Word list 08
Group 1
| Atheist | person who does not believe in God |
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| Colloquial | local and informal (used of language) |
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| Dotard | foolish old man |
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| Furrow | groove |
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| Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
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| Misnomer | wrong name |
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| Percipient | perceptive; insightful |
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| Quaff | drink down quickly |
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| Staunch | loyal; faithful; dependable |
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| Vilification | blackening someone's name |
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Group 2
| Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
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| Collusion | plotting and planning |
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| Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
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| Furtive | hidden and secret |
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| Insurgent | a rebel |
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| Misogynist | hater of women |
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| Perdition | damnation |
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| Quagmire | marsh; bog |
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| Stereotype | fixed image |
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| Vindicate | prove right; remove blame |
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Group 3
| Attenuate | weaken |
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| Commandeer | take possession of |
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| Drivel | nonsense |
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| Futile | useless; hopeless |
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| Interminable | never-ending |
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| Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
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| Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
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| Quaint | picturesque |
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| Stevedore | dockworker |
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| Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
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Group 4
| Augment | increase; make bigger |
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| Complacent | self-satisfied; smug |
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| Droll | dryly amusing |
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| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
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| Intermittent | sporadic; irregular |
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| Mitigate | lessen; make less severe |
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| Perfidy | treachery |
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| Quandary | dilemma; puzzle |
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| Stifle | suppress |
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| Virulent | dangerous; harmful |
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Group 5
| Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
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| Compliant | easy to control; submissive |
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| Drone | 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
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| Gambol | frolic; leap; bound |
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| Intransigence | stubbornness |
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| Modicum | small amount |
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| Perfunctory | superficial; cursory |
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| Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
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| Stoic | known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
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| Vital | essential; alive; important |
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Group 6
| Austere | severely plain |
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| Concatenate | link together |
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| Dubious | doubtful |
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| Garble | distort; confuse; muddle |
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| Intransigent | stubborn; unyielding |
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| Momentous | very important |
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| Peripatetic | nomadic; moving from place to place |
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| Quarry | 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone |
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| Stoke | add fuel to; strengthen |
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| Vitriolic | corrosive; strongly attacking |
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Group 7
| Aversion | a dislike of |
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| Concatenation | linking into chains |
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| Dupe | to fool someone |
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| Garish | gaudy |
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| Intrepid | brave |
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| Monotonous | dull; unvarying |
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| Peripheral | on the edge; not important |
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| Querulous | always complaining |
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| Stolid | impassive; dull; indifferent |
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| Vivacity | liveliness; animation |
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Group 8
| Balk | hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
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| Conciliate | to bring together; end a dispute |
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| Dynamic | lively; vibrant; energetic |
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| Garner | gather; collect |
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| Inveterate | habitual |
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| Moratorium | temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
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| Perjury | telling lies under oath |
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| Quirk | oddity |
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| Stratagem | plot; plan; trick |
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| Vivify | enliven |
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Group 9
| Banal | common; dull |
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| Concise | stated in few words |
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| Ebullient | very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy |
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| Garrulous | talkative |
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| Invidious | arousing envy |
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| Moribund | on the point of death |
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| Pernicious | destructive; harmful |
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| Ramble | wander aimlessly |
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| Strident | loud and harsh |
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| Vociferous | noisy; loud in speech |
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Group 10
| Banality | ordinariness; dullness |
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| Condescend | talk down to |
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| Eccentric | unusual; quirky; odd |
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| Gaunt | emaciated; bony and angular |
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| Inviolable | cannot be invaded |
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| Morose | gloomy; bad tempered |
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| Persnickety | fastidious; fussy |
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| Ramifications | branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes |
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| Stringent | strict or severe |
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| Volatile | dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
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