The document is a vocabulary list containing definitions of various words, categorized day by day. It includes terms such as 'abysmal', 'acerbic', 'autocratic', and many others, providing concise definitions for each. The purpose of the document appears to be to enhance vocabulary knowledge.

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Index Word Meaning
Day 1
1 abysmal extremely bad
2 acerbic sour; harsh or severe
3 amalgam a mixture of multiple things
4 arch chief, first, rule
5 aberration a deviation from what is normal or expected
6 aesthete one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
7 aplomb poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity;
8 autocratic absolute in power or authority
9 banal lacking freshness and originality; cliché
10 burgeon grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant)
11 balk refuse to comply
12 compulsion irresistible impulse; force
13 consecrate to make holy or set apart for a high purpose
14 capricious impulsive and unpredictable
15 crestfallen discouraged, dejected, downcast
16 censure to criticize harshly
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2. 17 cow terrorize; intimidate
18 degrade to lower in dignity or status; to corrupt; to deteriorate
19 detrimental causing harm or injury
20 demure to be modest and shy
21 espouse to adopt or support an idea or cause
22 eradicate to completely destroy
23 furtive secret, stealthy
24 fallacious containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive
25 hagiographic a loving, idealistic telling about a person; describing someone in a saintly manner
26 imponderable impossible to estimate or figure out
27 incite to arouse to action
28 inarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words
29 indigenous originating in a certain area
30 importuned insistently begged
31 iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions
32 intimation an indirect suggestion
33 incense make furious
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3. 34 maudlin excessively sentimental
35 myopic near-sighted; lacking long-term thinking, short-sighted
36 maintain to assert;
37 magnanimous high-minded, noble, lofty; generous in forgiving others, free of resentment
38 melee a wild, confusing fight or struggle
39 malodorous having an unpleasant smell
40 meander to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
41 negligible not worth considering
42 opulence extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
43 obtuse slow to learn or understand
44 perturb disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed
45 pedantic excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
46 ponderous heavy and slow moving
47 predilection preference, tendency or favorability towards
48 precipitate a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture
49 percipient able to perceive or see things as they actually are.
50 rebuke to criticize sharply
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4. 51 resurgent rising after defeat
52 recrimination mutual accusations
53 spurious plausible but false
54 sentimental showing or causing a lot of emotion
55 summit the top point of a mountain or hill
56 stalwart strong and sturdy
57 trenchant effective, articulate, clear-cut;
58 tractable easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded
59 veritable actual, true, real;
60 yearn to have a strong and earnest desire
Day 2
1 arrogate to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right;
2 atavism a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
3 anathema a detested person; the source of somebody's hate
4 antic playful or silly act; prank;
5 acme the highest point of achievement
6 appreciable large enough to be noticed
7 byzantine extremely complicated or devious
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5. 8 bridle headgear for a horse;
9 bellicose warlike; inclined to quarrel
10 coalesce fuse or cause to grow together
11 culminate reach the highest point or final stage
12 chary cautious
13 contemptuous lacking respect; scornful
14 cupidity greed, strong desire
15 cavalier given to haughty disregard of others
16 collusion agreement on a secret plot
17 celerity swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
18 churlish lacking manners or refinement
19 despot a dictator with absolute power
20 denigrate belittle, attack the reputation of
21 demur show reluctance or object, especially for moral reasons,
22 dispassionate impartial; calm, free from emotion
23 decry to criticize openly
24 exemplar something to be imitated
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6. 25 eminent famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
26 evenhanded without partiality
27 elusive difficult to capture or difficult to remember
28 flux flowing; a continuous moving
29 fractious irritable and is likely to cause disruption
30 facetious cleverly amusing in tone
31 guileless free of cunning or deceit; artless
32 hegemony domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.
