What is the definition of Abrogate?

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

What is the definition of Gregarious?

(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable.

excessively wordy, repetitious, superfluous

What is the definition of Dither?

(v.) to be indecisive, (v.) syn: panic, confusion, tizzyant: calm peace sense

What is the definition of Acerbic?

(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste

What is the definition of Extol?

(v.) to praise or exalt, (v.) revere or acclaim

What is the definition of Coercion?

(n.) use of force to get someone to obey.

What is the definition of Juxtaposition?

(n.) placing two things next to each other for comparison

What is the definition of Venerate?

(v.) regard with great respect; revere.

support, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify, to confirm,

What is the definition of Brevity? (2 possible answers)

Shortness of time., (n.)concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

What is the definition of Cajole?

(v.) blandish, (v.) to urge, coax

What is the definition of Insidious?

(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous., (adj.) appealing but imperceptibly harmful

What is the definition of Autonomous?

(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.

What is the definition of deride?

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

What is the definition of Archaic?

(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient

(v.) to fail to include, leave out, (v.) to pass over, neglect

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What is the definition of Assiduous?
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.
(adj.) hard-working, diligent
(v.) to urge, coax
2
What is the definition of Abrogate?
(v.) urge; plead for.
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority
(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient,
(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste
3
What is the definition of Concise?
(n.) puzzle or problem
(adj.) brief and compact
(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
(adj.) quarrelsome.
4
What does Satirical mean?
(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable.
(n.) state of violent agitation.
(adj.) mocking.
5
What is the definition of Boon?
(n.) mercy
(adj.) brief and compact
(n.) use of force to get someone to obey.
(n.) a gift or blessing
6
(adj.) incorrect, misleading
Fallacious
Expunge
Frugality
Incorrigible
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What is the definition of Gregarious?
(adj.) drawn to incorrigible individuals
(adj.) drawn to rehabilitation programs
(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable.
(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
8
Meaning of Redundant
excessively wordy
repetitious
mocking
superfluous
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(adj.) liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse; explosive.
Volatile
Acumen
Coercion
Deprecate
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What is the definition of Dither?
(adj.) extremely bad
(adj.) evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.
(v.) to be indecisive
(v.) syn: panic, confusion, tizzyant: calm peace sense
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(adj.) extremely joyful, happy
Omit
Piety
Myriad
Jubilent
12
What is the definition of Acerbic?
(v.) to reject, renounce
IDK
(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste
(adj.) hard-working, diligent
13
(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial; hastily done.
Eclectic
Disperse
Cupidity
Cursory
14
(adj) serving as a model; outstanding
Example
Exemplary
Extol
X-factor
15
What is the definition of Extol?
(v.) to praise or exalt
(v.) revere or acclaim
(v.) to extol or not to extol
(v.) to speak fallaciously
16
What is the definition of Coercion?
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
(n.) use of force to get someone to obey.
(n.) mercy
(adj.) brief and compact
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(v.) to obliterate, eradicate or erase.
Verbose
Expunge
Prodigal
Turbulence
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(adj.) deserving censure or condemnation. Deplorable, inexcusable, unforgivable, unjustifiable.
Trump
Reprehensible
Rhetorical
Turbulence
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(adj.) unlucky.
Insidious
Hapless
Bickering
Inequity
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(n.) the quality of being full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness.
Contentious
Exuberance
Autonmous
Lethargic
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What is the definition of Juxtaposition?
(adj.) extremely joyful, happy
(n.) placing two things next to each other for comparison
(v.) to fail to include, leave out; to pass over, neglect
(n.) the quality of being religious or reverent.
22
What is the definition of Contentious?
(v.) to criticize openly
(adj.) quarrelsome.
(v.) to make unclean, impure
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
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(v.) overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.
Condone
Corroborate
Feral
Gravity
24
What is the definition of Venerate?
(adj.) lazy, drowsy, or sluggish
True Religion
(v.) valuable or having lots of jewels
(v.) regard with great respect; revere.
25
Corroborate means
support, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
to confirm,
to lie under oath
to pretend
26
What is the definition of Brevity? (2 possible answers)
(adj.) brief and compact
Shortness of time.
(n.)concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
