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(Moses said) ‘O (The most magnanimous) Creator! Broaden my heart, make my job easy, and
untie the knot of my tongue; so that they (people) may understand me.
(AL-QUR’AN)

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The disease
Whosoever suffers from,
Passes the tests
And exam

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ATTENTION: Pondering over the isolated words, for hours, can cause serious
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Moreover, it is advisable to look at the diction used in the genuine context.

Key
(WORD) (Parts of speech) (SYNONYMS)

Reprobate (n) (v) (adj)… miscreant, condemn, perverse

Frequent/ (here as noun)

A person without moral scruples

Less frequent/ (verb)

Abandon to eternal damnation "God reprobated the unrepentant sinner"

Rare/ (adjective)
Deviating from what is considered moral, right, proper, or good "the reprobate conduct
of a gambling aristocrat
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1. Abate (v)…soften
. Make less active or intense
. "The storm abated"
2. Alleviate (v)…ease
. Provide physical relief, as from pain
. Make easier
3. Bolster (n) (v)…support
. A pillow that is often put across a
bed underneath the regular pillows
. Support and strengthen” bolster
morale"
4. Capricious (adj)
Whimsical
. Changeable
. Determined by chance or impulse or
whim rather than by necessity or
. . Hide under a false appearance
5. Condone (v)…overlook
. Excuse, overlook, or make allowances
for; be lenient with “She condoned
her husband's occasional
infidelities"
6. Erudite (adj)…learned
. Having or showing profound knowledge
. "An erudite professor"
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7. Elegy (n)…mourning
. A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
8. Dismiss (v)…ignore
. Bar from attention or consideration
"She dismissed his advances"
. Cease to consider; put out of judicial
consideration "This case is
dismissed!"
. Stop associating with
. End one's encounter with somebody by
causing or permitting the person to
leave
. Terminate the employment of
.
9. Dissemble (v)…feign
. Make believe with the intent to
deceive
10. Disparate (adj)…different, varying
. Fundamentally different or distinct in
quality or kind "such disparate
attractions as grand opera and game
fishing”;” disparate ideas"
. Including markedly dissimilar elements
. "a disparate aggregate of creeds and
songs and prayers"
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11. Apathy (n)…abhorrence, disinterest
. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or
interest in things generally
12. Antipathy (n)…hate
. A feeling of intense dislike
. The object of a feeling of intense
aversion; something to be avoided
"cats were his greatest antipathy"
13. Shoal (n) moat
. A sandbank in a stretch of water that
is visible at low tide
. A stretch of shallow water
. A large group of fish
. Make shallow
14. Diffuse (v)…scatter
. Move outward
. Cause to become widely known
. Spread or diffuse through
. Lacking conciseness
15. Acerbate (v)…embitter
. Cause to be bitter or resentful
. Make sour or bitter
16. Abnegate (v)…renounce, surrender
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. Deny oneself (something); restrain,
especially from indulging in some
pleasure
. Surrender "The King abnegated his
power to the ministers"
. Deny or renounce "They abnegated
their gods"
17. Elusive (adj) abstract,
. Difficult to describe "a haunting
elusive odour"
. Skilful at eluding capture "a cabal
of conspirators, each more elusive
than the arch"
. Be difficult to detect or grasp by the
mind "that elusive thing the soul"
18. Cabal, Junto, clique, camarilla
{(n)}
. A group that seeks power usually
through intrigue
19. Machinate (v)…plan, devise
. Arrange by systematic planning and
united effort "machinate a plot"
. Engage in plotting or enter into a
conspiracy, swear together
Devise (v)…appropriate, formulate
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. A will disposing of real property
. (law) a gift of real property by will
. Arrange by systematic planning and
united effort "devise a plan to take
over the director's office"
Ruminate (v) Think, regurgitate
. Chew the cuds "cows ruminate"
. Reflect deeply on a subject
Quid (n)…wad
. The basic unit of money in the United
Kingdom; equal to 100 pence
. Something for something; that which a
party receives (or is promised) Quid
Pro Pro
. A wad of something chewable as tobacco
Cram (v)…stuff
. Crowd or pack to capacity
. Put something somewhere so that the
space is completely filled "cram books
into the suitcase"
. Study intensively, as before an exam
Regurgitate (v)…repeat, chew
. Pour or rush back "The blood
regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
. Feed through the beak by regurgitating
previously swallowed food "many birds
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feed their young by regurgitating
what they have swallowed and carried
to the nest"
. Repeat after memorization
. Eject the contents of the stomach
through the mouth "The patient
regurgitated the food we gave him
last night"
Excogitate (v)…concentrate
. Come up with (an idea, plan,
explanation, theory, or principle)
after a mental effort "excogitate a
way to measure the speed of light"
. Reflect deeply on a subject "The
scientist must stop to observe and
start to excogitate"
Assuage (v)…lessen, satisfy
. Cause to be more favourably inclined;
gain the good will of
. Satisfy (thirst)
. Provide physical relief, as from pain
Extenuate (v)…ease, relieve
. Lessen or to try to lessen the
seriousness or extent of "The
circumstances extenuate the crime"
Mitigate (v)…ease, relieve
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. Lessen or to try to lessen the
seriousness or extent of
. Make less severe or harsh "mitigating
circumstances"
Aberrant (adj) Deviant
. One whose behaviour departs
substantially from the norm of a group
Abeyance (n)…suspension
. Temporary cessation or suspension
Abscond (v)…run off
. Run away; usually includes taking
something or somebody along
Abstemious (n) (adj)…light,
. Sparing in consumption of especially
food and drink "the pleasures of the
table, never of much consequence to
on naturally abstemious"
. Marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious meals"
Alacrity (n)…liveliness
. Liveliness and eagerness "he accepted
with alacrity"
Ambivalence (n)…conflict
. Mixed feelings or emotions
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Ameliorate (v)…improve
. To make better
. Get better
Anachronism (n)…misdating, mistiming
. Something located at a time when it
could not have existed or occurred
. An artifact that belongs to another
time
. A person who seems to be displaced in
time; who belongs to another age
