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