33 halcyon calm and peaceful;
34 inexorable relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading
35 inundate to flood or overwhelm
36 imbroglio a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation
37 illustrious very famous, distinguished
38 intrepid fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity
39 jocular characterized by jokes and good humor
40 limpid clear, transparent; readily understood
41 loath unwilling, reluctant;
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7. 42 mendacity the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
43 mordant harshly ironic or sinister
44 mundane ordinary, common
45 obtain to get
46 precipitous extremely steep
47 pastoral relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense
48 precocious talented beyond one's age
49 perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent
50 punctilious careful in observing rules fo behavior
51 platitude a shallow, overused statement; cliche
52 profusion a plentiful supply; a great or generous amount
53 preempt to supersede; appropiate for oneself
54 renege to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
55 respite a period of relief or rest
56 squander spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity
57 solicitude a feeling of excessive concern;
58 sporadic occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations
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8. 59 smattering a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; a small amount of something
60 surfeit excessive amount;
Day 3
1 assail attack in speech or writing
2 amenable easily persuaded;
3 apprehension fearful expectation
4 artless without cunning or deceit
5 arriviste a person who has recently reached a position of power
6 abrogate cancel; deny; repeal;
7 ascribe refer to something, attribute
8 assuage to make something unpleasant less severe
9 boorish ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
10 confound confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse
11 checkered one that is marked by disreputable happenings
12 castigate criticize severely; punish in order to correct;
13 consummate having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
14 cornucopia an abundant supply of something good
15 duress compulsion by threat or force
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9. 16 efficacious effective
17 enthrall to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
18 equivocate intentionally use vague language
19 eschew shun, avoid, abstain from
20 exacting very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention
21 frustrate hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
22 firm strong
23 fledgling young and inexperienced; describing any new participant in some activity
24 gauche tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude
25 hauteur haughty manner or spirit; arrogance;
26 inkling a slight suggestion or vague understanding
27 irrefutable impossible to deny or disprove
28 inflammable extremely controversial, incendiary
29 intransigent refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes
30 internecine mutually destructive;
31 incontrovertible indisputable; not open to question
32 ingratiate make an effort to gain favor with
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10. 33 inviolate free or safe from injury or violation
34 improvident without foresight
35 indigent poor; having very little
36 jejune dull; lacking flavor
37 jingoism excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy
38 lionize treat like a celebrity
39 malingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty;
40 modicum a small amount;
41 mulct to defraud or deprive
42 perquisite a privilege that goes along with a job; a "perk"
43 prevaricate stray from the truth, mislead, lie;
44 perennial lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting
45 proponent one who argues in favor of; supporter
46 precarious fraught with danger
47 prosaic lacking wit or imagination
48 reprobate evil, unprincipled
49 robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
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11. 50 superficial on the surface
51 savvy a perceptive understanding; well-informed or perceptive
52 semblance a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
53 travail use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish
54 unruly noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; unwilling to submit to authority
55 unprecedented having never been done or known before; novel
56 untrammeled not confined or limited
57 underscore emphasize (or literally, to underline text)
58 umbrage a feeling of anger caused by being offended
59 winsome charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way
60 wanting lacking
Day 4
1 ascetic one who practices self-denial
2 audacity aggressive boldness in social situations
3 affluent wealthy
4 amorphous shapeless
5 beg to make a very strong and urgent request
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12. 6 bristle stiffen with fear or anger
7 belittle to make seem less important
8 cohesive well integrated, forming a united whole
9 candid a straightforward and honest look at something
10 conundrum a difficult problem
11 diligent characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
12 dictatorial expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler
13 dissemble to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character;
14 ersatz artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute
15 eclectic selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources
16 expansive outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
17 enjoin command; order; forbid
18 elucidate make clearer and easier to understand
19 evanescent vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy;
20 enamor to inspire with love; to captivate;
21 foible a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
22 foment to arouse or incite
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13. 23 fortuitous happening by chance; lucky
24 finagle achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
25 gambit to take a risk for some advantage
26 hoary very old; whitish or gray from age
27 hound to pursue relentlessly
28 hobble the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
29 incessant uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
30 irascible quickly aroused to anger
31 impede to obstruct or interfere with; to delay
32 incumbent necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
33 iconoclast attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions
34 inimical hostile, adverse, harmful
35 impeccable without fault or error
36 indignant feeling anger over a perceived injustice
37 lucid transparently clear; easily understandable
38 laconic brief and to the point
39 malapropism humorous misuse of a word
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14. 40 opaque impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
41 overweening arrogant; presumptuous
42 ornate elaborately decorated; showily splendid
43 obdurate stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
44 primacy being first in importance
45 plodding walking slowly; working slowly at a boring task
46 promulgate to make known officially;
47 prodigious extraordinarily large, impressive, etc.
48 picayune of little value or importance
49 quip a witty saying or remark
50 rescind annul, repeal make void
51 sententious to be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense
52 scrupulous characterized by extreme care and great effort
53 soporific causing sleep, sleepy, drowsy;
54 spartan marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
55 taciturn not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation
56 tyro beginner
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15. 57 truculence aggressiveness, ferocity
58 trite lacking freshness and originality, cliche
59 tact consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
60 untoward unfavorable; inconvenient
Day 5
1 arbitrary based entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis
2 arrant thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
3 alacrity an eager willingness to do something
4 afford to be able to pay for;
5 blatant without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
6 belligerent characteristic of one eager to fight
7 circumscribe strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as
possible
8 complaisant overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others;
9 conducive making a situation or outcome more likely to happen
10 countermand cancel; revoke (an order);
11 chortle to chuckle, laugh merrily
12 candidness the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
13 conniving conspiring to do bad
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16. 14 check to limit (usually modifying the growth of something)
15 cosseted overly pampered
16 corollary natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
17 colossal so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
18 docile easily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
19 denote to indicate
20 dissolution disintegration; looseness in morals;
21 disaffected having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
22 delineate to represent or depict
23 deride treat or speak of with contempt
24 epigram witty comment
25 eke manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty.
