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50 Terms

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belabor

argue or elaborate in excessive detail

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coherent

logically connected

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congeal

make or become fixed/immobile

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emulate

match/surpass

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eschew

deliberately avoid using/abstain from

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germane

relevant to a subject under consideration

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insatiable

impossible to satisfy

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invidious

likely to arouse or incur resentment/anger in others

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substantiate

provide evidence to support or prove the truth

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taciturn

reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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accost

approach someone boldly/aggressively, confront challengingly

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avid

marked by active interest/enthusiasm

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brackish

slightly salty

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devious

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way

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maelstrom

a powerful whirlpool, situation of destruction or violence.

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myopic

nearsighted, lacking realistic/broad view of situation

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overt

open and observable

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sacrilege

blasphemous behavior

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summarily

without delay

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suppliant

asking humbly and earnestly or someone. petitioner, suitor

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articulate

pronounce distinctly, characterized by expressive language

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feckless

generally incompetent/weak/unreliable

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dissemble

to disguise or conceal, false impression

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murky

dark, gloomy

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nefarious

extremely wicked

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primordial

having existed from the beginning, basic fundamental

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utopian

idealistic social reformer

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verbiage

language that is too wordy, manner of expression

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viscous

glue or gelatinous, high resistance to flow

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atrophy

wasting away of body tissue/organ, to waste away, progressive decline failure

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bastion

a fortified place, stronghold

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consummate

complete or perfect, bring to state of completion/perfection

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exigency

urgency, pressure urgent, an emergency

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flotsam

floating debris, homeless people

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grouse

type of game bird, complaint, grumble

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incarcerate

to imprison, confine/jail

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incumbent

obligatory, required, specific office at the time of spoken to

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ludicrous

ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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stratagem

the scheme to outwit opponent to gain an end

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acuity

sharpness specifically of mind or senses

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delineate

to portray, sketch, describe in accurate/vivid detail

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depraved

marked by evil or corruption, devoid of moral principles

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esoteric

intended or understood by only select few, private, secret

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figment

fabrication of the mind, arbitrary notion

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garner

to acquire as the result of effort, gather/store for further use

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idiosyncrasy

peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

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mundane

earthly, worldly, practical/material affairs, concerned with what is ordinary

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nuance

a subtle or slight variation, delicate graduation or shade

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reputed

according to reputation or general belief, having widespread reputation or acceptance

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cavort

jump or dance around excitingly