English Vocab 51 - 75
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Arbitrary
Depending on individual or even random discretion; not fixed in law
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Arid
Dry
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Rhetoric
The art of persuasion
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Articulate
Capable of being a good speaker
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Ascetic
Self-denying
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Assiduous
Diligent
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Assuage
To make less burdensome, to calm, to alleviate
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Astute
Shrewd
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Augment
To increase
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Austere
Stern and severe
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Avarice
Greed
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Obstinate
Stubborn
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Parsimonious
Stingy, cheap
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Ostentatious
Showy, flaunting
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Proprietor
Owner of a business
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Mendicant
Beggar
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Visage
Facial Expression
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Paradox
A self-contradictory statement or situation
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Ambiguous
Vague; having two or more interpretations
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Usury
The lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest
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Munificent
Generous
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Importunate
Insistent
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Anomalous
Abnormal
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Aversion
Intense dislike
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