26 equitable fair, just, embodying principles of justice
27 emulate strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; compete with successfully
28 err to make an error
29 entrenched fixed firmly or securely
30 exonerate clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility
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17. 31 feckless careless or irresponsible
32 hostile unfriendly
33 humdrum dull and lacking excitement
34 hodgepodge a confusing mixture or jumble
35 imperious domineering
36 inanity foolishness; shallowness
37 impetuous rash, impulsive
38 immure to imprison
39 insidious intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
40 jaundice yellowing of the skin
41 misanthrope a hater of mankind
42 nadir the lowest point
43 ostracize exclude from a community or group
44 pugnacious eager to fight or argue; verbally combative
45 protean readily changing form or character
46 pariah a social outcast
47 resignation the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided
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18. 48 refractory stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage
49 raconteur a person skilled in telling anecdotes
50 raffish cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry; disreputable
51 revoked repealed; canceled
52 schadenfreude joy from watching the suffering of others
53 spurn reject with contempt
54 steep to saturate or completely soak
55 solicitous concerned, attentive, eager;
56 tempered moderated in effect
57 unforthcoming uncooperative, not willing to give up information
58 urbane refined in manner or style, suave
59 vilify spread negative information about
60 vain full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; (vanity)
Day 6
1 audacious fearless and daring
2 admonitory serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
3 apothegm a pithy saying
4 aphoristic something that is a concise and instructive of a general truth or principle
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19. 5 arouse awaken, stir to action, excite
6 betray to reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally
7 base the lowest, class were without any moral principles
8 cardinal of primary importance; fundamental
9 charlatan one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
10 copious numerous; large in quantity
11 complementary adjective: enhancing each other's qualities
12 decimation destroying or killing a large part of the population
13 dilapidated in terrible condition
14 disingenuous insincere
15 debunk expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing
16 expunge to eliminate completely
17 ephemeral lasting a short time
18 exemplify be characteristic of; clarify by giving an example of
19 extant still in existence;
20 eccentric highly unconventional or usual (usually describes a person)
21 euphoria a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
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20. 22 effrontery shameless boldness
23 gregarious sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd;
24 heyday the pinnacle or top of a time period or career
25 hubris excessive pride or self-confidence
26 incongruous incompatible; unsuitable for the situation
27 inimitable not capable of being copied or imitated
28 inviolable secure from violation or from being profaned;
29 impervious not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance;
30 intimate to suggest something subtly
31 indifference the trait of seeming not to care
32 inchoate not fully formed; disorganized;
33 jingoist a person who thinks that their country should be at war
34 laudable worthy of praise
35 lascivious lecherous; sexually perverted
36 malady a disease or sickness
37 morose having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
38 mercurial quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty
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21. 39 misconstrue to interpret wrongly
40 moribund close to death; in a dying state
41 mawkish overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting
42 nonplussed perplexed
43 objurgate criticize/criticism
44 puerile childish
45 pellucid crystal clear
46 pedantic marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
47 qualify reach a necessary standard;
48 recondite not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic
49 retract pull inward or towards a center; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
50 restive impatient, uneasy, or restless;
51 sardonic grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
52 subsume to include, incorporate
53 subterfuge an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
54 slapdash carelessly and hastily put together
55 torpor sluggishness, lethargy, or apathy; a period of inactivity
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22. 56 tout advertize in strongly positive terms; show off
57 taxing use to the limit; exhaust
58 turgid swollen, pompous;
59 travesty exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation
60 vacillate waver in one's mind or opinions, be indecisive
Day 7
1 abstruse difficult to understand; incomprehensible
2 accolade an award or praise granted as a special honor
3 austere severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
4 ambivalent uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once;
5 artful exhibiting artistic skill; clever in a cunning way;
6 aesthetic pertaining to beauty
7 antipathy strong dislike
8 arcane known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
9 benign kind; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
10 bucolic rustic; pastoral
11 bereft deprived of; made unhappy through a loss;
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23. 12 buck resist
13 brook to tolerate
14 contrite to be remorseful