Anomalous (adj)…abnormal
. Deviating from the general or common
order or type "advanced forms of life
may be anomalous in the universe"
Approbation (n)…consent
. Official approval
Appropriate (v)…capture, reserve (money)
. Give or assign a share of money or
time to a particular person or cause
. Take possession of by force, as after
an invasion
Arduous (adj)…laborious
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. Characterized by toilsome effort to
the point of exhaustion; especially
physical effort "worked their arduous
way up the mining valley"
Artless (adj)…ingenuous, uncultured
. Characterized by an inability to mask
your feelings; not devious
. Simple and natural; without cunning or
deceit "an artless manner"; "artless
elegance"
Ascetic (n) (adj)…abstainer, Spartan,
austere
. Practices self denial as spiritual
discipline
. Practising great self-denial "Be
systematically
ascetic...do...something for no other
reason than that you would rather not
do it"
Assiduous (adj)…careful, sedulous
. Marked by care and persistent effort
"her assiduous attempts to learn
French"; "assiduous research"
Attenuate (v)…fade weaken
. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical
substance)
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. Become weaker, in strength, value, or
magnitude
Audacious (adj)…bold, intrepid
. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
"audacious explorers"
. Unrestrained by convention or
propriety "an audacious trick to
pull"
Austere (adj)…ascetic, Spartan
. Of a stern or strict bearing or
demeanour; forbidding in aspect "an
austere expression"
. Practising great self-denial "a
desert nomad's austere life"
Banal (n) (adj)…hackneyed, commonplace
. Obvious and dull
. Repeated too often; overfamiliar
through overuse
Belie (v)…contradict, misrepresent
. Be in contradiction with
. Represent falsely
Bombastic (adj)…turgid, lofty
Boorish (adj)…loutish, coarse (man)
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. Ill-mannered and coarse and
contemptible in behaviour or
appearance "was boorish and
insensitive"
Burgeon (v)…grow
. Grow and flourish
. "The burgeoning administration"; "The
burgeoning population"
Burnish (n) (v)…Gloss, polish
. The property of being smooth and shiny
. Polish and make shiny
Buttress (n) (v)
. A support usually of stone or brick;
supports the wall of a building
. Reinforce with a buttress "Buttress
the church"
. Make stronger or defensible "buttress
your thesis"
Cacophonous (adj)…noisy
. Having an unpleasant sound "as
cacophonous as a henyard"
Castigation (n)…upbraid, reproach
. A severe scolding
. Verbal punishment
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Caustic (adj)…acerbic, bitter
. Any chemical substance that burns or
destroys living tissue
. Harsh or corrosive in tone "caustic
jokes about political assassination,
talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
Chicanery (n)…guile, trickery, wile
. The use of tricks to deceive someone
(usually to extract money from them)
Coagulate (v)…clot, grumous
. Change from a liquid to a thickened or
solid state "coagulated blood"
. Transformed from a liquid into a soft
semisolid or solid mass
Coda (n)…finale
. The closing section of a musical
composition
Cogent (adj)…potent
. Having the power to influence or
convince "a cogent analysis of the
problem"
. Powerfully persuasive "a cogent
argument"
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Commensurate (v)…proportionate
. Corresponding in size, degree, or
extent "pay should be commensurate
with the time worked"
Compendium (n)…collection
. A publication containing a variety of
works
. A concise but comprehensive summary of
a larger work
Complaisant (adj)…obliging
. Showing a cheerful willingness to do
favours for others "to close one's
eyes like a complaisant husband whose
wife has taken a lover"
Compliant (adj)…acquiescent, meek
. Disposed or willing to comply
"children compliant with the parental
will"
. Evidencing little spirit or courage;
overly submissive or compliant
Conciliatory (adj)…compromising
. Making or willing to make concessions
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. Overcoming animosity or hostility "a
conciliatory visit"
Condone (v)…excuse
. Excuse, overlook, or make allowances
for; be lenient with "She condoned
her husband's occasional
infidelities"
Confound (v) (adj)…confuse
. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause
to be unable to think clearly
. Mistake one thing for another
Connoisseur (n)…cognoscenti
. An expert able to appreciate a field;
especially in the fine arts
Contention (n)…controversy
. A point asserted as part of an
argument
. A contentious speech act; a dispute
where there is strong disagreement
. The act of competing as for profit or
a prize "the teams were in fierce
contention for first place"
Contrite (v) (n)…remorse, repent
. Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
for sins or offences
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. Feeling regret for a fault or offence
Conundrum (n)…enigma, riddle
. A difficult problem
Converge (v)…meet
. Be adjacent or come together "The
lines converge at this point"
. Come together so as to form a single
product "Social forces converged to
bring the Fascists back to power"
Convoluted (adj)…coiled, complicated
. Rolled or coiled together "a
convoluted shell"
. Highly involved or intricate
"convoluted legal language";
"convoluted reasoning"
Convolute (v)…twist, pervert
. Curl, wind, or twist together
. Practice sophistry; change the meaning
of or be vague about in order to
mislead or deceive
Craven (n) (adj)…poltroon, recreant
. An abject coward
. Lacking even the rudiments of courage;
abjectly fearful "the craven fellow
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turned and ran"; "a craven proposal
to raise the white flag"
Daunt (v)…scare
. Cause to lose courage
Default (n) (v)…nonpayment
. Loss due to not showing up "he lost
the game by default"
. Act of failing to meet a financial
obligation
. An option that is selected
automatically unless an alternative is
specified
. Fail to pay up
Deference (n)…complaisance, compliance
. A courteous expression (by word or
deed) of esteem or regard "his
deference to her wishes was very
flattering"
. Courteous regard for people's feelings
"in deference to your wishes"
. A disposition or tendency to yield to
the will of others
Delineate (v)…describe, limn
. Determine the essential quality of
. Trace the shape of
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. Describe in vivid detail
Denigrate (v)…belittle, defame
. Charge falsely or with malicious
intent; attack the good name and
reputation of someone
Deride (v)…bemock
. Treat or speak of with contempt "He
derided his student's attempt to
solve the biggest problem in
mathematics"
