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guile
- (n) slyness
- He rose to a high position through guile and treachery.
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incessant
- (adj) never-ending
- His incessant complaining offended his hosts.
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deter
- (v) to prevent
- Many policemen were on the field to deter fans from mobbing the victorious team.
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infamous
- (adj) having an extremely bad reputation
- Jesse James was an infamous outlaw.
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depravity
- (n) corruption
- The depravity of his behavior shocked all.
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mitigate
- (v) to lighten; lessen
- He did nothing to mitigate her anger.
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reprehensible
- (adj) blameworthy
- I find your present attitude reprehensible.
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analgesic
- (adj) tending to remove pain; soothing
- The analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary relief.
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fortuitous
- (adj) lucky
- It was fortuitous that Pip was in the graveyard when Magwitch was.
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adulation
- (n) overenthusiastic praise
- He thrived on the adulation of his followers.
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acrimonious
- (adj) nasty in behavior; bitter
- His acrimonious remarks ailenated his audience.
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fallacious
- (adj) illogical
- Your fallacious argument will not persuade any intelligent person.
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desiccate
- (v) to dry up
- A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.
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sagacious
- (adj) keen
- He is much too sagacious to be fooled by a trick like that.
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apocryphal
- (adj) untrue
- His apocryphal tale fooled the gullible listeners.
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gullible
- (adj) easily deceived
- His apocryphal tale fooled the gullible listeners.
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astute
- (adj) keen
- His astute remark impressed the professor.
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atrophied
- (v) withered; to fade; to decay
- His leg muscles atrophied while the cast was on.
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cryptic
- (adj) mysterious
- Mrs. Joe's cryptic drawing baffled Pip and Biddy at first.
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scrupulous
- (adj) honest; having a sense of right and wrong
- Atticus was a very scrupulous person.
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respite
- (n) temporary delay; a break
- When you are in college, you will enjoy whatever respite you are given after exams.
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virtuoso
- (n) a person with skill in a field: expert; savant
- His goal was to become a violin virtuoso.
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willful
- (adj) stubborn; obdurate
- The willful child always wanted his way.
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paucity
- (n) lack
- There was a paucity of medical supplies after the disaster in Japan.
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rescinded
- (v) to repel
- The principal rescinded his stringent dress code when parents objected.
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immured
- (v) to imprison
- Much to his dismay, Fortunato was immured by Montressor.
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pugnacious
- (adj) quarrelsome; contentious
- The pugnacious student was suspended for insubordination.
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censure
- (n) strong disapproval
- The newspaper were unanimous in their censure of the raising of taxes.
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clandestine
- (adj) secretive
- The clandestine meetings went undiscovered for years.
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