15 crystallize to take a definite form or shape
16 circumvent to get around; to bypass
17 curmudgeon cranky person, usually old
18 dispatch dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
19 derogative expressed as worthless or in negative terms
20 destitute poor enough to need help from others
21 discord lack of agreement or harmony
22 economical careful about spending money or using resources
23 epiphany a moment of sudden revelation or insight
24 endemic native; originating where it is found
25 fleece to deceive
26 factitious artificial; not natural
27 graft illegal use of political influence for personal gain;
28 hail greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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24. 29 indecisive unable to make choices
30 imprudent unwise, not careful
31 irresolute uncertain how to act or proceed
32 illicit not permitted, unlawful, improper
33 irrevocable incapable of being retracted or revoked
34 impertinent being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold;
35 languish to become weak or feeble; to lose strength;
36 mesmerize to fascinate or hypnotize
37 moment significant and important value
38 muted silent; muffled; toned down
39 maladroit clumsy; unskillful
40 malfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
41 probity honesty; high-mindness
42 petulant easily irritated or annoyed
43 prevail be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current; prove superior
44 presient having foreknowledge or foresight, seeing the future
45 reverent feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe
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25. 46 rakish marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
47 splenetic irritable; easily angered;
48 sanguine cheerful; optimistic
49 sartorial related to fashion or clothes
50 supercilious looking down on others; proud and scornful
51 serene calm and peaceful
52 transient temporary, fleeting
53 truncate to shorten by cutting off
54 tirade an angry speech
55 tendentious marked by a strong point of view, biased
56 uncanny strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
57 venality the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption;
58 voracious very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto
59 vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
60 whimsical determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Day 8
1 apocryphal of questionable authenticity; false
2 ameliorate improve; make better or more bearable
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26. 3 apostate one who renounces a religious faith
4 arduous hard to do, requiring much effort
5 anodyne a pain reliever
6 amuck in a frenzied or uncontrolled state
7 ambiguous not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations
8 apathy lack of interest
9 asperity roughness or harshness; severity
10 beatific giving or showing bliss; blissful
11 bleak having a depressing or gloomy outlook
12 convivial describing a lively atmosphere
13 choleric easily angered
14 callow immature;
15 disparate two things are fundamentally different
16 deleterious harmful, injurious
17 dovetail to fit together exactly
18 derivative derived from something else; not original
19 discrete separate, distinct, detached, existing as individual parts
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27. 20 dog to pursue relentlessly; to hound
21 desiccated dried up, dehydrated;
22 engender produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate
23 evasive intentionally vague or ambiguous
24 eponym a person for whom something, such as a city, building, or street, has been named
25 enmity a state of deep-seated ill-will
26 fawn try to gain favor by extreme flattery
27 firebrand troublemaker
28 fickle likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
29 fell terribly evil
30 gerrymander to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage
31 goad urge on with unpleasant comments
32 hamstrung made ineffective or powerless
33 ignoble mean, low, base
34 magisterial authoritative
35 maunder to talk or move aimlessly, mutter
36 obstinate resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent
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28. 37 peremptory bossy and domineering
38 parsimonious extremely frugal; miserly;
39 proselytize convert to another religion, philosophy, or perspective;
40 penurious lacking money; poor
41 patent obvious; evident
42 placid calm, peaceful, not easily irritated
43 portentous of momentous or ominous significance
44 perspicacious acutely insightful and wise
45 quixotic overly idealistic; impractical
46 resolve reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
47 rarefied
48 replete completely stocked or furnished with something
49 rile cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
50 reservation an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
51 staid characterized by dignity and propriety
52 superfluous serving no useful purpose; more than is needed, desired, or required
53 sedulous marked by care and persistent effort
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29. 54 turpitude depravity; a depraved act
55 unprepossessing unattractive
56 upbraid to blame, scold, find fault with;
57 unviable not able to work, survive, or succeed (inviable)
58 unpropitious unlikely to be successful
59 vehement marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
60 virago an ill-tempered or violent woman
Day 9
1 apex the highest point
2 apathy not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern
3 aphorism a short instructive saying about a general truth
4 animosity intense hostility
5 archaic so old as to appear to belong to a different period
6 assiduously with care and persistence; !
