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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3

Rhetoric

The art of persuasion

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4

Articulate

Capable of being a good speaker

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5

Ascetic

Self-denying

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Assiduous

Diligent

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7

Assuage

To make less burdensome, to calm, to alleviate

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8

Astute

Shrewd

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9

Augment

To increase

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10

Austere

Stern and severe

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11

Avarice

Greed

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12

Obstinate

Stubborn

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13

Parsimonious

Stingy, cheap

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14

Ostentatious

Showy, flaunting

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15

Proprietor

Owner of a business

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16

Mendicant

Beggar

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17

Visage

Facial Expression

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18

Paradox

A self-contradictory statement or situation

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19

Ambiguous

Vague; having two or more interpretations

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20

Usury

The lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest

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21

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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