Derivative (n) (adj)…differential
. (Linguistics) a word that is derived
from another word "'electricity' is a
derivative of 'electric'"
. The result of mathematical
differentiation; the instantaneous
change of one quantity relative to
another; df(x)/dx
Desiccate (v)…dry up dehydrate
. Preserve by removing all water and
liquids from
. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
"a desiccate romance"
Desultory (adj)…purposeless
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. Marked by lack of definite plan or
regularity or purpose; jumping from
one thing to another "desultory
thoughts"; "the desultory
conversation characteristic of
cocktail parties"
Deterrent (n) (adj)…check, impediment
. Something immaterial that interferes
with or delays action or progress
‘Pakistan would sure have a minimum
nuclear deterrent’
. Tending to deter "the deterrent
effects of high prices"
Diatribe (n)…fulmination, explosion
. Thunderous verbal attack
. The act of exploding with noise and
violence "his diatribe frightened the
horses"
Dichotomy (n)…duality
. Being twofold; a classification into
two opposed parts or subclasses "the
dichotomy between eastern and western
culture"
Diffidence (n)…cowardice, self-doubt
. Lack of self-confidence
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Digression (n)…addition, deviation
. A message that departs from the main
subject
. A turning aside (of your course or
attention or concern) A turning aside
(of your course or attention or
concern)
. Wandering from the main path of a
journey
Dirge (n)…elegy, sad song
. A song or hymn of mourning composed or
performed as a memorial to a dead
person
. Requiem, coronach
Disabuse (v)…inform, educate
. Free somebody (from an erroneous
belief)
Discern (v)…distinguish, recognize
. Detect with the senses
Discordant (adj)…inharmonic
. Not in agreement or harmony "views
discordant with present-day ideas"
Discredit (n) (v)…disgrace, disrepute
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. The state of being held in low esteem
"your actions will bring discredit to
your name"
. Damage the reputation of "The paper
discredited the politician with its
nasty commentary"
. Reject as false; refuse to accept
Discrepancy (n)…disagreement, variance
. A difference between conflicting
facts, claims, or opinions
. An event that departs from
expectations
Disseminate (v)…propagate, broadcast
. Cause to become widely known
. Disperse
Dissonance (n)…disagreement, noise
. A conflict of people's opinions,
actions, or characters
. The auditory experience of sound that
lacks musical quality; sound that is a
disagreeable auditory experience
Distend (v)…dilate
. Become wider
. Cause to expand as it by internal
pressure "The gas distended the
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animal's body", "The distended
bellies of the starving cows"
Distill (v)…purify, liquidify, drop
. Remove impurities from, increase the
concentration of, and separate through
the process of distillation
. Undergo condensation; change from a
gaseous to a liquid state and fall in
drops "The acid distills at a
specific temperature"
. Give off (a liquid) "The doctor
distilled a few drops of disinfectant
onto the wound"
Diverge (v)…depart, deviate
. Move or draw apart "The two paths
diverge here"
. Have no limits as a mathematical
series
Divest (v)…deprive, disinvest, undress
. Take away possessions from someone
. Deprive of status or authority "he
was divested of his rights and his
title"
. Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold
(an investment) "The Company decided
to divest"; "the board of trustees
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. Remove (someone's or one's own)
clothes "She divested herself of her
outdoor clothes"
Document (v)…Record refer
. Record in detail "The parents
documented every step of their
child's development"
. Support or supply with references
"Can you document your claims?"
Dogmatic (adj)…baseless
. Characterized by arrogant assertion of
unproved or unprovable principles
. "Dogmatic writings"
Dormant (adj)…inactive, hibernating
. Of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive
"a dormant volcano"
. Lying with head on paws as if sleeping
. In a condition of biological rest or
suspended animation "dormant buds"
. Not active but capable of becoming
active "her feelings of affection are
dormant but easily awakened"
Dupe (n) (v)…fool, befool
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. A person who is tricked or swindled
. Fool or hoax "The immigrant was duped
because he trusted everyone"
Ebullient (adj)…jubilant
. Joyously unrestrained
Eclectic (adj)…chosen
. Selecting what seems best of various
styles or ideas
Efficacy (n)…effectiveness
. Capacity or power to produce a desired
effect "concern about the safety and
efficacy of the vaccine"
Effrontery (adj) (behaviour)
. Audacious (even arrogant) behaviour
that you have no right to
Elicit (v)…evoke, arouse
. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and
responses)
. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a
meaning)
. Derive by reason "elicit a solution"
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Embellish (v)…adorn, lard
. Add details to
. Be beautiful to look at
Empirical (adj)
. Derived from experiment and
observation rather than theory "an
empirical basis for an ethical
theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical
data"; "an empirical treatment of a
disease about which little is known"
. Relying on medical quackery
Emulate (v)…compete, copy, match
. Strive to equal or match, especially
by imitating "He is emulating the
skating skills of his older sister"
. Imitate the function of (another
system), as by modifying the hardware
or the software
. Compete with successfully; approach or
reach equality with "This artist’s
drawings cannot emulate his water
colours"
Endemic (adj)…local, native (not man)
. Disease or plant (Of a specific
location) "This disease/plant is an
endemic found only this island"
"diseases endemic to the tropics";
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"endemic malaria"; "food shortages
and starvation are endemic in certain
parts of the world"
. Originating where it is found
"endemic folkways"
Enervate (v)…faze, unsettle
. Weaken mentally or morally
. Disturb the composure of
Ephemeral (adj)…transitory, fugacious
. Enduring a very short time "the
ephemeral joys of childhood"
Equanimity (n)…calm
. Steadiness of mind under stress "he
accepted their problems with
composure and she with equanimity"
Equivocate (v)…palter, deceive
. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
in order to mislead or withhold
information
. Prevaricate
Esoteric (adj)…mystic
. Confined to and understandable by only
an enlightened inner circle "a
compilation of esoteric philosophical