7 askance with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
8 augment enlarge or increase; improve
9 aboveboard open and honest
10 banish to force to leave
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30. 11 badger to tease, annoy, harass persistently
12 capitulate to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)
13 catholic universal; wide-ranging
14 chivalrous being attentive to women like an ideal knight
15 complacent contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
16 commensurate the same in size, extent, etc. equivalent; proportional,
17 coterminous of equal extent or scope or duration;
18 cede to give up
19 convoluted highly complex or intricate
20 chauvinism fanatical devotion
21 doughty brave;
22 diminutive very small;
23 debonair carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
24 disinterested unbiased, impartial; not interested;
25 excruciating extremely painful
26 enumerate determine the number or amount of
27 effervescent bubbly, lively
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31. 28 factious causing disagreement
29 grandiloquent pompous; bombastic
30 glib speaking with ease but without sincerity
31 heretic a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
32 irk irritate or vex
33 incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment
34 inscrutable not easily understood; unfathomable
35 jovial cheerful and friendly
36 junta an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military)
37 lugubrious excessively mournful
38 languid slow, sluggish, listless, weak
39 martinet a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
40 nettlesome causing annoyance and difficulties;
41 posit to put forth; assert
42 plucky courageous; spunky
43 proscribe to condemn, forbid, outlaw;
44 prodigal wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish;
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32. 45 peevish easily irritated or annoyed
46 pithy concise and full of meaning
47 propitious favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving
48 philistine one who lacks culture or taste
49 patronize to sponsor or support; to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
50 ribald humorous in a vulgar way
51 ravenous extremely hungry; devouring or craving food in great quantities
52 shallow not deep
53 saturnine morose or gloomy
54 sycophant a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
55 serendipity the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made
56 tortuous having many twists and turns, highly complex
57 telltale revealing
58 unseemly not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
59 vacuous lacking ideas or intelligence
60 vituperate to abuse verbally; berate
Day 10
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33. 1 adjudicate to judge;
2 anomaly deviation from what is normal
3 abstain to choose not to do something
4 adamant refusing to change one's mind
5 baleful destructive, deadly
6 buttress make stronger or defensible
7 constraint something that limits or restricts
8 contrive to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery
9 concomitant existing concurrently
10 complicit involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing;
11 disenfranchise deprive of voting rights
12 duplicity double-dealing, hypocrisy
13 defray provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
14 decorous behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
15 demonstrative expressing emotion freely
16 deliberate think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue
17 didactic intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson
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34. 18 expurgate to remove vulgar or objectionable material
19 entice to attract by offering reward or pleasure
20 equivocal confusing or ambiguous;
21 exhort to strongly urge on; encourage
22 extenuating making less guilty or more forgivable
23 exasperate to irritate intensely
24 frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior
25 frugal economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive;
26 guffaw a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
27 grovel show submission or fear
28 gumption courage and initiative; common sense;
29 impartial unbiased; neutral
30 insipid dull and uninteresting
31 impending close in time; about to occur
32 ineluctable not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable;
33 impudent improperly forward or bold
34 invective abusive language
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35. 35 juggernaut a force that cannot be stopped
36 jubilant full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success
37 malevolent wishing or appearing to wish evil to others;
38 mettlesome full of courage and fortitude
39 miser a person who doesn't like to spend money
40 munificent generous, giving liberally
41 macabre suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
42 moot open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way
43 nonchalant cool and confident, unconcerned
44 obliging showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
45 profligate completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful;
46 pollyannaish extremely optimistic
47 phantasmagorical illusive; unreal
48 propitiate to win over, appease
49 raft a large number of something
50 reprisal an injury done in return for injury;
51 rankle to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
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36. 52 surreptitious secret, stealthy
53 spendthrift one who spends money wastefully
54 soak absorb
55 sybarite lover of luxury
56 stymie hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
57 tantamount being essentially equal to something
58 temerity foolish boldness
59 tender offer up something formally
60 unscrupulous without scruples or principles
Day 11
1 appease to calm, pacify, placate
2 abjure to reject; abandon formally;
3 appurtenant supporting;
4 antiquated old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time
5 besiege harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried
6 bastardization an act that debases or corrupts;
7 behooves to be one's duty or obligation
8 bolster to support
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37. 9 begrudge to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something; to give reluctantly
10 conciliate to make peace with
11 cataclysm a violent change
12 cadaverous pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
13 constituent a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; an abstract part of something
14 dispensation a special allowance; privilege
15 deter to discourage or prevent from taking action
