Elite Vocabulary 351-400

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nepotism

showing favoritism to relatives

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Loiter

To stand about without purpose; to delay

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Compress

A pad of folded cloth for applying pressure, heat, etc.

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Tenacious

extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive

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Accede

V. To agree to something

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Epitome

A representative example of a type

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Amiable

Adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable

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Relish

v. to enjoy

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Desolate

adj. left alone; lonely; deserted

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Happy

Adj. fortunate; being especially well adapted

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Arid

Adj. dry and barren; not interesting

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Faze

V. To disturb; to disconcert

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Repent

V. To feel remorse for a past action

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Byproduct

N. A side-effect; something produced in the making of something else

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Refractory

Adj, stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

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Elegy

n. a poem that mourns a death; a composition that resembles such a poem in mood

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Hallmark

n. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality

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Rebuff

v. to refuse someone; to reject an offer

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Perfidious

adj. marked by extreme treachery

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Impeach

V. To formally charge (an official) with wrongdoing; to discredit

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desultory

adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

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Torso

N. The trunk of the human body

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Cordial

adj. warm and friendly; polite and respectful

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Intrinsic

Adj. relating to the essential nature of a something

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Unkempt

adj. sloppy; messy; unclean

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headstrong

determined to have one's own way; stubbornly willful

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euphony

pleasing sound, esp. of words

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vortex

a flow of fluid around an axis, like a whirlpool

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aviary

a large enclosure for keeping birds

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incipient

beginning to appear or be noticed

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medley

a mixture; an arrangement of songs performed together

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amenity

pleasantness; something increasing comfort

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acrid

harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste

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infatuated

experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction

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parched

very thirsty; dried up because of the heat

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affluence

wealth

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spat

a small argument or dispute

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reminisce

to recall the past, esp. fondly

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keen

having a sharp edge; perceptive

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verbatim

word for word

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pompous

characterized by excessive self-importance or exaggerated dignity

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pithy

relating to the central part of something; economically phrased

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methodical

done in an orderly, systematic way

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obfuscate

to make difficult to understand; to make indistinct

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desist

to cease; stop

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penchant

a strong liking

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fastidious

showing or acting with careful attention to detail; not easy to please; very critical or discriminating

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malaise

a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness

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sporadic

occurring irregularly

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concave

hollowed out; curved inward

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