theories"
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Eulogy (n)…praise
. A formal expression of praise
Euphemism (n)
. An inoffensive expression that is
substituted for one that is considered
offensive
. Opposite of Dysphemism
Exacerbate (v)…worsen, aggravate
. Make worse
. Exasperate or irritate
Exculpate (v)…acquit
. Pronounce not guilty of criminal
charges
. Assoil
Exigency (n)…emergency
. A pressing or urgent situation "the
health-care exigency"
Extrapolation (n)…calculation,
prediction
. (mathematics) calculation of the value
of a function outside the range of
known values
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. An inference about the future (or
about some hypothetical situation)
based on known facts and observations
Facetious (adj)…bantering
. Cleverly amusing in tone "facetious
remarks"
Fallacy (n)…misconception
Fallacious (adj)…wrong (deliberately)
. Containing or based on a fallacy
"fallacious reasoning"
. Intended to deceive "fallacious
testimony"
. Based on an incorrect or misleading
notion or information "fallacious
hope"
Fatuous (adj)…foolish
. Complacently or inanely foolish
Fawning (n)…bootlicking
. Attempting to win favour from
influential people by flattery
Felicitous (adj)…happy, fortunate
. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate
manner or style “a felicitous speaker"
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. Marked by good fortune “a felicitous
life"
Fervour(n)…enthusiasm
. The state of being emotionally aroused
and worked up
. Feelings of great warmth and intensity
Flag (v)…ease up
. Become less intense
. Decorate with flags
Fledging (adj) (V)…rearing, feathering
. Feed, care for, and rear young birds
for flight
. Decorate with feathers "fledge an
arrow"
. Grow feathers "The young sparrows are
fledging already"
Flout (v)…scoff, deride
. Treat with contemptuous disregard
"flout the rules"
. Laugh at with contempt and derision
Foment (v)…agitate
. Try to stir up public opinion
. Bathe with warm water or medicated
lotions "His legs should be fomented"
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Forestall (v)…prevent, foresee (danger)
. Keep from happening or arising; have
the effect of preventing
. Act in advance of; deal with ahead of
time
Futile (adj)…vain, fruitless
. Producing no result or effect "a
futile effort"
. Unproductive of success "futile years
after her artistic peak"
Gainsay (v)…challenge, exception
. Take exception to
Garrulous (adj)…talkative, gabby
. Full of trivial conversation
Goad (n) (v)…stimulus (talk), spur
. A pointed instrument used to prod into
motion
. A verbalization that encourages you to
attempt something
. Goad or provoke, as by constant
criticism
Gouge (n) (v)…dent, force out
. An edge tool with a blade like a
trough for cutting channels or grooves
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. An impression in a surface (as made by
a blow)
. Force with the thumb "gouge out his
eyes"
Grandiloquent (adj)…pompous
. Lofty in style
. Puffed up with vanity "a
grandiloquent and boastful manner"
Gregarious (adj)…social
. Tending to form a group with others of
the same kind "gregarious bird
species"; "man is a gregarious
animal"
. Seeking and enjoying the company of
others “a gregarious person who avoids
solitude"
Guileless (adj)…honest
. Free of deceit
Gullible (adj)…deceivable
. Naive and easily deceived or tricked
"at that early age she had been
gullible and in love"
. Easily tricked because of being too
trusting "gullible tourists taken in
by the shell game"
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Harangue (n)…rant
. A loud bombastic declamation expressed
with strong emotion
. Deliver a harangue to; address
forcefully
Homogenous (adj)…similar
. All of the same or similar kind or
nature
Hyperbole (n)…exaggeration
Iconoclast (n)…revolutionary rebel
. Someone who tries to destroy
traditional ideas or institutions
Idolatry (n)…devotion, idol worship
. Religious zeal; willingness to serve
God
. The worship of idols; the worship of
images that are not God
Immutable (adj)…changeless
. Not subject or susceptible to change
or variation in form or quality or
nature "the view of that time was
that all species were immutable,
created by God"
Impair (v)…mar, spoil, vitiate
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. Make worse or less effective "His
vision was impaired"
. Make imperfect
Impassive (adj)…expressionless, stolid
. Having or revealing little emotion or
sensibility; not easily aroused or
excited "her impassive remoteness";
"he remained impassive, showing
neither interest in nor concern for
our plight"
. Deliberately impassive in manner
Impede (v)…block, hinder, obstruct
. Be a hindrance or obstacle to "She is
impeding the progress of our project"
. Block passage through
Impermeable (adj)…tight, water-resistant
. Preventing especially liquids to pass
or diffuse through "impermeable
stone"; "an impermeable layer of
scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"
Imperturbable (adj)…calm
. Not easily perturbed or excited or
upset; marked by extreme calm and
composure "hitherto imperturbable, he
now showed signs of alarm"; "an
imperturbable self-possession"
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Impervious (adj)…unyielding,
uncompromising
. Not admitting of passage or capable of
being affected "a material impervious
to water"; "someone impervious to
argument"
Implacable (adj)…stern, grim(person)
. Impossible to placate "an implacable
enemy"
Implicit (adj)…drawn, resulted
. Implied though not directly expressed;
inherent in the nature of something
"an implicit agreement not to raise
the subject"; "there was implicit
criticism in his voice"; "anger was
implicit in the argument"; "the oak
is implicit in the acorn"
. Being without doubt or reserve
"implicit trust"
Explicit (adj)…clear, naked
. Precisely and clearly expressed or
readily observable; leaving nothing to
implication "explicit instructions";
"she made her wishes explicit";
"explicit sexual scenes"
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Implode (v)…go off
. Burst inward "The bottle imploded"
“the carbonated water implodes when
you shake it”
Explode (v)…blow up, destroy, anger
. Burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded"
. Show a violent emotional reaction
"The boss exploded when he heard of
the resignation of the secretary"
Inadvertently (adv)…unknowingly
. Without knowledge or intention
Advertently (adv)…mindfully
. In a careful, deliberate manner
Inchoate (adj)…imperfect, incipient
. Only partly in existence; imperfectly
formed "a vague inchoate idea"
"inchoative stages"
Incongruity (n)…incompatibility, clash
. The quality of disagreeing; being
unsuitable and inappropriate
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Incorporate (v)…fuse, merge, integrate
