agreement, or obligation.

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Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.


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Assuage

Make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to satisfy.

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Capacious

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

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Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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Discern

Recognize or find out; distinguish someone or something with difficulty.

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Elucidate

To make something clear or easy to understand by explaining it in detail.

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Exacerbate

To make a problem, situation, or feeling worse or more severe.

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Foible

A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character; a small personal failing.


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Ineluctable

Unable to be resisted or avoided.

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Misanthrope

A person who dislikes and distrusts other people and tends to avoid human society.

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Perfunctory

Done with minimal effort as a matter of routine.

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Prudence

The quality of being cautious or showing good judgment.


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Unequivocal

Leaving no doubt; unambiguous

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Scrutinized

To examine or inspect closely or thoroughly