16 diatribe a strong verbal attack against a person or institution
17 discreet careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense or gain an advantage
18 differentiate be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
19 exorbitant unreasonably high; excessive;
20 esoteric intended for or understood by only a small group
21 exacerbate make worse (more violent, severe), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)
22 ethereal heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible;
23 edifying instructing and improving spiritually or morally
24 embroiled involved in argument or contention
25 empiricism the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation
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38. 26 ebullient overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling;
27 flush to be in abundance
28 foolhardy marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
29 glut an excessive supply; supply with an excess of
30 gaffe a socially awkward or tactless act
31 harried to be troubled or bothered
32 harangue noisy, attacking speech
33 hedge a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
34 hector bully; intimidate with threats; bluster
35 insouciance lack of concern
36 insolvent unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt
37 invidious hateful, offensive, injurious
38 juxtapose to place side by side
39 maverick rebel; nonconformist
40 martial suggesting war or military life
41 meticulous taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy
42 puissant powerful
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39. 43 profuse plentiful; pouring out in abundance
44 pedestrian ordinary, dull, commonplace
45 pecuniary relating to or involving money
46 pristine unspoiled, untouched
47 quandary a state of perplexity or doubt
48 repudiate reject, cast off, deny that something has authority
49 refute prove to be false
50 rustic of or living in the country
51 self-effacing not drawing attention to oneself; modest;
52 scintillating sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
53 stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity
54 stultify to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on;
55 surly inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
56 sagacious acutely insightful and wise
57 sinecure an office that involves minimal duties
58 transmute to transform;
59 voluble easily fluent in regards to speech
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40. 60 wax to gradually increase in size or intensity
Day 12
1 approbatory expressing praise or approval
2 affable likeable; easy to talk to
3 antithetical sharply contrasted in character or purpose
4 amiable friendly
5 anachronism something out of the proper time
6 benighted ignorant; unenlightened
7 bromide platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
8 browbeat bully; intimidate;
9 brazen unrestrained by convention or propriety
10 craven cowardly
11 censor to examine and remove objectionable material
12 cogent clear and persuasive
13 conspicuous without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
14 clemency mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
15 canard false; deliberately misleading story; ,
16 chimera a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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41. 17 calumny malicious lie intended to hurt someone's reputation; the act of telling such lies;
18 culpability a state of guilt
19 conflagration great fire;
20 contentious likely to argue
21 discursive rambling;
22 decorum propriety in manners and conduct
23 debase reduce the quality or value of something
24 erratic unpredictable; strange and unconventional
25 encumber to weigh down or burden
26 expound add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth
27 elegiac expressing sorrow or lamentation;
28 enormity great wickedness; an evil act
29 errant to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path
30 forlorn sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
31 histrionic overly dramatic
32 ingenuous genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive;
33 indict to formally charge or accuse of wrong-doing
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42. 34 involved complicated, and difficult to comprehend
35 inure to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
36 impugn to attack as false or questionable;
37 lambast criticize severely or angrily
38 maxim a short saying expressing a general truth
39 malleable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
40 myriad a large indefinite number
41 ossify turn to bone; become fixed and rigid
42 obsequious servile, very compliant, fawning
43 preclude keep from happening or arising; make impossible
44 provident preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal
45 ploy a clever plan to turn a situation to one's advantage
46 parochial narrowly restricted in scope or outlook;
47 palaver prolonged and idle discussion;
48 placate to soothe or pacify
49 powwow an informal meeting or discussion
50 prognostication a statement made about the future
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43. 51 qualm a feeling of uneasiness
52 quotidian daily; everyday, ordinary
53 redress an act of making something right
54 recrudesce to break out or happen again;
55 supplant take the place of, displace, especially through sneaky tactics
56 specious seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
57 untenable not able to be defended, not able to live in
58 unimpeachable beyond doubt or reproach;
59 undermine to weaken
60 venial easily excused; pardonable
Day 13
1 avert turn away; ward off or prevent
2 attenuate make thin; weaken
3 admonish warn strongly
4 auspicious favorable, the opposite of sinister;
5 apotheosis the finest example
6 altruism the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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44. 7 artlessness the quality of innocence
8 brusquely in a blunt, direct manner
9 blinkered to have a limited outlook or understanding
10 chagrin embarrassment; a complete loss of courage;
11 carping to find fault; complain
12 contrition repentance; remorse; penitence
13 credulity tendency to believe readily
14 conflate to bring together; to merge into a composite whole;
15 chastise to reprimand harshly;
16 capable able to do something
17 desecrate to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place
18 dogmatic highly opinionated, not accepting that a belief may not be correct
19 disseminate to scatter or spread widely
20 dissipate squander; waste foolishly; scatter;
21 derelict abandoned; negligent
22 embellish make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful
23 elicit to draw forth, bring out from some source
