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Vocab 2
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ardor
warmth or heat of emotion; energy
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diffidence
shyness, reserve, unassertive
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implausible
not believable
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obdurate
stubborn, will not accept advice
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torpid
sluggish, inactive dull
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bequeth
to hand down, to leave in a will
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embroil
to entangle, to throw into confusion
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indelible
cannot be removed or erased
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placate
to appease, pacify by conceding
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voluble
can use words easily, fluent, glib
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acuity
sharpness of perception
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cacophonous
harsh sounding, dissonance
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effrontery
extreme boldness, audacity
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incontrobertible
indisputable
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plethora
superabundance
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aggrandizement
enhancement, enlargement
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circumspect
careful, cautious, prudent
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eschew
to avoid or to shun
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licentious
lacking moral or sexual restraint
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sublime
exalted, noble, uplifting
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belligerent
waging war; overly assertive
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despotic
ruling oppressively; tyrannical
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fallow
inactive, plowed but not sowed
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magnate
a person of power and influence
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surreptitious
secret, clandestine, stealthy
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buttress
a support or prop
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distend
to expand, to swell
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harbor
to give shelter or refuge
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obfuscating
confusing, making unclear
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zeal
enthusiasm, fervor
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acerbic
sour or bitter in mood or tone
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dissuade
to advise against, to talk out of
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humility
the quality of not being proud
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mettle
courage and strength in spirit
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recluse
one who lives in solitude, a hermit
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docile
easily managed, obedient, passive
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anomalous
out of place, abnormal
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indignation
anger as a result of injustice
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modicum
limited quality
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sated
satisfied filly, indulged to excess
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crass
coarse, crude, unrefined
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gravitate
to move towards something
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infidel
one who has no religious faith
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panache
grand or flamboyant manner; style
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vicarious
experienced through imagined participation in another's activity
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abnegate
to surrender or relinquish a right
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chimera
fantasy; hideous imagined creature
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fatuous
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way
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inveterate
firmly established
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spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid
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adversity
misfortune, unfavorable happening
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culpable
deserving blame; guilty
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humane
kind, compassionate, sympathetic
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neophyte
a recent convert; beginner; novice
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stolid
showing little emotion
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arcane
secret, mysterious
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debunk
to expose falseness or hypocrisy
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ineptness
lack of competence or judgement
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prattle
meaningless sounds, babble
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tome
a large book, a volume forming part of a larger work
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breadth
comprehensive quality; width
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entreaty
a plea, an earnest request
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ingrate
an ungrateful person
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predilection
preference
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turbulence
wild or disturbing activity
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burnish
to make shiny, to polish by rubbing
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chortle
to chuckle or to laugh from extreme happiness
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dogma
a system of beliefs or principles
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inexorable
incapable of being persuaded; relentless
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svelte
slim, slender
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calcify
to make inflexible or unchangeable
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clandestine
conducted with secrecy
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effusion
unrestrained expression of feelings
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invective
critical or abusive language; abuse
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ruse
clever trick, subterfuge
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erudite
scholarly
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sedulously
very diligent, accomplishing with painstaking care
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certitudes
things inevitable and certain
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maladroit
inept, awkward
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cognizant
aware, having knowledge
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bigot
one who is intolerant of any creed or belief differing from his own
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elegiac
mournful, epxressing sorrow
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iniquity
a gross injustice, wickedness
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obviates
to make unnecessary, to prevent
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raucous
loud and boisterous, harsh
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curmudgeon
a surly, grumpy, ill-mannered person
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fetter
to restrict by shackling
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moribund
at the point of death
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philology
study of literature
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traducer
one who speaks falsely; slanders
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coddle
to treat with extreme or excessive care
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infernal
relating to hell
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gilded
covered in gold
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allay
put fear, doubt, anger to rest
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dub
to honor with a new title
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befuddled
confused
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cupidity
greed
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emotive
characterized by emotion
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imperious
extremely overbearing
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jettison
to discard or to cast off
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