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Latent=potential

Abandon=abdicate(wealth)=abstain from=forfeit=relinquish=derelict(n.)

Not ordinary=abnormal

Teach=edify= impart to

Appoint=authorize=ordain

Demonstration= manifestation

Cope=deal

Therefore=ergo

Strive=crusade

Transcendent=superbStabilize brace

..meaning of theis threefold

Generalized=comprehensive

Invalidate=subvert

n

Befall=bechance=happen to

Becloud=obscure

Render=generate

Admire=begrudge

Befuddle=make sb. Confuse

Beguiled=delight

Exquisite=elegant

Bewitch=attract

Bereave=take away

Illusive=surreal

Appearance=exterior


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Difficulty=conundrum

Revenge=retaliation

Calamity=catastrophe

Horrible=hideous

Suggest=mirror

Be emphatic=demonstrate

Ambiance=environment

Protect=shield

Scathe=damage

Lie= prevarication

Endeavor=action=act=deed=feat

Should=ought to

Withering=devastating

Comprise=include

Relative=comparative

Miasma of guilt

Involve=entail

Affluence=wealth

Sultry=very hot

Chauffeur=driver

Afoot=adj. currently in progress

Endearing=attractive=enticing

Wrong=fallacious=fraudulent

Rant A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Redress=rectify

Recourse=ask for help


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Caustic=mea

Fabulous=wondrous

Locale=location

Hideous=shocking

Indiscreet =inconsiderate

Adopted=espoused=embrace= encompass

Pathos hurt

Extreme overboard

Portent=omen

Hate=abominate=loathe=abhor=repulseAbrogate=invalidate=negate=annul=repeal

Intransigent=adamant=resolute

Sensitive=/sentimental

Surmise=speculate/ speculation

Kleenex=toilet paper

Conceal=ensconce= Stifle

Unaccountable= unexplainable

Nemesis karma

Unbecoming=inappropriate

Vain=unsuccessful

Underlie become the foundation of

Canonical=sanctioned

Provident=prudent

Tutelage=tutorship

Inebriate= get..drunk

Pillage=booty


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Preponderant advantageous

Respite=pause

Travesty=lampoon

Venal=corrupted

Hectic=excited

Priggish= Exaggeratedly proper

Prescient

Derange=make angry

Importunate=hurry

Follow=abide=comply to

Venial=forgivable

Rag=tease

Insubordination=rebelliousness

Rail=revile

Adduced as a proof that=takeas an example

Adverse=negative

Defiance=rebelliousness

Salient=prominent

Deeply=profoundly

Affluent=abundant=ample

Aggrandize=exaggerate

Alleviate=relieve= Assuage

Ambrosial=delicious

Antipathy=distaste

Aloof=apathy

Appease=calm=pacify= conciliate


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Subterfuge=excuse (bad)

Generous=bountiful = benevolent= munificent

Aptitude=ability

Appraise=judge=evaluate

Apposite=appropriate

Approbation=validation

Ascribe=because=attribute=owing to=due to

Aspirant=ambitious

Agree=assent=consent

Assiduous=hardworking= sedulous

Audacious=brave=undaunted=dauntless

Unwilling=averse

Avow=assert

-Baffle-

Despite= notwithstanding

Beatific=happy=blithe= Convivial= jubilant

Banal=ordinary=normal

Banish= relegate

Unconcerned=blas=nonchalant

Arrogant=bumptious=supercilious

Candid=frank

Castigate=punish=chastise=lambaste=inveigh

of causal significance

Blame=censure

Celebrated=famous

Chimerical=imaginary=fanciful=quixotic challenge authority


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Coalition=consolidate=incorporate

Think=ponder=cogitate= ruminate= contemplate

Celebrate=commemorate

Motivated=propelled

Sadly=woefully=dolorous=lachrymose

Commute(only two)=change=alter= modify

Concede=acknowledge

Regret=compunction=remorse=contrition

Conspicuous=noticeable=remarkable

Disappointed=crestfallen= dejected=despondent

Daunt=disappoint=dismay=deject=depress

Curtail=abbreviate=retrench

--Shortage=dearth=famine=deficiency

Poisonous=deleterious

Portray=depict=delineate

Deceit= defraud=lie

Mean=denote

Demise=bit the dust=die

Catastrophic=disastrous=destructive

Discreet=meticulous=conscientious

Dissimilar=different

Tend=incline

Dissent=disagree=refute=deprecate

Extort=force

Earnest=hospitable


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Elusive hard

Elicit=induce=trigger=stimulate

Engrave=carve something on

Equanimity=calm

Eradicate=exterminate

Evanescent=transitory=transient=ephemeral

Make sb. Angry=enrage

Erroneous=wrong

Exploit=utilize=take advantage of

Through=exhaustive

Explain=explicate=elucidate

Poor=hapless=misfortunate=destitute

Real=factual=actual

Useless=effete=ineffective=ineffectual= futile=idle

Fragile=brittle

Trivial=superficial

Gaiety=festivity=happiness=relish=merriment

Genesis=origin

--Begin=commence

Sad= grievous=melancholy

Hamper=hinder=handicap

Dangerous= hazardous=perilous=menacing

Humiliate=chagrin

Imminent=coming

Same=identical=indistinguishable

Imperil=endanger


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--Angry=indignant

Unclear=vague=indiscernible=indistinct

Instantaneous=immediately

Complex=intricate=complicated=convoluted

--Jeopardize-harm

Be familiar with=be conversant with

Involve=entangle=interweave=embroil

Longevity=durability

Malicious=malignant=vicious

Meager(adj.)=lack of=scarce of

Important event=milestone

Notorious=infamous

Too old=obsolete

Orthodoxy=tradition

Parentage=origin= ancestry

Complex=perplex

Everywhere=pervasive

Prevent= preclude(from)

Promulgate=exclaim

Profuse=lush=exuberant=lavish

Strange=foreign= unacquainted

Successful=prestigious=esteemed=honored

Allow=ratify=permit

Ravage=devastate=despoil= spiflicate= traumatize

Correct=rectify=adjust

Control=regulate=restraint


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Injure traumatize

Resemblance= similarity

Retrieve=regain=restitution(n.)