(v.) to strike with force
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(v.) injure; hurt.
Impair
Improper
Impudent
Altruistic
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(n.) a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
Satirical
Sanction
Verbose
Venerate
29
What is the definition of Acrimony?
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority
(adj.) unclear or doubtful in meaning.
(n.) bitterness, discord
(v.) urge; plead for.
30
What is the definition of Cajole?
(n.) puzzle or problem
(n.) readiness to believe
(v.) blandish
(v.) to urge, coax
31
What is the definition of Advocate?
(adj.) hard-working, diligent
(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.
(v.) urge; plead for.
(adj.) generous; charitable.
32
What is the definition of Benevolent?
(v.) to coax by using flattery
(n.) a gift or blessing
(adj.) generous; charitable.
(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.
33
What is the definition of Insidious?
(adj.) (v.) urge; start; provoke.
(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous.
(adj.) appealing but imperceptibly harmful
(adj.) (v.) urge; start; provoke.
34
What is the definition of Autonomous?
(adj.) hard-working, diligent
(v.) urge; plead for.
(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.
(adj.) generous; charitable.
35
What is the definition of Blandish?
(v.) to coax by using flattery
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
(v.) to polish or shine
(v.) to urge, coax
36
What is the definition of Rebuke?
(v.) to approve or authorize
(v.) criticize
(v). bitter
(v.) to scold
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(n.) state of violent agitation.
Turbulence
Incite
Venerate
Instigate
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(n.) 1. a question, inquiry. 2. a doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
Volatile
Substantiate
Advocate
Query
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(v.) to condemn, outlaw; to denounce, prohibit, forbid, banish
Reprehensible
Acerbic
Redundant
Proscribe
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Synonym for depravity
greed
moral corruption
wickedness
unlucky
41
What verb has the synonyms depreciate, belittle or erogate?
Deprecate
Conundrum
Defile
Cursory
42
What noun means extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance.
Opulence
Hypocritical
Philanthropist
Opaque
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(adj) thorough; comprehensive.
Exhaustive
Latrine
Levity
Opaque
44
What is the definition of deride?
(v.) spoil, waste, defile
(v.) distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).
(v.) to obliterate, eradicate
(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
45
What is the definition of Archaic?
(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient
(adj.) generous; charitable.
(adj.) hard-working, diligent
(adj. or n.) self-governing, autonomy.
46
What is the definition of Acumen?
(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient
(n.) the state of having contradictory attitude.
(n.) keen insight
(v.) urge; plead for.
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(adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed
Lethargic
Piety
Prodigal
Latent
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Verbose means
(adj.) brevity
(adj.) lethargic
(adj.) redundant
(adj.) wordy
49
What does Omit mean?
(adj. or n.) wasteful; reckless with money.
(v.) to fail to include, leave out
(n.) the quality of being religious or reverent.
(v.) to pass over, neglect
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Syn for Instigate
Incite
Instigate
Provoke
El gatto
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(n.) bitterness; hatred.
Exhaustive
Condone
Exacerbate
Rancor
52
What is the definition of Abjure?
(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority
(v.) to reject, renounce
(n.) keen insight
53
Intrepid means ______.
(adj.) intending to hurt or harm
(adj) common, ordinary, everyday, boring.
(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness
(adj.) fearless
54
What is the definition of Clemency?
(v.) to urge, coax
(v.) to urge, coax
(n.) mercy
(n.) greed, strong desire
55
What is the definition of Disseminate?
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
(v.) distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).
(v.) to urge, coax
(n.) a gift or blessing
56
The definition of Lethargic is
(adj.) drowsy
(adj.) sluggish
(adj.) jubilent
(adj.) lazy
57
What is the definition of Extricate?
(v). what happens after texting and driving
(v). evasive; baffling or hard to grasp
(v.) to free or disentangle
(v). to create a scene
58
Syn for Scrupulous
honest or moral
intelligent
diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
ethical, virtuous or principled
59
What is the definition of Buffet? (2 possible answers)
(v.) to strike with force
(v.) to polish or shine
(n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table
(n.) a gift or blessing
60
What is the definition Incite?
(v.) arouse to action.
(v.) arouse to study.
(v.) arouse to sleep.
(v.) urge; start; provoke.
61
(adj.) (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect rather than to elicit information.
Ambivalence
Rhetorical
Acrimony
Ambiguous
62
The word Exacerbate means
inflame; irritate
to celebrate
make worse (more violent, severe, etc.)
embitter (a person)
63
What is the definition of Profane?
(v.) violate; desecrate;
(adj.) relating or devoted to that which is not sacred
(adj.) superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy.
(n.) refutation; opposing response to an argument.
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(adj.) syn: shy, unsure, timid
