(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactices, double-dealing
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(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
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Coup
(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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Euphemism
(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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Fenrile
(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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Gainsay
(v.) to deny, contridict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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Imminent
(adj.) about to happen, threatening
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Innate
(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
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(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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Manifest
(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
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Minutiae
(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
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Moratorium
(n.) a suspension of activitiy; an offical waiting period; an authorized period of delay
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Nostrum
(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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Pariah
(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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Visionary
(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
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Wizened
(adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)
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abstruse
(adj.) extremely difficult to understand
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affront
(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance , confront
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canard
(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
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captious
(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
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cognizant
(adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
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contrite
(adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt
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cynosure
(n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
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decorous
(adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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deign
(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something
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desiccated
(adj.) thoroughly dried out; arid and uninteresting
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efficacy
(n.) the power to produce a desired result
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engender
(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence
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ethereal
(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly
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facade
(n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance
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ghoulish
(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
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incongruous
(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
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machination
(n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some end
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mesmerize
(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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opprobrium
(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
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putative
(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred
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aesthetic
(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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defunct
(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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discomfit
(v.) to frustrate, thrawt, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
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espouse
(v.) to take up and support; to become attatched to, adopt; to marry
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fetish
(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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gregarious
(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
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hapless
(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
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impeccable
(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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importune
(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
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interpolate
(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
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irreparable
(adj.) incapable or being repaired or rectified
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laconic
(adj.) concise, using few words
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languish
(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
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mendacious
(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue
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nadir
(n.) the lowest point
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omnipresent
(adj.) present in all places at all times
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perfunctory
(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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plaintive
(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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requite
(v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
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tantamount
(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
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Sequester
(v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
Synonyms: segregate, isolat, closet Antonyms: -
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Winnow
(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
Synonyms: sift, strain, filter, sort Antonyms: -
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amenity
(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable
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aperture
(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
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dissidence
(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent
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epicurean
(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease; (n.) a person with discriminating taste
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improvident
(adj.) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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iniquity
(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
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inviolable
(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned
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mutable
(adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle
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nascent
(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
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obeisance
(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage
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panegyric
(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
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pillory
(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
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pittance
(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
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presage
(v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future
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progeny
(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers
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promulgate
(v.) to explain or issue officially; to make known far and wide
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rectitude
(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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restive
(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
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seraphic
(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial
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subsist
(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue