English vocab
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Ironic
satiric; unexpected
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Condone
to overlook; to permit to happen
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Volition
will; conscious choice
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voluntary
willing; unforced
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didactic
instructive; intended to teach
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Compliant
yielding; submissive
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profuse
Flowing; extravagant; abundant
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Belligerent
combative; quarrelsome; waging war; unfriendly; argumentative
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Astute
perceptive; intelligent
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Languish
to become weak, listless, or depressed
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condescend
to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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apprehensive
worried; anxious
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elaborate
detailed; careful
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arrogant
feeling superior to others; snooty
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acquiesce
to give in; to agree
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atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
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dubious
doubtful; uncertain
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flagrant:
shocking; outstandingly bad; obvious; glaring
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concise
brief and to the point; succinct
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static
stationary; still; not moving
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stagnation
motionlessness; inactivity
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reprehensible
worthy of blame or censure
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exemplary
outstanding; setting a great example
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relegate
to banish; to send away
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anecdote
a brief, entertaining story
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fallacious
false
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uniform
consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
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incoherent
jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand
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articulate
speaking clearly and well
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solicit
to ask for
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condescend
to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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apprehensive
worried; anxious
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elaborate
detailed; careful
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arrogant
feeling superior to others; snooty
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acquiesce
to give in; to agree
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atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
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dubious
doubtful, of uncertain quality
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flagrant
shocking; outstandingly bad; obvious; glaring
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concise
brief and to the point; succinct
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static
stationary; still; not moving
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blasphemy
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profane talk
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cryptic
mysterious; obscure
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ambivalent
undecided; blowing hot and cold; having mixed feelings
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innate
existing since birth; natural
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amiable
friendly
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extraneous
irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant
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tedious
boring; tiresome; monotonous
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belittle
to make to seem little; unimportant
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unprecedented
happening for the first time; novel
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digress
to go off the subject
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appease
to soothe; to relieve; to satisfy; to pacify
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frivolous
not serious; carefree
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instigate
to provoke; to stir up
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jeopardy
danger of loss, harm, or failure
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tangible
touchable; palpable; real
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remorse
sadness; regret
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pivotal
crucial; vital; significant; important
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benefactor
a generous donor, supporter, contributor, or sponsor
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brevity
briefness; conciseness
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slander
to defame; to speak maliciously of someone, damaging their reputation
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animosity
resentment; hostility, ill will
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deplete
to use up; t o reduce; to lessen; to diminish
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stringent
strict; restrictive; precise; exacting strict; restrictive; precise; exacting
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fickle
capricious; whimsical; unpredictable; changing frequently
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hackneyed
overused; trite; unoriginal
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fortuitous
accidental; occurring by chance or luck
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verbose
wordy; overly talkative
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pedestrian
common; ordinary; dull (secondary meaning)
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innocuous
not harmful or offensive
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fanatic
one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea; filled with excessive zeal
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enhance
to make better; to augment; to increase
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retract
to take back; to withdraw; to pull back
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ambiguous
unclear in meaning; confusing
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subtle
not obvious; crafty
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emulate
to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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innumerable
too many to number or count
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brawn
bulk; muscles
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exemplify
to serve as an example of
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hypothetical
uncertain; unproven
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