Elite Vocabulary 501-550

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wizened

wrinkled from aging

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corrode

to eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process

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3

florid

flushed with rosy color; overdecorated

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4

enervate

to weaken

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5

rash

showing boldness or haste without judgement

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dogma

a specific set of ideas or beliefs, esp. religious or asserted to be absolutely true

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germane

fitting and appropriate

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8

tinge

a faint coloring; a trace amount

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9

addendum

a supplement; something added at end of book or document

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10

auspicious

showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances

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11

epicure

one with refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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12

quintessence

a pure substance or essence of something

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13

placebo

a substance, often presented as a medicine, that has an effect because of a patient's expectations rather than because of an active ingredient

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14

blanch

to turn pale

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15

exhaustive

thorough

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16

ascribe

to attribute to a specific source

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17

hazard

a risk of being harmed; something that presents such a risk

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18

ruminate

to ponder at length

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19

demagogue

a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people

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20

burgeon

to sprout or grow rapidly

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21

lank

long and slender; lean

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22

revert

to return to a former condition

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23

repudiate

to reject as invalid or untrue

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24

nomad

one who has no permanent home

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25

contempt

a feeling that something is low or disgusting

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26

dubious

causing doubt, questionable

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27

berate

to scold severely and at length

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28

verbose

wordy

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29

abash

to embarrass

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30

incontrovertible

impossible to dispute

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31

prudent

marked by careful planning; discreet

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32

imminent

impending; threatening; likely to happen

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33

loquacious

very talkative

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34

brittle

rigid; likely to break

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35

aptitude

an inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing

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36

mishap

an unlucky or unfortunate accident

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37

omnibus

including or dealing with many items at once

a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of reprinted works on a single theme

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38

stipend

a fixed and regular payment

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39

recapitulate

to summarize; to paraphrase

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40

conviction

a strong belief or opinion

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41

paradox

a statement or situation that appears contradictory

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42

prognosticate

to predict

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43

preclude

to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of

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44

rampant

unrestrained

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45

nemesis

one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin

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46

tautology

needless repetition of an idea in different words; a statement that is logically true no matter what

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47

paragon

an example of perfection

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48

stringent

imposing strict standards of performance; constricted

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49

livid

extremely angry; discolored, as from a bruise; pale, ashen

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enmity

the bitter attitude or feeling of an enemy or of mutual enemies

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