Elite Vocabulary 601-650

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disingenuous

not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating

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cadaver

a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected

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acute

sharp; clever; severe

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evanescent

fading from sight; transient

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clemency

mercy, or leniency towards an offender

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facet

any of a number of sides or aspects

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dialect

a variety of a language, esp. regional

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contrite

feeling sorry for what one has done

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municipal

relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government

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10

dispel

to rid one's mind of; to drive away by scattering

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assuage

to lessen pain or distress

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12

superficial

on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

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assiduous

diligent; hard-working; constant

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extemporaneous

done with little or no preparation

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15

impute

to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

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16

benign

kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health

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blasé

indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience

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testy

irritable; touchy

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19

senile

showing the marked deterioration of old age

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currency

general acceptance or use; the state of being up-to-date

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21

verisimilitude

resemblance to the truth

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22

pernicious

very destructive or harmful

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23

induct

to place formally in office; to admit as a member

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24

appreciate

to increase in value

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25

ponder

to think over with great care

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26

bleak

gloomy and somber; dreary

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27

comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

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28

denounce

to speak out against; to accuse publicly

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29

recrimination

a reply to one charge with a countercharge

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meticulous

extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky

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31

coalition

an alliance, esp. a temporary one

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32

succulent

full of juice; highly enjoyable

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33

transcend

to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

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34

fervid

extremely emotional; passionate

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35

veer

to change direction

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repress

to hold back; to put down or check by force

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charge

a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another

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38

confiscate

to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority

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39

stamina

resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

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40

virtuoso

one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts

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41

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

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42

wan

sickly pale; colorless

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amorphous

without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

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sordid

extremely dirty; morally corrupt

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45

protract

to extend the duration of; to prolong

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incessant

never pausing; continuous; without a stop

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indigenous

native, occurring naturally

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idiom

a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words

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49

ersatz

artificial; not genuine; fake

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woe

deep distress or misery; misfortune

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