. Make into a whole or make part of a
"She incorporated his suggestions into
her proposal"
. Include or contain; have as a
component
. Unite or merge with something already
in existence "incorporate this
document with those pertaining to the
same case"
Indeterminate (adj)…undetermined
. Not precisely determined or
established; not fixed or known in
advance "of indeterminate age"; "a
zillion is a large indeterminate
number"; "an indeterminate point of
law"; "the influence of environment
is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate
future"
. Having a capacity for continuing to
grow at the apex "an indeterminate
stem"
Indigence (n)…beggary, pauperism, penury
. A state of extreme poverty or
destitution "their indigence appalled
him"
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Appall (v)…shock
. Struck with fear, dread, or
consternation
. Strike with disgust or revulsion
. Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause
to be unpleasantly surprised
Consternation (n)…alarm, dismay
. Fear resulting from the awareness of
danger
Indolent (adj)…lazy, fainéant
. Disinclined to work or exertion "an
indolent hanger-on"
. Of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or
develop and usually painless "an
indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an
indolent infectious disease"
Inert (adj)…sluggish, irresponsive,
phlegmatic, neutral
. Unable to move or resist motion
. Having only a limited ability to react
chemically; not active "inert matter"
. Slow and apathetic "she was fat and
inert"
Ingenuous (adj)…artless, innocent
. Characterized by an inability to mask
your feelings; not devious "an
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ingenuous admission of
responsibility"
. Lacking in sophistication or
worldliness "his ingenuous
explanation that he would not have
burned the church if he had not
thought the bishop was in it"
Inherent (adj)…integral, inborn,
underlying, congenital
. Existing as an essential constituent
or characteristic
. Present at birth but not necessarily
hereditary; acquired during foetal
development
. In the nature of something though not
readily apparent "shortcomings
inherent in our approach"
Innocuous (adj)…harmless
. Not injurious to physical or mental
health
. Not causing disapproval "it was an
innocuous remark"; "confined himself
to innocuous generalities"
Insinuate (v)…intimate declare
. Introduce or insert (oneself) in a
subtle manner "He insinuated himself
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into the conversation of the people
at the nearby table"
. Give to understand "I insinuated that
I did not like his wife"
Insipid (adj)…tasteless, stale, bland
. Lacking taste or flavour or tang
"insipid hospital food"
. Lacking significance or impact "an
insipid novel"
. Lacking interest or significance "an
insipid personality"
insularity (n)…detachment, narrow-
mindedness
. The state of being isolated or
detached
Intractable (adj)…stubborn,
. Not tractable; difficult to manage or
mould "an intractable disposition";
"intractable pain"; "the most
intractable issue of our era";
"intractable metal"
Intransigence (n)…noncooperation
. The trait of being intransigent;
stubbornly refusing to compromise
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Inundate(v)… flood, deluge
. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with
a liquid "the basement was inundated
after the storm"
. Fill or cover completely, usually with
water
Inured (adj)…hardened
. Made tough by habitual exposure "a
peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-
inured"; "our successors...may be
graver, more inured and equable men"
. "He was inured to the cold"
Understand (v)…interpret
Make sense of; assign a meaning to
Invective (adj)…abusive (criticism)
Abusive or venomous language used to
express blame, censure, or bitter deep-
seated ill will
Irascible (adj)…short-tempered
Quickly aroused to anger
Characterized by anger "an irascible
response"
Itinerary (n)…route, travel plan
An established line of travel or access
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Laconic (adj)…curt
Brief and to the point; effectively cut
short "the laconic reply; 'yes'"
Lassitude (n)…lethargy, languor
. A state of comatose torpor (as found
in sleeping sickness
. A feeling of lack of interest or
energy
Latent (adj)… inactive, possible
. Potentially existing but not presently
evident or realized "a latent
fingerprint"; "latent talent"
. Not presently active "latent
infection"; "latent diabetes"
Laud (v)…praise, glorify, honour
Levee (n)…dam, dyke
. A barrier constructed to contain the
flow of water or to keep out the sea
Levity (n)…frivolity
. Feeling an inappropriate lack of
seriousness
. Lightness of manner
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Log (n) (v) lumber, logarithm
. A segment of the trunk of a tree when
stripped of branches
. The exponent required to produce a
given number
. Piece of wood
. A written record of messages sent or
received "they kept a log of all
transmission by the radio station";
"an email log"
. Measuring instrument that consists of
a float that trails from a ship by a
knotted line in order to measure the
ship's speed through the water
. Enter into a log, as on ships and
planes
. Cut lumber, as in woods and forests
Loquacious (adj)…garrulous, talkative
. Full of trivial conversation
Lucid (adj)…clear
. Clear in speaking, thinking and
expression "lucid directions" "a
lucid moment in his madness" "a lucid
thinker"
Luminous (adj)…shining,
. Softly bright or radiant "a sky
luminous with stars"
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Magnanimity (n)…openhandedness,
generosity
. Liberality in bestowing gifts;
extremely liberal and generous of
spirit
Malingerer (n)…shirker, shammer
. Someone shirking their duty by
feigning illness or incapacity
Malleable (adj)…pliable
. Easily influenced
. Capable of being shaped or bent or
drawn out "malleable metals such as
gold"
Maverick (n) (adj)…irregular, rebel,
eccentric
. Someone who exhibits great
independence in thought and action
. An unbranded range animal (especially
a stray calf); belongs to the first
person who puts a brand on it
. Independent in behaviour or thought
"maverick politicians"
Mendacious (adj)…false
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. Given to lying "a mendacious child"
. Intentionally untrue "a mendacious
statement"
Metamorphosis (n)…change,
transfiguration
. The marked and rapid transformation of
a larva into an adult that occurs in
some animals
. A striking change in appearance or
character or circumstances "the
metamorphosis of the old house into
something new and exciting"
. A complete change of physical form or
substance especially as by magic or
witchcraft
Meticulous (adj)…punctilious