Diffident
Disperse
Demure
Cajole
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(n.) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards; lack of fairness.
Hamper
Verbose
Inequity
Fervor
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Scrutinize means
extreme wealth; luxuriousness
(n.) bitterness; hatred.
dark; not transparent.
(v) examine closely and critically.
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(adj.) composed of elements drawn from disparate (essentially different in kind) sources.
Eclectic
Elusive
Egregious
Exemplary
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What is the definition of Elusive?
(adj) evasive
(adj) baffling
(adj) hard to grasp
(adj) misleading
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(adj) pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; two-faced
Intrepid
Democracy
Anarchist
Hypocritical
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What is the definition of Decry?
(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
(v.) to criticize openly
(n.) mercy
(n.) use of force to get someone to obey.
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Anarchist means
make worse
the protagonist in 300
advocate of abolishing authority.
person who seeks to overturn the established government
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(adj.) wild, savage
Inequity
Cats
Feral
Gregarious
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(adj.) consisting of a very great number
Juxtaposition
Myriad
Omit
Piety
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(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
Rebuke
Desecrate
Venerate
Coercion
75
What is the definition of Cupidity?
(n.) greed, strong desire
(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
(n.) readiness to believe
(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial
76
What is the definition of Contrite?
(adj.) quarrelsome.
(v.) to criticize openly
(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
(v.) to make unclean, impure
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(n.) refutation; opposing response to an argument.
Rebuttal
Decry
Contrite
Conundrum
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
Hapless
Incite
Incorrigible
Insidious
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(adj.) intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful
Levity
Malicious
Mundane
Scrutinize
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(v.) syn: scatter, scramble.
Disperse
Frugality
Jubilent
Gregarious
81
To Vacillate is to ______.
waver
habitually silent; talking little
motionless; stale
fluctuate
82
What is the definition of Credulity?
(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
(n.) greed, strong desire
(n.) readiness to believe
(v.) to criticize openly
83
(n.) the quality of being religious or reverent.
Piety
Profane
Prodigal
Pie
84
What is the definition of Egregious?
extremely happy
extremely wild
extremely bad
extremely pretty
85
(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent.
Gregarious
Hapless
Impudent
Impair
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What word means (adj.) habitually silent; talking little
Stagnant
Partisan
Scrutinize
Taciturn
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(v.) to make unclean, impure
Deride
Decry
Demure
Defile
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Gravity means
Conjole
Newton's law in revers
Hapless
seriousness; importance.
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(adj. or n.) wasteful; reckless with money.
Piety
Profane
Prodigal
Proscribe
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(n.) thrift; economic; frugal; prudent in saving; lack of wastefulness.
Cupidity
Financially deficient
Frugality
Incite
91
What is the definition of Ambiguous?
(adj.) unclear or doubtful in meaning.
(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient
(n.) a gift or blessing
2. Shortness of time.
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(adj.) Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved principles. Stating opinions without proof.
Corroborate
Inherent
Dogmatic
Malicious
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What is the definition of Buttress? (2 possible answers)
(v.) to support, hold up
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
(v.) to urge, coax
(n.) something that offers support
94
(adj) common, ordinary, everyday, boring.
Mundane
Rancor
Renounce
Opulence
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What is the definition of Cacophony?
(adj.) brief and compact
(n.) use of force to get someone to obey.
(v.) to polish or shine
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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(n.) control of a government, organization or group by the majority of its members.
Dogmatic
Prolific
Hypocritical
Democracy
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What is the definition of Ambivalence?
(v.) to coax by using flattery
(n.) the state of having contradictory attitudes
(v.) to polish or shine
1. (v.) to strike with force
98
What is the definition of Burnish?
(n.) mercy
(v.) to urge, coax
(v.) to polish or shine
(v.) to polish or shine
99
What is the definition of Conundrum?
(adj.) quarrelsome.
(n.) readiness to believe
(adj.) brief and compact
(n.) puzzle or problem
100
(v.) established by evidence; verify; support.
Rebuke
Substantiate
Altruistic
Articulate
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Inherent means
firmly established by nature of habit
essential, or characteristic attribute
intrinsic
existing in something as a permanent

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