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45. 24 embryonic in an early stage of development
25 flippant lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
26 facile easily done or attained;
27 forthright characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
28 flounder behave awkwardly; have difficulties
29 ferret to search or drive out
30 genteel marked by refinement in taste and manners
31 haphazard marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance
32 ignominious shameful
33 impute attribute (responsibility or fault) to something
34 impregnable immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
35 lampoon a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
36 lachrymose tearful, weepy;
37 mendicant beggar
38 nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
39 obscure make unclear; known by only a few
40 panegyric an expression of praise;
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46. 41 piquant a strong, stimulating taste
42 pontificate speak pompously or dogmatically
43 palatable pleasant or acceptable to the taste;
44 pyrrhic ruinous; gained at too great a cost
45 pillory to punish, hold up to public scorn;
46 pith the most essential part of somrthing
47 pragmatic practical; dealing with actual facts and reality
48 quisling traitor
49 raillery good-humored ridicule or teasing;
50 reticent not talking much; private (of a person), retrained, reserved
51 sordid wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
52 stringent demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
53 timorous fearful
54 uncompromising not making concessions
55 unstinting very generous
56 venerate to respect deeply
57 vaunted much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way;
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47. 58 veneer thin covering
59 variance difference, disagreement
60 waver to fluctuate between choices
Day 14
1 antedate precede in time
2 appropriate to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
3 banality a trite or obvious remark
4 bumbling lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
5 belie contradict or misrepresent; ;
6 cosmopolitan comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook
7 dupe to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
8 delegate give an assignment to (a person)
9 derisive abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
10 dilatory wasting time
11 elaborate marked by complexity and richness of detail; explain in more detail
12 exegesis critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text
13 enervate weaken, tire
14 estimable admirable; possible to estimate
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48. 15 elude escape, either physically or mentally
16 exiguity meagerness;
17 egregious extraordinary or conspicuously bad; glaring; ;
18 egotist a conceited and self-centered person
19 execrate curse; express abhorrence for; detest
20 fete to honor with a banquet or feast
21 forthcoming available when required or as promised; at ease in talking to others
22 galvanize to excite or inspire (someone) to action; !
23 gainsay declare false, deny; oppose
24 glean collect information bit by bit
25 hoodwink to mislead by a trick, deceive;
26 infelicitous unfortunate; inappropriate;
27 leery openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
28 largess the generous giving of lavish gifts
29 miscreant a person who breaks the law
30 mollify calm or soothe (an angry person); lesson or soften
31 noisome offensive, disgusting; harmful;
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49. 32 obstreperous noisy and difficult to control
33 panache flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting
34 presumptuous excessively forward
35 presentiment a sense of something about to happen
36 pundit someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
37 pejorative having a negative effect; insulting
38 peculiar odd; strange
39 pine have a desire for something or someone who is not present
40 presumption an assumption that is taken for granted
41 pinnacle the highest point
42 preemptive done before someone else can do it
43 prolific intellectually productive
44 querulous given to complaining, grumbling
45 remonstrate to object or protest
46 reconcile make (one thing) compatible with (another)
47 retracted took back; withdrew
48 start to suddenly move in a particular direction
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50. 49 snide expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
50 squelch to crush as if by trampling; squash
51 snub refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly
52 solecism a socially awkward or tactless act
53 trait specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
54 transitory short-lived or temporary
55 tribulation something, especially an event, that causes difficulty and suffering
56 tenacious persistent, resolute
57 unflappable always knows what to do in any situation; cannot be made nervous or anxious
58 unnerve to make nervous or upset
59 underwrite to support financially
60 wanton no moral restraints to one's anger, desire, or appetites
Day 15
1 avarice greed (one of the seven deadly sins)
2 acrimony bitterness and ill will;
3 artifice a clever trick
4 aberrant abnormal, deviant
5 becoming appropriate, and matches nicely
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51. 6 besmirch damage the good name and reputation of someone
7 besotted strongly infatuated, very drunk
8 champion to fight for a cause
9 chauvinist a person who believes in the superiority of their group
10 creditable deserving of praise but not that amazing
11 compound make more intense, stronger, or more marked
12 cumbersome difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
13 diabolical to be extremely wicked like the devil
14 diffident lacking confidence, shy
15 dilletante one who studies an art or science for mere amusement
16 deferential showing respect
17 exalt praise or glorify
18 empathetic showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples' states and emotions
19 fecund fertile; productive;
20 flummox to confuse or perplex
21 garrulous talkative, wordy, rambling
22 haughty arrogant, excessively proud and vain
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52. 23 impecunious lacking money; poor
24 ineffable inexpressible
25 indecorous lacking good taste; improper
26 implicate convey a meaning; imply
27 inadvertent happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
28 inequity unfairness
29 implausible describing a statement that is not believable
30 litany any long and tedious account of something
31 lacerate to tear (flesh) jaggedly
32 mitigate make less severe; lesson or moderate (damage, grief, pain, etc.)
