<p>Sorry, don't know how attach files in posts but a long time ago someone posted this word list and I figured I'd make it available to those who wanted it. These are words that have all appeared on the test before ~200 words and 200 hits. Enjoy.</p>
<p>Word: esoteric
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Provided example: It is said that Sculls and Bones is the most renowned society of Yale University, primarily because of its esoteric nature.
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<p>Word: perspicacious
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Provided example: You could tell by her comments that she was a very perspicacious person; she had understood everything, in spite of the complexity of the lecture
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<p>Word: clandestine
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Provided example: There was something clandestine behind those apparently good deeds.
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<p>Word: nonplus
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Provided example: Seeing that he was my closest friend, I was nonplussed when he first avoided me in the hallway for no reason whatsoever.
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<p>Word: blithe
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Provided example: Everyone loved Bob for his blithe disposition; he was always around to brighten everyone's day.
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<p>Word: bombastic
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Provided example: Though the context of his speech was insightful, his bombastic use of vocabulary ruined it.
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Word: panacea
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Provided example: Thomas Jefferson felt that an embargo would be a panacea to all the foreign woes and problems. He however failed to understand the severe complexity of the situation.
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<p>Word: perquisite
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Provided example: In Oscar Wilde's novels, there is particular emphasis on the perquisites of the elite class, which is considered to be accurately representative of the current social stratification.
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<p>Word: cognizant
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Provided example: As we get older we become more and more cognizant of life's difficulties.
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<p>Word: lugubrious
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Provided example: My friend is lugubrious as I am marrying Naidu.
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<p>Word: serendipity
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Provided example: Serendipity has never been by my side. I walk outside the house and step on my dog's feces.
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<p>Word: trifling
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Provided example: I won't deign to reply to his trifling comments.
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<p>Word: cantankerous
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Provided example: His cantankerous demeanor ruined the fun of the debate.
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<p>Word: eclectic
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Provided example: I have an eclectic library
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<p>Word: buttress
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Provided example: Freedom of speech is the buttress of democracy.
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<p>Word: supercilious
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Provided example: He appears to feel supercilious and contemptuous towards the rest of us.
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<p>Word: cogent
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Provided example: The arguments against him are not as cogent as they are portrayed.
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<p>Word: elation
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Provided example: I felt elation when i found this thread
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<p>Word: expedient
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Provided example: This thread is indeed very expedient and I am just as enthralled that you find it useful!!
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<p>Word: sanctimonious
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Provided example: Christians tend to be highly sanctimonious
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<p>Word: garrulous
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Provided example: I am the most garrulous person I know. But then again, that makes me gregarious to a certain extent as we
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<p>Word: caveat
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Provided example: The case is currently in caveat and we can do nothing to get things going.
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<p>Word: perfidy
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Provided example: I am distraught, due to the perfidy found in my friends comment.
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<p>Word: decorous
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Provided example: Please be decorous while at the party.
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<p>Word: morose
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Provided example: I feel morose, because the SAT is tomorrow
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<p>Word: munificent
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Provided example: The curve for the Physics exam is munificent. You can miss 10 and still score 800.
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<p>Word: zucchetto
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Provided example: I am going to filch the bishops zucchetto.
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<p>Word: libel
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Provided example: I've always dreamed of writing a long libel, stupid and meaningless, just for the sake of writing it.
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<p>Word: epistolary
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Provided example: The Color Purple is an epistolary novel; the story is told entirely in letters.
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<p>Word: sophistry
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Provided example: Stating that kids are not as bright as adults is in general a sophistry.
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<p>Word: onerous
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Provided example: My English teacher assigns an onerous amount of useless homework.
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<p>Word: Incipient
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Provided example: The Beat Movement was the incipient form of expression of a generation, followed by other manifestations of liberal spirit and pacifism.
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<p>Word: incisive
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Provided example: CC is full of incisive scholars
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<p>Word: vapid
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Provided example: Her speech was vapid, albeit being embellished by eloquent word choices.
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<p>Word: eschew
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Provided example: when writing, one should eschew obfuscation
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<p>Word: dilettante
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Provided example: Though I have eventually come to love piano as an artistic expression, I must say I was more or less a dilettante at the beginning.
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<p>Word: quagmire
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Provided example: Frogs and Alligators can be found in quagmires
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<p>Word: complacent
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Provided example: How could I not be complacent after a great day full of resting and movies?
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<p>Word: arid
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Provided example: The desert is arid
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<p>Word: aggregate
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Provided example: Everyone on CC aggregated to this thread because it is amazing!
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<p>Word: Alacrity
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Provided example: The alacrity with which people post chances threads is both peculiar and admirable.
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<p>Word: amenable
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Provided example: I find that this thread lacks amenable students
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<p>Word: amenity
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Provided example: Life has offered me every amenity I could wish for
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<p>Word: byzantine
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Provided example: The student found the works of Socrates so byzantine that he quickly gave up and read One Fish Two Fish.
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<p>Word: Frugal
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Provided example: It is not frugal to purchase things on a whim.
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<p>Word: acrimony
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Provided example: After failing the critical reading section of the SAT, I exhibited acrimony towards everyone around me.
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<p>Word: precocious
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Provided example: The child exhibited a precocious capacity for learning and retaining information.
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<p>Word: vitiate
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Provided example: Though at the beginning I was excited to hear the good news, my enthusiasm soon vitiated.
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<p>Word: coloration
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Provided example: It took Walter a few hours to notice the dark coloration on his forearm after being hit during the game.
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<p>Word: ennui
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Provided example: Summer in my village is tantamount to dying from ennui.
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<p>Word: tyro
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Provided example: He was a mere tyro, didn't know a thing about programming.
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<p>Word: sacrilegious
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Provided example: The anthropologist was accused of committing a sacrilegious crime when she disturbed an ancient burial ground.
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<p>Word: vituperative
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Provided example: He started cursing God when he found out, not caring about the fact that many people were insulted by his vituperative curses.
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<p>Word: ostentatious
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Provided example: The ostentatious woman dressed in next-to-naked clothing, seeking attention.
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<p>Word: musings
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Provided example: My mom rushed into my room to answer the telephone, abruptly interrupting me from my musings
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<p>Word: castration
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Provided example: When I came home late last night, my parents nearly gave me a castration.
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<p>Word: placid
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Provided example: In the stillness of the early morning, the placid lake and clear sky were an idyllic sight.
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<p>Word: caustic
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Provided example: His caustic innuendos did not dissuade her from applying at the contest.
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<p>Word: abate
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Provided example: The moderator tried to abate the fierce attacks between the two debaters but to no avail.
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<p>Word: somniferous
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Provided example: Wars and battles are the most somniferous aspect of history in my opinion.
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<p>Word: efficacious
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Provided example: This thread is efficacious in helping us learn vocab.
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<p>Word: remiss
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Provided example: Since I am such an avid vocabulary fan, you could almost say it was remiss of me not to post in this thread sooner!
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<p>Word: mitigate
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Provided example: A dose of morphine mitigated the patient's pain.
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<p>Word: Pecuniary
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Provided example: In spite of my family's pecuniary problems, my mom acceded to buying me a new laptop for my studies.
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<p>Word: defenestrate
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Provided example: My mom threatened to defenestrate my dog if I did not behave.
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<p>Word: acrimonious
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Provided example: The harsh words of a friend are more acrimonious than ones of an enemy
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<p>Word: alleviate
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Provided example: A broken heart cannot be easily alleviated from the pain of rejection
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<p>Word: faux pas
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Provided example: While my brother scratched his ass and burped the words "I Do" at the alter, it was not only very crass, but also a very embarrassing faux pas
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<p>Word: Aggrandize
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Provided example: Mussolini utilized his foreign policy in order to diverge attention from his failed domestic policies and aggrandize his prestige
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<p>Word: haphazard
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Provided example: my brother says I steer the car too haphazardly
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<p>Word: risible
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Provided example: My friend said that my joke was risible and laughed loudly
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<p>Word: ruminate
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Provided example: Maria ruminates on going to college this year; she might want to take a gap year.
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<p>Word: ruse
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Provided example: After the teenagers designed a ruse to distract the teacher, a few of the teens put it to action, while the others snuck into the teacher's office and absconded with his grade book.
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<p>Word: adjuration
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Provided example: That was a jarring journey for the jury: first, the abjuration, then, the adjuration, and finally, a joyful jubilation when the judge adjourned the case.
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<p>Word: puerile
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Provided example: When told that she couldn't go to her friend's birthday party, the nine-year old responded in puerile manner by throwing a tantrum.
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<p>Word: impromptu
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Provided example: Being able to think impromptu and extemporize is a significant attribute that all involved in politics should possess.
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<p>Word: torque
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Provided example: British people torque with a cool accent.
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<p>Word: viscous
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Provided example: The wood glue that I used for my project was highly viscous
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<p>Word: mendicant
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Provided example: My dog can be so mendicant when hungry. He actually sits by the freezer and whines like a little baby
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<p>Word: tenacious
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Provided example: I am very tenacious when it comes to proving that I am right and the other person is wrong
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<p>Word: misgivings
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Provided example: Though he is one of my closest friends, I have been having some misgivings about him lately.
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<p>Word: amorphous
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Provided example: The amorphous piece of scrap metal on the lawn was actually abstract art.
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<p>Word: neophyte
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Provided example: Richard is a neophyte at tennis; hence, he is incapable of keeping the ball in court.
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<p>Word: presumptuous
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Provided example: Maybe this is a bit presumptuous, but I think memorizing words or even trying to expand one's vocabulary is the worst way to prepare for the vocab questions on the SAT
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<p>Word: pernicious
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Provided example: Johnny had a pernicious look in his eyes when his brother stole his girlfriend.
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<p>Word: stolid
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Provided example: Larry had a stolid look throughout the argument that indicated that he simply did not care.
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<p>Word: capitulate
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Provided example: when I am hungry I capitulate to all my food-related dreams
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<p>Word: nadir
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Provided example: After years of glamour in the show business, Cathy's career started to decline till it reached its nadir.
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<p>Word: corrigenda
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Provided example: In spite of the amazing translation, the book contained a bunch of corrigenda that abated the overall value of the novel.
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<p>Word: larrup
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Provided example: My mother larruped me for neglecting my homework.
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<p>Word: lapidary
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Provided example: the white witch's lapidary features enticed stupid Edmund.
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<p>Word: argillaceous
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Provided example: At first, I thought the ornate pot was argillaceous, but later on I found out that it was made of pure metal.
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<p>Word: germane
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Provided example: Logomachies are certainly germane to this thread. The more we think about words the more they'll stick with us.
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<p>Word: kudzu
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Provided example: Just like kudzu, Mary climbed the echelons of the firm and eventually consolidated her position as CEO, by winning the vast majority of the members' votes.
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<p>Word: polemics
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Provided example: I will join in this polemic and keep peace
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<p>Word: rapport
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Provided example: I wish we could all maintain the initially established rapport between us
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<p>Word: abstract (v)
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Provided example: All scholarship applicants must abstract their work. We have no time to read each of your theses.
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<p>Word: sprachgefühl
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Provided example: Even though John was gifted with a natural sense of sprachgefühl, he was not oblivious to minor grammatical errors.
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<p>Word: milieu
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Provided example: Prohibition provided the perfect milieu for speakeasies.
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<p>Word: Gaucherie
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Provided example: The way Bob greeted people was considered Gaucherie by many
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<p>Word: arroyo
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Provided example: Since there was little rain this year, it was fairly easy to cross the arroyo.
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<p>Word: digress
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Provided example: The speaker digressed from his original object that many listeners also wrongfully judged the real purpose of his speaking.
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<p>Word: toot
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Provided example: He tooted in order to get the children's attention, but to no avail.
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<p>Word: zephyr
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Provided example: I enjoyed the afternoon as the zephyr was blowing through my hair
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<p>Word: pertinacious
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Provided example: he boy's pertinacious interest toward the toy compelled his mother to buy that toy from the store.
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<p>Word: gourd
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Provided example: Being an international student, I have never understood what the difference between the words squash and gourd is
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<p>Word: dearth
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Provided example: A dearth is when things become very dear to us because of their scarcity. Self-referential: </p>
<p>Word: schmaltzy
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Provided example: In Romania, they apply a schmaltzy layer of fat on the bread before they eat it
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<p>Word: declamation
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Provided example: Her declamation of Wordsworth's writing was so captivating that every body who heard her saying could not resist the lure of kissing her.
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<p>Word: descry
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Provided example: Descrying his son's figure on the horizon, the father ran to meet the prodigal son.
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<p>Word: coriaceous
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Provided example: Many motorcyclists usually wear black, coriaceous jackets.
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<p>Word: raconteur
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Provided example: The raconteur told his stories with incredible skill and wit.
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<p>Word: treacle
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Provided example: I just cannot deal with sentiment and treacle-over romanticism makes me sick.
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<p>Word: perennial
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Provided example: Perennial flowers will survive through and through, in spite of all the weather changes.
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<p>Word: Biennial/biannual
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Provided example: A new IB generation gets its diploma biennially.
I've always hated the dentist so I only visit him biannually.
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<p>Word: haughty
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Provided example: Alicia's haughty manner kept people at bay.
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<p>Word: Circumspect
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Provided example: The snake's circumspect stance frightened the dog, which barked madly at the snake.
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<p>Word: gullible
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Provided example: The gullible girl readily believed everything someone said to her.
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<p>Word: callow
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Provided example: The callow child burned his hand when he put his hand on the stove.
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<p>Word: Pompous
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Provided example: The pompous manner of the speaker irritated me that I kicked his ass.
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<p>Word: obesity
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Provided example: Obesity can constitute a significant impediment in the normal development of the body.
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<p>Word: conglomerate
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Provided example: Are media conglomerates the same as holding companies?
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<p>Word: drupe
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Provided example: Of all the drupes, I especially enjoy apricots.
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<p>Word: ameliorate
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Provided example: I have become nicer, and thus ameliorated myself, as I have grown older
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<p>Word: panegyric
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Provided example: did you know that the Latin word for panegyric is related to the word Greek word agora? They both have to do with public places
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<p>Word: lapidate
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Provided example: The coldhearted murderer attempted to lapidate his victim but was unsuccessful because he could not garner enough rocks to cause significant harm.
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<p>Word: panacea
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Provided example: The summer break was a panacea for me. A little more school and my brain was going to melt.
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<p>Word: opulent
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Provided example: The fat lady had a lot of gold coins and rings on her tubby fingers because she was so opulent
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<p>Word: gainsay
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Provided example: To declare false or deny is to gainsay.
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<p>Word: vaunt
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Provided example: Conceited Clara loved to vaunt her expensive merchandise.
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<p>Word: Agglomeration
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Provided example: The antique shop had an agglomeration of worthless items.
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<p>Word: petulant
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Provided example: She went ahead and ate the cake, even though she knew I would be petulant after spending hours preparing it.
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<p>Word: dilatory
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Provided example: My approach to completing projects is quite dilatory; they usually get done the night before their due.
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<p>Word: pontificate
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Provided example: Whenever my friend begin to pontificate about his new gadgets, I tend to ignore any comments he makes.
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<p>Word: Skittish
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Provided example: Unfortunately, the patient's odds of survival are skittish.
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<p>Word: incantation
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Provided example: hurry! We must leave hearing range of the witches' incantation before we turn into frogs!
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<p>Word: upstage
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Provided example: Though I was upstaged by Sasha's performance, I have made up my mind that I am going to do better next time.
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<p>Word: sublime
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Provided example: Many people found the abstract painting to be sublime, though personally I thought it was crap
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<p>Word: bequeath
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Provided example: Thanks for bequeathing your whole fortune to me, grandpa!! Oh wait, you're dead.
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<p>Word: Flabbergast
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Provided example: I was flabbergasted by my dog's ability to consume practically everything, ranging from books (yes!!) to beer.
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<p>Word: plasticity
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Provided example: he has a dangerously large amount of plasticity. Did you see how easily his friends got him to smoke a doobie?
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<p>Word: palliative
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Provided example: In spite of his palliative excuses to cover up the problem, the ramifications were still too conspicuous to ignore.
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<p>Word: cherub
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Provided example: the poor cherub was always overshadowed by the seraphim. Why couldn't they all be equal?
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<p>Word: frisson
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Provided example: Being at the peak of the roller coaster gave me a frisson of terror.
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<p>Word: invidious
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Provided example: your false and invidious accusations are ruining the harmony - shut up please.
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<p>Word: Ebullience
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Provided example: I was jumping around in ebullience when I found out that I was to get a brand new laptop.
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<p>Word: congregation
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Provided example: Every Sunday, all of the Catholic people in the town form a congregation in the church.
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<p>Word: Iota
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Provided example: The suspect was acquitted because the prosecutors could not bring forth a single iota of evidence against him.
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<p>Word: vacuity
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Provided example: The assassins moral vacuity was evident not only in his profession but also in his indiscriminate slaughtering of the innocent.
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<p>Word: chattel
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Provided example: i can't believe i paid $5000 for this summer program! All they do is herd us around D.C. like chattel.
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<p>Word: pother
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Provided example: My calmness stood in sharp contrast to my father's pother.
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<p>Word: delectation
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Provided example: Much to my delectation, this thread allows me to learn new SAT words in an entertaining way, and therefore, improve my Critical Reading score.
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<p>Word: elliptical
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Provided example: Newton answered Brahe's question of why the planets' paths were elliptical, moving in a circular motion.
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<p>Word: abstruse
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Provided example: Some SAT math problems can be highly abstruse unless you know a particular formula.
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<p>Word: sate
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Provided example: Following the multi-course meal, I had reached my limit and admitted I was sated.
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<p>Word: bauble
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Provided example: The preteen girl was in love with the bright colored plastic baubles that she wore.
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<p>Word: celerity
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Provided example: I was astonished my Mary's celerity. I never thought she would be able to win the race, let alone do it so nonchalantly.
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<p>Word: alveolar
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Provided example: She found out her diagnosis for lung cancer was correct, as the apparent alveolar damage was malignant.
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<p>Word: opprobrium
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Provided example: December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day, will live in opprobrium to Americans for ages.
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<p>Word: deleterious
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Provided example: The neurosurgeon removed the deleterious tumor from the patient's brain.
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<p>Word: obfuscate
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Provided example: The computer hacker clearly didn't want anyone to understand his message after obfuscating it extensively
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<p>Word: colloquy
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Provided example: After an intense colloquy, the friends reached an agreement.
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<p>Word: hubris
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Provided example: After hubris comes nemesis and Odysseus was a person who got to know that the hard way.
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<p>Word: philandering
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Provided example: The philandering husband participated in several extramarital love affairs without his wife knowing.
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<p>Word: trenchant
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Provided example: As a critic, James was very trenchant; he thought that being caustic was central to a good critic.
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<p>Word: nuance
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Provided example: The writing portion of the SAT tests your knowledge of the nuances of the English language.
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<p>Word: idiosyncrasy
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Provided example: Because the new employee had experience working with a host of strange people, he was easily able to handle the idiosyncrasies of the office.
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<p>Word: apparatchik
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Provided example: The government arrested him, because he was seen working with an apparatchik organization.
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<p>Word: conjugal
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Provided example: Conjugal relations are often strained because of petty disagreements between husband and wife.
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<p>Word: jejune
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Provided example: The movie was so jejune that I had to struggle to keep from falling asleep.
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<p>Word: xanadu.
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Provided example: As I approached the xanadu, my eyes sparkled by the beauty of it.
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<p>Word: Demeanor
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Provided example: The kind demeanor of the young girl towards the homeless man charmed the strangers who passed her by.
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<p>Word: chicanery
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Provided example: He managed to get the position of the Deputy Director through chicanery, rather than because of his own values and abilities.
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<p>Word: histrionics
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Provided example: The actress displayed exemplary histrionics and glistened throughout her performance.
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<p>Word: Abrogate
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Provided example: Before i took the final exam i abrogated my nervousness, and focused on doing well on the test.
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<p>Word: Mortify
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Provided example: My parents were extremely mortified with my new lip piercing; they weren't exactly pleased with my tattoo either.
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<p>Word: Hoary
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Provided example: The museum was filled with exhibits of hoary artifacts from civilizations long since gone.
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<p>Word: moiety
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Provided example: The girl found it unfair that her brother took the larger moiety of the pizza.
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<p>Word: onus
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Provided example: As one prepares for an occupation as a teacher, it should be known they will face the onus of grading papers continuously.
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<p>Word: Salacious
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Provided example: As I salaciously approached the computer, i slowly and carefully typed in the web page.
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<p>Word: Austere
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Provided example: The man lived an incredibly austere lifestyle; he lived in a wood cabin and farmed for sustenance.
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<p>Word: obstreperous
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Provided example: If uncontrolled, a courtroom can easily become unruly and obstreperous.
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<p>Word: atavistic
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Provided example: The Republican presidents of the 1920s were notably atavistic for their return to the laissez faire attitudes of earlier presidents.
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<p>Word: wanton
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Provided example: The wanton police cop open fired on the criminals without a reason.
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<p>Word: Ravage
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Provided example: The fox broke into the house and ravaged the place.
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<p>Word: perforation
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Provided example: The bullet perforated the victim's abdomen.
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<p>Word: apprise
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Provided example: When they apprised her of the death of her best friend, she burst into tears.
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<p>Word: perfunctory
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Provided example: The hospital staff must have perfunctory health tests in order to remain employed.
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<p>Word: gauche
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Provided example: Bush was extremely gauche during Queen Elizabeth's visit by arguing about making the visit a white tie event, and conducting a string of faux pas.
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<p>Word: Florid
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Provided example: His florid speech was so sycophantic and fake, that everybody felt revolted.
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<p>Word: mellifluous
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Provided example: The caring mother lulled her weary baby to sleep with her mellifluous voice.
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<p>Word: timorous
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Provided example: The man tried to look calm, but his timorous voice revealed his fear.
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<p>Word: extrapolate
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Provided example: It was only with difficulty that the journalist extrapolated from the Senator information regarding the controversial scandal.
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<p>Word: coniferous
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Provided example: The coniferous forest was a green barrier to my vision on the ski trail.
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<p>Word: smorgasbord
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Provided example: My wardrobe is so huge that I have a smorgasbord of outfits to choose from.
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<p>Word: sedulous
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Provided example: The sedulous student would stop at nothing to get off the waitlist.
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<p>Word: verisimilitude
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Provided example: The verisimilitude between the two bands was uncanny; their styles were practically indistinguishable.
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<p>Word: quid pro quo
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Provided example: I decided to wear my black suit quid pro quo the tuxedo for the black tie event.
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<p>Word: hone
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Provided example: This thread helped me hone my vocabulary skills for the June SAT!
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<p>Word: denigrate
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Provided example: Bill helped organize fundraiser that earned more than $4000, but no one seemed to notice his great contribution to the realization of such a project. His efforts were denigrated.
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<p>Word: Tenet
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Provided example: The tenet of the Church seems to be that scientists have falsified evidence in order to pontificate their own beliefs.
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<p>Word: abortive
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Provided example: He considered the plan abortive after his alliances turned their backs on him.
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<p>Word: spate
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Provided example: After a spate of angry words, we reconciled and apologized to each other.
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<p>Word: abscond
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Provided example: The robber attempted to abscond from the crime scene but was quickly caught by the police.
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