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Section 1
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ingenious
clever; resourceful
cryptic
mysterious; hidden; secret
presumptuous
overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
apathy
lack of caring; indifference
disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
oblivion
obscurity; forgetfulness
hypothetical
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
cursory
casual; hastily done
anarchist
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
extricate
free; disentangle
extol
praise; glorify
compliance
readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
adversary
opponent
repudiate
disown; disavow
explicit
totally clear; definite; outspoken
reprove
censure; rebuke
ascendancy
controlling influence; domination
condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
inundate
overwhelm; flood; submerge
incongruous
not fitting; absurd
incite
arouse to action
morose
ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
expedient
suitable; practical; politic
superfluous
unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
coercion
use of force to get someone to obey
adversity
poverty; misfortune
notoriety
disrepute; ill fame
exonerate
acquit; exculpate
hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
superficial
trivial; shallow
profane
violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
homogeneous
of the same kind
advocate
urge; plead for
ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere
taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
hedonist
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
reticence
reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
inane
silly; senseless
adulation
flattery; admiration
surpass
exceed
instigate
urge; start; provoke
hierarchy
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
precocious
advanced in development
exacerbate
worsen; embitter
capricious
unpredictable; fickle
conciliatory
reconciling; soothing
censure
blame; criticize
surreptitious
secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
pretentious
ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
Section 2
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fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish
meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking
nurture
nourish; educate; foster
ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
incorrigible
not correctable
pervasive
pervading; spread throughout every part
rhetorical
pertaining to effective communication; insincere in the language
criterion
standard used in judging
diminution
lessening; reduction in size
indict
charge
flagrant
conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
equivocal
ambiguous; intentionally misleading
abstract
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
vilify
slander
intrepid
fearless
cajole
coax; wheedle
fervor
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
prolific
abundantly fruitful
heresy
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
discordant
not harmonious; conflicting
verbose
wordy
fanaticism
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
mitigate
appease; moderate
turbulence
state of violent agitation
fallacious
false; misleading
listless
lacking in spirit or energy
corroborate
confirm; support
disperse
scatter
commemorate
honor the memory of
innocuous
harmless
discrepancy
lack of consistency; difference
conflagration
great fire
sycophant
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes-man
erudite
learned; scholarly
terse
concise; abrupt; pithy
stagnant
motionless; stale; dull
autonomous
self-governing
pacifist
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
abridge
condense or shorten
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
induce
persuade; bring about
malicious
hateful; spiteful
peripheral
marginal; outer
volatile
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
succinct
brief; terse; compact
delineate
portray
contentious
quarrelsome
furtive
stealthy; sneaky
embellish
adorn; ornament
pessimism
belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
Section 3
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miserly
stingy; mean
deterrent
something that discourages; hindrance
vacillate
waver; fluctuate
disinclination
unwillingness
conviction
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
exemplary
serving as a model; outstanding
sanction
approve; ratify
despondent
depressed; gloomy
somber
gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
rancor
bitterness; hatred
innate
inborn
disparity
difference; condition of inequality
eloquence
expressiveness; persuasive speech
exuberance
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
skeptic
doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined
ponderous
weighty; unwieldy
elusive
evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
refute
disprove
dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
concise
brief and compact
substantiate
establish by evidence; verify; support
disdain
view with scorn or contempt
digression
wandering away from the subject
frugality
thrift; economy
arbitrary
capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
quandary
dilemma
servile
slavish; cringing
belie
contradict; give a false impression
profusion
overabundance; lavish expenditure
profound
deep; not superficial; complete
consensus
general agreement
inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
eulogy
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
scrutinize
examine closely and critically
redundant
superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
denounce
condemn; criticize
disparage
belittle
depravity
extreme corruption; wickedness
venerate
revere
austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple
deprecate
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
acclaim
applaud; announce with great approval
articulate
effective; distinct
satirical
mocking
undermine
weaken; sap
eclectic
composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
astute
wise; shrewd; keen
deride
ridicule; make fun of
constraint
compulsion; repression of feelings
relegate
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
Section 4
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immutable
unchangeable
retract
withdraw; take back
discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight
recluse
hermit; loner
emulate
imitate; rival
reprimand
reprove severely; rebuke
proliferation
rapid growth; spread; multiplication
alleviate
relieve
divergent
differing; deviating
impair
injure; hurt
laud
praise
partisan
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
ironic
resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome
benevolent
generous; charitable
duplicity
double-dealing; hypocrisy
prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money
proximity
nearness
materialism
preoccupation with physical comforts and things
decorum
propriety orderliness and good taste in manners
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
rebuttal
refutation; response with contrary evidence
affirmation
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
innovation
change; introduction of something new
enhance
increase; improve
renounce
abandon; disown; repudiate
transient
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
prudent
cautious; careful
opaque
dark; not transparent
guile
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
ostentatious
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
reprehensible
deserving blame
impede
hinder; block; delay
frivolous
lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
piety
religious devotion; godliness
opulence
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
predecessor
former occupant of a post
altruistic
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
opportunist
individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough
brevity
conciseness
enigma
puzzle; mystery
insipid
lacking in flavor; dull
virtuoso
highly skilled artist
pragmatic
practical; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
lethargic
drowsy; dull
prevalent
widespread; generally accepted
preclude
make impossible; eliminate
esoteric
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
haughtiness
pride; arrogance
credulity
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
Section 5
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