List 1
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abstract: (adj.) thought of outside of concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances
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aesthetic: (adj.) pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art (aesthetics, aesthetically)
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benevolent: (adj.) expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others
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capricious: (adj.) subject to changing one’s mind without much thought; erratic
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complacent: (adj.) self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault
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conciliatory: (adj.) regaining goodwill or favor; desiring to soothe the anger of
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diligent: (adj.) constant and earnest in effort: persistent in doing something
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discernible: (adj.) can be made out clearly; perceptible
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dogmatic: (adj.) stating an opinion in an arrogant or dictatorial manner
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eccentric: (adj.) unconventional; deviating from accepted practice
List 2
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fallacious: (adj.) misleading; deceptive
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indifferent: (adj.) without interest or concern; not caring; neutral
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inquisitive: (adj.) questioning; eager to learn
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meticulous: (adj.) taking or showing extreme care about minute details; thorough
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pertinent: (adj.) relating directly to the matter at hand
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plausible: (adj.) having the appearance of truth; believable
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reticent: (adj.) quiet; reserved; taciturn
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candid: (adj.) frank or outspoken
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inevitable: (adj.) certain; unavoidable
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lethargic: (adj.) drowsy or unenergetic
List 3
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morose: (adj.) gloomy; ill-humored
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novice: (noun) a beginner; someone new to a situation
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obscure: (adj.) hard to perceive; unclear; not well-known
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ostentatious: (adj.) showy in the hopes of impressing others
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precocious: (adj.) unusually advanced or mature in development or talent
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prevaricate: (verb) to lie; mislead
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querulous: (adj.) full of complaints
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quiescent: inactive or motionless; quiet or still
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repudiate: (verb) to reject with disapproval
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soporific: (adj.) causing sleep
List 4
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spontaneous: (adj.) without premeditation
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squander: (verb) to spend or use wastefully
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theoretical: (adj.) existing only in principle; hypothetical
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virulent: (adj.) poisonous; deadly
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apathy: (noun) absence of emotion or excitement; indifference (adj: apathetic)
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disdain: (noun) the act of looking upon or treating with contempt; thinking unworthy of notice (adj: disdainful)
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diverse: (adj.) composed of different elements
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enigma: (noun) a puzzling situation, problem, or person (adj: enigmatic)
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futile: (adj.) completely ineffective; serving no useful purpose
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gratuitous: (adj.) given without benefit; voluntary

List 5
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hackneyed: (adj.) overused; cliché
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incessant: (adj.) continuing without interruption; constant
3.
insidious: (adj.) tempting but harmful
4.
integrity: (noun) uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles
5.
jocular: (adj.) playful; tending to joke and jest
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kindle: (verb) to start a fire
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ludicrous: (adj.) causing laughter because of absurdity
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provocative: (adj.) tending to excite or stimulate
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reclusive: (adj.) shut off or apart from the world
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reverence: (noun) deep respect (adj: reverential)
List 6
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scrutinize: (verb) to examine minutely
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superficial: (adj.) of the surface (superficial wound); concerned only with the obvious or apparent
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affinity: (noun) a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing or idea; a preference
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emulate: (verb) to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass
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expedite: (verb) to speed up the progress of; accelerate
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impetuous: (adj.) of great energy and impatience
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innocuous: (adj.) harmless
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mundane: (adj.) of this world or earth; commonplace, everyday, or ordinary
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penitent: (adj.) feeling sorrow for sin
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propensity: (noun) a tendency to do something
List 7
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regressive: (adj.) tending to revert back to an earlier state or stage
2.
resilient: (adj.) able to recover easily
3.
sedentary: (adj.) characterized by inactivity and lack of exercise
4.
succinct: (adj.) expressed in a few words; brief
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ubiquitous: (adj.) being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent
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vindictive: (adj.) revengeful; spiteful
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wanton: (adj.) done cruelly and without a motive
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zenith: (noun) the highest point or state
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ramification: (noun) consequences; implication
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rapacious: (adj.) inordinately greedy
List 8
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recalcitrant: (adj.) unruly; resisting authority
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recant: (verb) to withdraw or retract a statement or opinion
3.
recrimination: (noun) a countercharge against an accuser
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redolent: (adj.) having a pleasant odor; fragrant
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redundant: (adj.) repetitive; wordy
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refutable: (adj.) proving to be false (verb: refute)
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relegate: (verb) to send to an inferior position
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relinquish: (verb) to give up; surrender
List 9
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remonstrate: (verb) to plead in protest, objection or complaint
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reparation: (noun) amends for wrongdoing