. Marked by precise accordance with
details "meticulous research"
. Marked by extreme care in treatment of
details "a meticulous craftsman";
"almost worryingly meticulous in his
business formalities"
Misanthrope (n)…hateful
. Someone who dislikes people in general
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Philanthropist (n)…humanist, altruist,
loving
. Someone who makes charitable donations
intended to increase human well-being
Mollify (v)…assuage, pacify
. Cause to be more favourably inclined;
gain the good will of "She managed to
mollify the angry customer"
. Make less rigid or softer
Morose (adj)…sullen
. Showing a brooding ill humour "a
morose and unsociable manner"
Mundane (adj)…everyday, routine
. Found in the ordinary course of events
"mundane affairs" "not a fairy
palace; yet a mundane wonder of
unimagined kind"
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Negate (v) nullify, contradict
. Be in contradiction with
. Make ineffective by counterbalancing
the effect of "This action will
negate the effect of my efforts"
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Neophyte (n)…newcomer, entrant
. A plant that is found in an area where
it had not been recorded previously
. Any new participant in some activity
. A new convert being taught the
principles of Christianity by a
catechist
Obdurate (adj)…stubborn, unrepentant
. Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Showing unfeeling resistance to tender
feelings "the child's misery would move
even the most obdurate heart"
Obsequious (adj)…fawning, flattering
. Attempting to win favour from
influential people by flattery
. Attentive in an ingratiating or
servile manner "obsequious shop
assistants"
Obviate (v)…eliminate, avoid
. Do away with
. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent
from happening
Occlude (v)…block
. Block passage through
Officious (adj)…meddlesome
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. Intrusive in a meddling or offensive
manner "bustling about self-
importantly making an officious
nuisance of himself"
Onerous (adj)…burdensome, taxing
. Not easily borne; wearing "my duties
weren't onerous; I only had to greet
the guests"
Oscillate (v)…vacillate, hover
. Be undecided about something; waver
between conflicting positions or
courses of action "He oscillates
between accepting the new position
and retirement
. Move or swing from side to side
regularly "the needle on the meter
was oscillating"
Ostentatious (adj)…inviting, pretentious
. Intended to attract notice and impress
others "an ostentatious sable coat"
. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Paragon (n)…ideal, perfection
. An ideal instance; a perfect
embodiment of a concept
Partisan (n) (adj)…supporter,
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. An ardent and enthusiastic supporter
of some person or activity
. Devoted to a cause or party
Pathological (adj)…diseased, morbid
. Of or relating to the practice of
pathology "pathological laboratory"
. Caused by or evidencing a mentally
disturbed condition "a pathological
liar"; "a pathological urge to
succeed"
Paucity (n)…dearth
. An insufficient quantity or number
Pedantic (n)…academic, donnish
. Marked by a narrow focus on or display
of learning especially its trivial
aspects
Penchant (adj)…taste, preference
. A strong liking "the Irish have a
penchant for blarney (flattery)"
Penury (n)…indigence, pauperism
. A state of extreme poverty or
destitution
Perennial (adj)…repeated, repeated
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. Lasting three seasons or more "the
common buttercup is a popular
perennial plant"
. Lasting an indefinitely long time;
suggesting self-renewal "perennial
happiness” "perennial efforts to
stipulate the requirements"
Perfidious (adj)…treacherous
. Tending to betray; especially having a
treacherous character as attributed to
the Carthaginians by the Romans "the
perfidious Judas"
Perfunctory (n)…hasty, casual
. Hasty and without attention to detail;
not thorough “a perfunctory inspection
failed to reveal the house's
structural flaws"; "perfunctory
courtesy"
. As a formality only
Permeable (adj)…porous, pervious, leaky
. Allowing fluids or gases to pass or
diffuse through "permeable
membranes"; "rock that is permeable
by water"
Pervasive (adj)…penetrating, permeant
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. Spreading or spread throughout "the
pervasive odour of garlic"; "an error
is pervasive if it is material to
more than one conclusion"
Phlegmatic (adj)…uninterested,
irresponsive
. Showing little emotion "a
phlegmatic...and certainly
undemonstrative man"
Piety (n)…piousness
. Righteousness by virtue of being pious
Placate (v)…assuage, mollify
. Cause to be more favourably inclined;
gain the good will of
Plasticity (n)…malleability,
mouldability
. The property of being physically
malleable; the property of something
that can be worked or hammered or
shaped without breaking
Platitude (n)…banality
. A trite or obvious remark
Plethora (n)…overplus, excess
. Extreme excess
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Plummet (v)…drop, fall, plumb bob
. Drop sharply "The stock market
plummeted"
. The metal bob of a plumb line
Pragmatic (adj) (n)…practical
. Concerned with practical matters "a
pragmatic approach to the problem"
"not ideology but pragmatic politics"
. An imperial decree that becomes part
of the fundamental law of the land
Preamble (n) (v)…preface,
. A preliminary introduction to a
statute or constitution (usually
explaining its purpose)
Precarious (adj)…careful, perilous,
shaky
. Affording no ease or reassurance "a
precarious truce"
. Fraught with danger "the precarious
life of an undersea diver"
Precipitate (adj)…hasty
. Done with very great haste and without
due deliberation "wondered whether
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they had been rather precipitate in
deposing the king"
Precursor (n)…forerunner, herald
. A substance from which another
substance is formed (especially by a
metabolic reaction)
. A person who goes before or announces
the coming of another
Presumptuous (adj)… assumptive
. Excessively forward, "the duchess
would not put up with presumptuous
servants"
Prevaricate (v)…equivocate, palter
. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
in order to mislead or withhold
information
Pristine (n)…pure, clean
. Completely free from dirt or
contamination "pristine mountain
snow"
. Immaculately clean and unused "handed
her his pristine white handkerchief"
Probity (n)…integrity
. Complete and confirmed integrity;
having strong moral principles "in a
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world where financial probity may not
be widespread"; "he enjoys an
exaggerated reputation for probity"
Prodigal (adj)…extravagant
