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48 Terms

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Blandishment

(n) Flattery

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Broach

(v) To mention or suggest for the first time (used in the phrase “broach the subject/topic of”)

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Divulge

(v) To reveal a secret

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Exhort

(v) To urge or advise

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Expostulate

(v) To attempt to talke someone out of something

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Impart

(v) To communicate or give from your mind or heart (i.e, He imparted his wisdom)

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Implicate

(v) To imply or involve

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Orator

(n) A skilled public speaker

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Remonstrate

(v) To say in protest

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Solicit

(v) To ask respectfully

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Voluble

(adj) Talkative

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Wheedle

(v) To coax by flattery

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Clemency

(n) Mercy

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Collusion

(n) A secret pact to gain something illegally

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Indict

(v) To bring a formal accusation against

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Injunction

(n) A command

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Judicial

(adj) Pertaining to courts of law or to judges

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Obligatory

(adj) Required

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Sanction

(n) Official permission or approval

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Suffrage

(n) The right to vote

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Vindicate

(v) To clear of guilt or blame

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Default

(v) 1) To fail or act or 2) To neglect

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Feckless

(adj) Lazy, worthless, adding no value

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Indolent

(adj) Lazy, unwilling to move

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Intermittent

(adj) Stopping for a time and then resuming

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Laggard

(n) Someone who falls behind others

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Moribund

(adj) Not progressing or stagnant

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Repose

(n) Rest or inactivity

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Sedentary

(adj) Used to sitting or resting

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Wane

(v) To become less active or intense

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Dote

(v) To show excessive fondness or attention

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Exorbitant

(adj) Exceeding reasonable limits

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Extravanganza

(n) A spectacular event

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Jaded

(adj) Wearied by excess or overindulgence

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Pomp

(n) Ceremonial or showy display

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Regale

(v) To entertain lavishly

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Sumptuous

(adj) Luxurious

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Torrid

(adj) 1) Extremely hot 2) Passionate

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Voracious

(adj) Having an enormous appetite

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Callow

(adj) Immature or inexperienced

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Eccentric

(adj) Peculiar or odd

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Facet

(n) Any identifiable aspect, a piece, of something

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Practicable

(adj) 1) Usable or 2) Possible

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Punctillious

(adj) Attentive to details

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Rift

(n) An opening or split

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Spartan

(adj) Disciplined and courageous

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Tractable

(adj) Easily controlled

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Ubiquitous

(adj) Universal

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