33 mellifluous smooth and sweet-sounding
34 machinate engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
35 misattribute misidentify
36 misogynist a person who dislikes women in particular
37 officious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner;
38 phlegmatic calm; sluggish; unemotional
39 peripatetic traveling by foot
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53. 40 provisional conditional; temporary; tentative
41 pernicious very harmful or destructive, deadly
42 perpetuate cause to continue
43 pertinent having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
44 precedent an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
45 redoubtable formidable, arousing fear
46 rash marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; imprudently incurring risk.
47 rapprochement a reestablishing of cordial relations;
48 screed an abusive rant (often tedious)
49 sanctimonious pretending to be righteous
50 telling significant and revealing of another factor
51 thrifty careful about money; economical
52 tempestuous turbulent, stormy
53 tumult a state of chaos, noise and confusion
54 tawdry tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy
55 tarnish make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
56 unequivocal unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning
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54. 57 vitriolic harsh or corrosive in tone
58 verisimilitude the appearance of truth;
59 vicissitude change in one's circumstances, usually for the worse
60 vicarious experiencing through another
Day 16
1 apogee the highest point
2 avaricious excessively greedy
3 anemic lacking in color, spirit, or vitality
4 anomalous not normal
5 bowdlerize censor prudishly
6 bilious bad tempered; cross
7 boon a desirable state; very close and convivial
8 bemoan complain about
9 broadside a strong verbal attack
10 commendable worthy of high praise
11 cerebral involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
12 construe interpret or translate
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55. 13 cryptic mysterious or vague, usually intentionally
14 concede to admit as true; to yield, submit
15 credence belief in something
16 desideratum something needed and wanted;
17 demean disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
18 denouement conclusion; resolution; the falling action of a story after its climax
19 derive to obtain from a specified source
20 excoriate criticize severely
21 fastidious difficult to please
22 gall bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery;
23 genial agreeable, conducive to comfort
24 germane relevant and appropriate, on-topic
25 imbibe to drink or absorb as if drinking
26 itinerant traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job
27 inclement unpleasant, stormy (of weather); used of persons or behavior; showing no mercy
28 inveterate habitual
29 industrious characterized by hard work and perseverance
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56. 30 incisive having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
31 lethargic lacking energy
32 plausible believable
33 peruse to read very carefully
34 polemic an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
35 palimpsest an object or place having diverse layers or aspects beneath the surface
36 poignant emotionally touching
37 prolix long and wordy
38 paragon a model of excellence or perfection
39 parvenu upstart; newly rich person
40 rudimentary elementary, relating to the basic; undeveloped, primitive
41 retiring to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company
42 relegate assign to a lower position
43 remiss to be negligent in one's duty
44 sangfroid cold-blooded composure
45 staunch firm and dependable especially in loyalty
46 simulacrum a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
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57. 47 stem to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
48 steadfast marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
49 sullen bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
50 smug marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
51 temperance restraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food
52 thwart prevent; frustrate
53 thoroughgoing very thorough; complete.
54 treacherous dangerous
55 truculent fierce and cruel; eager to fight
56 unassailable undeniable;
57 veracious truthful
58 vociferous noisily crying out, as in protest
59 vindicate to free from blame; ;
60 vindictive to have a very strong desire for revenge
Day 17
1 ascendancy controlling influence; domination
2 contingent dependent; possible
3 corroborate to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
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58. 4 devolve pass on or delegate to another; grow worse (usually "devolve into")
5 dolorous exhibiting sorrow or pain;
6 disabuse to set right; to free from error
7 doleful filled with or evoking sadness;
8 deign condescend
9 erudite scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
10 gossamer characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
11 hackneyed so commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
12 insufferable impossible to bear; intolerable
13 insolent rude and arrogant
14 innocuous harmless, inoffensive;
15 idiosyncrasy characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
16 implacable not able to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied
17 immutable unchangeable
18 ingenuity the power of creative imagination
19 jargon a characteristic language of a particular group
20 kowtow bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
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59. 21 meteoric like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
22 ostentatious pretentious, boastful showiness
23 pittance a small amount (of money)
24 provincial characteristic of the a limited perspective
25 perfidious disloyal, treacherous, violating one's trust
26 quail draw back, as with fear or pain
27 reproach a mild rebuke or criticism
28 recapitulation the restatement of a main idea
29 subversive in opposition to a civil authority or government
30 sanction permission; support
31 unconscionable unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
32 vie compete for something
33 vitriol cruel and bitter criticism
34 zeitgeist spirit of the times
35 zenith highest point
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