. Recklessly wasteful "prodigal in
their expenditures"
Profound (adj)…heavy, deep
. Showing intellectual penetration or
emotional depth "the differences are
profound"; "a profound insight"; "a
profound book"; "a profound mind";
"profound contempt"; "profound
regret"
. Of the greatest intensity; complete
"a profound silence"; "a state of
profound shock"
. "Profound social changes"
Prohibitive (adj)… discouraging
. "The price was prohibitive"
Proliferate (v)…multiply grow
. Grow rapidly "Pizza parlours
proliferate in this area" "We must
not proliferate nuclear arms"
Propensity (n)…tendency
. A natural inclination
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. A disposition to behave in a certain
way "the propensity of disease to
spread"
Propitiate (v)…appease
. Make peace with
Propriety (n)…properness
. Correct or appropriate behaviour
Pro rata (adv)… proportionate
. In proportion
Proscribe (v)…prohibit
. Command against
Pungent (adj)…acrid, biting
. Strong and sharp "the pungent taste
of radishes"
. Capable of wounding "pungent satire"
Quibble (v) (n)…conceal (in speaking)
. Evade the truth of a point or question
by raising irrelevant objections
. Argue over petty things "Let's not
quibble over pennies"
. An evasion of the point of an argument
by raising irrelevant distinctions or
objections
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Quiescent (adj)…inactive, dormant
. Not active or activated
. Marked by a state of tranquil repose
"the quiescent melancholy of the
town"
. (pathology) causing no symptoms "a
quiescent tumour"
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Rarefied (adj)…attenuated, elevated
. Having low density "lightheaded from
the rarefied mountain air"
. Of high moral or intellectual value;
elevated in nature or style
Recalcitrate (v)…fight, oppose
. Show strong objection or repugnance;
manifest vigorous opposition or
resistance; be obstinately disobedient
"The Democratic senators
recalcitrated against every proposal
from the Republican side"
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Recalcitrant (adj)…resistant(people,
move)
. Stubbornly resistant to authority or
control "the University suspended the
most recalcitrant demonstrators
Recant (v)…resile, retract
. Formally reject or disavow a formerly
held belief, usually under pressure
Recluse (n)(adj)…hermit, solitary
. One who lives in solitude
Recondite (adj)…abstruse
. Difficult to penetrate;
incomprehensible to one of ordinary
understanding or knowledge "some
recondite problem in historiography"
Refute (v)…controvert, negate
. Overthrow by argument, evidence, or
proof "The speaker refuted his
opponent's arguments"
. Prove to be false or incorrect
Relegate (v)…refer, demote, banish,
classify
. Refer to another person for decision
or judgment "She likes to relegate
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difficult questions to her
colleagues"
. Assign to a lower position; reduce in
rank
. Expel, as if by official decree
. Assign to a class or kind "People
argue about how to relegate certain
mushrooms"
Reproach (n) (v)…upbraid
. A mild rebuke or criticism "words of
reproach"
. Disgrace or shame "he brought
reproach upon his family"
. Express criticism towards "The
president reproached the general for
his irresponsible behaviour"
Reprobate (n) (v) (adj)… miscreant,
condemn, perverse,
. A person without moral scruples
. Abandon to eternal damnation "God
reprobated the unrepentant sinner"
. Deviating from what is considered
moral, right, proper, or good "the
reprobate conduct of a gambling
aristocrat"
Repudiate (v)…disown
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. Cast off "The parents repudiated
their son"
. Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or
recognize as valid "The woman
repudiated the divorce settlement"
Rescind (v)…annul
. Cancel officially
Resolution (n) firmness, solution
. A formal expression by a meeting;
agreed to by a vote
. The trait of being resolute
. Something settled or resolved; the
outcome of decision making "they
never did achieve a final resolution
of their differences"
. A statement that solves a problem or
explains how to solve the problem
. A decision to do something or to
behave in a certain manner
. The subsidence of swelling or other
signs of inflammation (especially in a
lung)
. The ability of a microscope or
telescope to measure the angular
separation of images that are close
together
Resolve (v)…decide, adjudicate
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. Bring to an end; settle conclusively
. Make clearly visible
Reticent (n) (adj)…reserve (person),
untalkative
. Temperamentally disinclined to talk
. Cool and formal in manner
Reverent (n) (adj)…godly, worshipful
. Feeling or showing profound respect or
veneration "maintained a reverent
silence"
. Showing great reverence for god
Sage (n) (adj)…wise, salvia
. A mentor in spiritual and
philosophical topics who is renowned
for profound wisdom
. Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green
leaves used widely as seasoning for
meats etc “sage-green”
. Having wisdom that comes with age and
experience
Salubrious (adj)…healthful
. Promoting health; healthful "the
salubrious mountain air and water"
"not the most salubrious campsite";
"one of the less salubrious suburbs"
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Sanction (n) (v)…warrant, approve
. Formal and explicit approval "it had
the sanction of the church"
. Give authority or permission to
Satiate (n) (adj)…stuff overeat
. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig
of oneself
. Supplied (especially fed) to
satisfaction
Saturate (v)…impregnate
. Cause (a chemical compound, vapour,
solution, magnetic material) to unite
with the greatest possible amount of
another substance
. Infuse or fill completely
Savor (v)…taste, relish
. Derive or receive pleasure from; get
enjoyment from; take pleasure in
. Taste appreciatively "savor the soup"
Secrete (v)…release
. Generate and separate from cells or
bodily fluids "secrete digestive
juices"
. Place out of sight; keep secret "The
money was secreted from his children"
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Shard (n)…fragment
. A broken piece of a brittle artifact
Skeptic (n)…doubter
Someone who habitually doubts accepted
beliefs
Solicitous (adj)…concerned
. Full of anxiety and concern
"solicitous parents"; "solicitous
about the future" "solicitous about
her health"; "made solicitous
inquiries about our family"
Soporific (adj)…narcotic, sedative,
. Sleep inducing
. A drug that induces sleep
Specious (adj)…feigning, false
. Plausible but false "a specious
claim"
. Based on pretence; deceptively
pleasing
Spectrum (n)…array, range, scope
. An ordered array of the components of
an emission or wave
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. A broad range of related objects,