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replenish: (verb) to refill
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reprehensible: (adj.) blameworthy; deserving censure
3.
requisite: (adj.) required; necessary
4.
resolute: (adj.) firmly set in purpose or opinion; determined
5.
rigorous: (adj.) characterized by rigid severity
6.
rudimentary: (adj.) basic; pertaining to the first principles
7.
acumen: (noun) keen insight; quickness in understanding
8.
chicanery: (noun) using tricks to deceive
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deleterious: (adj.) harmful
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epiphany: (noun) a sudden perception or insight
List 10
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facetious: (adj.) not meant to be taken seriously or literally
2.
homogeneous: (adj.) composed of the same kind
3.
incognito: (adj.) disguised
4.
kinetic: (adj.) characterized by movement or caused by motion
5.
loquacious: (adj.) too talkative or wordy
6.
lugubrious: (adj.) extremely gloomy
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nihilism: (noun) the belief that all existence is senseless (adj: nihilistic)
8.
obsequious: (adj.) characterized by fawning behavior; overly submissive, devoted or compliant
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paradigm: (noun) an example serving as a model: pattern; set of rules (adj: paradigmatic)
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precipitous: (adj.) steep
List 11
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sanguine: (adj.) optimistic; reddish or ruddy
2.
unctuous: (adj.) smooth and greasy like an ointment; excessively suave or phony; pretending to be good or religious to gain favor
3.
vacuous: (adj.) empty
4.
xenophobe: (noun) a person who fears or hates foreigners or foreign customs (adj: xenophobic)
5.
acrimonious: (adj.) bitter in language and/or tone
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alacrity: (noun) speed
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conjecture: (noun) guesswork
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conspicuous: (adj.) attracting attention
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deviate: (verb) to differ or move away from a specified course or mode of behavior
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disparage: (verb) belittle (adj: disparaging)
List 12
List 13
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erudite: (adj.) knowledgeable; well-educated
2.
exonerate: (verb) to declare blameless or not-guilty
3.
extricate: (verb) to free from an entanglement or difficulty
4.
incorrigible: (adj.) incapable of being corrected or reformed (referring to people)
5.
indolent: (adj.) lazy
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judicious: (adj.) having sound judgment; wise
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mitigate: (verb) to make less sever or intense (adj: mitigating)
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palpable: (adj.) easily perceived by the senses; noticeable
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pandemonium: (noun) wild uproar or noise
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rectify: (verb) to remedy; set right

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surreptitious: (adj.) in a secret or sneaky manner
2.
abject: (adj.) so low as to be hopeless; miserable
3.
affluence: (noun) wealth (adj: affluent)
4.
analogous: (adj.) similar or comparable in certain respects
5.
arbitrary: (adj.) based on one’s preference, notion, or whim
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cognizant: (adj.) having an awareness of
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compulsory: (adj.) required by authority
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destitute: (adj.) extremely poor
9.
disseminate: (verb) to scatter far and wide: to distribute widely
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fortuitous: (adj.) happening by chance, whether good or bad
List 14
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impeccable: (adj.) flawless
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impervious: (adj.) not capable of being affected or disturbed; impenetrable
3.
insatiable: (adj.) incapable of being satisfied fully
4.
oscillate: (verb) to swing back and forth; to fluctuate
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prerogative: (noun) exclusive right or privilege
6.
stringent: (adj.) strict
7.
truncate: (verb) to shorten or cut off (adj: truncated)
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unobtrusive: (adj.) not calling attention to oneself/itself
9.
unscrupulous: (adj.) not restrained by ideas of right and wrong
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aficionado: (noun) a fan; an enthusiastic person about a sport/hobby
List 15
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ambiance: (noun) a feeling or mood associated with a place
2.
avatar: (noun) an embodiment of a quality or concept in human form
3.
connoisseur: (noun) an expert
4.
juggernaut: (noun) a relentless, destructive, irresistible force
5.
junta: (noun) a small group, usually of military officers, ruling a country in the absence of a civilian government
6.
nirvana: (noun) a place or condition of great peace and bliss
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embryonic: (adj.) in the beginning stage of anything; undeveloped
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indefatigable: (adj.) tireless
9.
indigenous: (adj.) native; natural
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iridescent: (adj.) displaying an array of lustrous, changing colors like those of the rainbow
List 16
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entomology: (noun) the branch of zoology dealing with insects
2.
metamorphosis: (noun) a transformation
3.
nemesis: (noun) an unconquerable opponent or rival
4.
nocturnal: (adj.) pertaining to the night
5.
malaise: (noun) a vague feeling of uneasiness; a vague awareness of society’s moral decline
6.
virtuoso: (noun) someone who excels in the technique of an art, especially music
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subterranean: (adj.) existing below ground
8.
trepidation: (noun) trembling movement; fearful uncertainty
9.
quarantine: (noun or verb) strict isolation
10.
raconteur: (noun) a good storyteller