values, qualities, ideas, or
activities
Sporadic (adj)…irregular, unpredictable
. Recurring in scattered and irregular
or unpredictable instances, "a city
subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
Stigma (n)…brand, mark, stain
. The apical end of the style where
deposited pollen enters the pistil
. A symbol of disgrace or infamy
. A skin lesion that is a diagnostic
sign of some disease
Apical (adj)…top
. Situated at an apex
Stint (n) (v)…stretch (time), scant
. An unbroken period of time during
which you do something "her stint as a
lifeguard exhausted her"
. An American shore bird (sand piper)
. Subsist on a meagre allowance
. Supply sparingly and with restricted
quantities
Stipulate (v)…condition, specify
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. Specify as a condition or requirement
in a contract or agreement; make an
express demand or provision in an
agreement The will stipulates that she
can live in the house for the rest of
her life"; "The contract stipulates
the dates of the payments"
. Give a guarantee or promise of
. "They stipulated to release all the
prisoners"
Stolid (adj)…impassive
. Having or revealing little emotion or
sensibility; not easily aroused or
excited "a silent stolid creature who
took it all as a matter of course";
"her face showed nothing but stolid
indifference"
Striated (adj)…marked
. Mark with striae or striations
Striae(n)…bands, signs
. Any of a number of tiny parallel
grooves such as the scratches left by
a glacier on rocks or the streaks or
ridges in muscle tissue
. A stripe or stripes of contrasting
colour
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Strut (v)…prance
. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often
in an attempt to impress others "He
struts around like a rooster in a hen
house"
Subpoena (n) (v)…summons,
. A writ issued by court authority to
compel the attendance of a witness at
a judicial proceeding; disobedience
may be punishable as a contempt of
court
. Serve or summon with a subpoena "The
witness and her records were
subpoenaed"
Subside (v)…lessen settle
. Wear off or die down "The pain
subsided"
. Sink down or precipitate "the mud
subsides when the waters become calm"
Substantiate (v)… Solidify, firm, or
strengthen
. Establish or strengthen, as with new
evidence or facts “The painting
substantiates the feelings of the
artist” The president’s trip will
substantiate good relations with the
former enemy country
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Supersede (v)…replace
. Take the place or move into the
position of
Supposition (n)…assumption, surmise
. A message expressing an opinion based
on incomplete evidence
Surmise (v)…suspect, guess
. Infer from incomplete evidence, "I
surmised that the butler did it"
Tacit (adj)… silent, understood
. Implied by or inferred from actions or
statements "a tacit agreement"
Tangential (adj)…digressive
. Of superficial relevance if any "a
tangential remark"
Digressive (adj)…rambling
. "A digressive allusion to the day of
the week"
. (Of e.g. speech and writing) tending
to depart from the main point or cover
a wide range of subjects "amusingly
digressive with satirical thrusts at
women's fashions among other things"
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Tenuous (adj)…thin
. Having thin consistency "a tenuous
fluid"
. Very thin in gauge or diameter "a
tenuous thread"
. Lacking substance or significance "a
tenuous argument"
Tirade (n)
. A speech of violent denunciation
(speak against)
Torpor (n)…coma, senselessness,
torpidity
. A state of motor and mental inactivity
with a partial suspension of
sensibility "he fell into a deep
torpor"
. Inactivity resulting from lethargy and
lack of vigour or energy
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Tortuous (adj)…convoluted, irritating
. Highly complex or intricate and
occasionally devious "tortuous legal
procedures"; "tortuous negotiations
lasting for months"
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Tractable (adj)…amendable
. Easily managed (controlled, taught, or
moulded) "tractable young minds";
"The natives...being...of an
intelligent tractable disposition"
Transgression (n)…violation
. The act of transgressing; the
violation of a law or a duty or moral
principle "the boy was punished for
the transgressions of his father"
Truculence (n)…aggressiveness
. Defiant aggressiveness
Vacillate (V)…waver, oscillate
. Be undecided about something; waver
between conflicting positions or
courses of action
. Move or sway in a rising and falling
or wavelike pattern "the line on the
monitor vacillated"
Venerate (v)…rever, respect
. Regard with feelings of respect and
reverence; consider hallowed or
exalted or be in awe of "We venerate
genius"
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Veracious (adj)…right, truthful
. Habitually speaking the truth "a
veracious witness"
. Precisely accurate "a veracious
account"
Voracious (adj)…greedy, hungry, wolfish
. Excessively greedy and grasping
"paying taxes to voracious
governments"
. Devouring or craving food in great
quantities "voracious sharks"
Verbose (adj)…wordy
. Using or containing too many words
"verbose speakers"; "verbose and
ineffective instructional methods"
Viable (adj)…feasible, executable
. Capable of being done with means at
hand and circumstances as they are
. Capable of life or normal growth and
development "viable seeds"; "a viable
foetus"
Viscous (adj)… sticky, thick
. Having a relatively high resistance to
flow
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. Having the sticky properties of an
adhesive
Vituperative (adj)…abusive
. Harshly abusive criticism
Rail (v)…object
. Complain bitterly
. Convey (goods etc.) by rails
Volatile (adj)…explosive, sickle
. Evaporating readily at normal
temperatures and pressures "volatile
oils"; "volatile solvents"
. Marked by erratic changeableness in
affections or attachments "a flirt's
volatile affections"
Warranted(adj)…justified, guaraneed
. Show to be reasonable or provide
adequate ground for "The emergency
does not warrant all of us buying
guns"
wary(adj)…keen, distrustful
. Marked by keen caution and watchful
prudence "they were wary in their
movements"; "a wary glance at the
black clouds"; "taught to be wary of
strangers"
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. Openly distrustful and unwilling to

confide

GENERAL COMMONLY USED

BULLY (n) (adj) (V)…ruffian, boss,
browbeat
oAn uncultured, aggressive, rude, noisy
troublemaker
oA person who deliberately intimidates
or is cruel to weaker people
oBe bossy towards "Her big brother
always bullied her when she was young"
oDiscourage or frighten with threats or
a domineering manner; intimidate

To be continued...
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