Setback=obstacle=hindrance=handicap=obstruction

--Simultaneously=at the same time

Establish institute

Boost elevate

Inferior subnormal

Hardship asperity grimness adversity

Arduous=strenuous=vigorous

Substantial=fundamental

Summon=invoke Nightingale

Tempt=allure

Boring=tedious= monotonous= Humdrum

Evidence= testimony=testament

Treachery=betrayal

Ubiquitous=everywhere

Indignance=wrath=rage

Deliberately=wittingly

Endure=withstand

Idiosyncrasy=characteristic

Fear=trepidation

Selfless=altruistic

Alone=celibacy-mother teresa

Mysterious=enigmatic=esoteric=inscrutable

Humorous=jocose=jocular


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Fate=kismet

Concise=laconic

Lave=wash

Prescient=foretell

Summarize=recapitulate

Voluptuous=Britney spears

Ascendant=superior

Opponent=antagonist

Hardworking=assiduity

Small=diminutive

Weakness=fault=foible

Ordinary=mediocre

Without preparation= extemporaneous

Lucubration=work hard

Best=optimal

Most important=paramount

Speech=oration(TOEFL)

Unimaginative=pedantic

Notice=detect

Overpower=win=surmount=preponderate

Novice=tyro

Teach=instruct

Obey=abide

Appalling=astonishing

Blockade= stymie

Turmoil=commotion


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Indecipherable=hard to understand

ad=connote

Make somebody poor=impoverish---mother Teresa(impoverished pauper)

Odious=obnoxious

Ostracize=expel

Authoritarian=dictatorial dictator in their field

Just good=opportune

Prohibit=inhibit=proscribe

Pettiness Narrowness of mind, ideas or views challenging authorities

Careful=scrupulous=punctilious--Fleming

--Object to=thwart=frustrate

Germane=relevant

Poverty=penury= pauperization

(Mother Teresa favored those penurious people who struggled against pauperization, palatable food, prestige education)

Extend= protract=prolong

Delicious=palatable

Abysmal=extreme bad

Requisite=necessary

Accuse=incriminate=blaspheme

Exciting=stimulating

Ineffectual=impotent

Expedite=facilitate

Tired=lassitude(n.)=languor=sloth

Quietus=death

Actuate=start=motivate=incite


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Torrid=ardent (if weather=hot)

--gullible

Stupid=obtuse

Obstinacy=pertinacity=stubborn

Sycophant= crawler=obsequious

Detested=abhorrent= Execrable

Caitiff=timid

--dumbfound

--Embolden=encourage

Celebration=jubilation

Applauded=laudable= commendable

Poor=piteous=pathetic

Reveal-disclose=unfold=evince

Complain=repine

Key=crux

Various=assorted=sundry

Revoke=cancel= Expunge

End with=culminate=climax

Apparently= axiomatically

Protagonist=leader

Through

Unlike,

Endorse=approve

Be used to=be inured to

Eager=prurient

Pellucid=clear=perspicuous=lucid


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Weak= Tenuous

Questionable= Apocryphal

Buttress=support(arguement)

Gravely=severely

Enthusiastic= Indefatigable

Interminable=endless

Question(v.)=impugn

Scintillating=smart=intelligent

Impute=attribute

Integrity=probity

Inane=glib=stupid

Gauge=estimate

Glamorous=baroque=elegant= Exquisite

Chary= wary

Demean= humiliate=chagrin

disparate=different

Expunge cancel

Fathom=comprehend

Formidable=threatening

Defiant= fractious= refractory= recalcitrant

Sad= Lachrymose

Matriculate=enroll

Affected to be=pretend


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Odium detestation

Outstrip surpass

Renege deny

Unsightly ugly

Propagate=disseminate=spread

Apprise inform

Accentuate emphasize

Ad nauseam endlessly annoyingly

Aegis--protection

Apoplectic-extremely angry

Bathos-anticlimax

Bellwether-leader

Besotted- unreasonably bewitched

bona fide-real

Brobdingnagian-large

Coquette-slut

Edacious-greedy

Effulgent-radiantElucubrate-write with effort

Empressement-cordiality

Ennui-boredom


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Enjoin-order(v.)

Ersatz-artificial substitute

Descant-talk

Douceur-bribery

Concomitant- co-occurrence

Faustian evil(kind of religious)

Fealty-loyalty

Gelid-extremely cold

Founder-collapse

Glean-learn deliberately

Gossamer delicate

Gorgonize-petrify

Haut monde-elite

Herculean Displaying superhuman strength or power

Hubris pride

Imbroglio sticky situation, 2

Imprecation-curse, malediction

Immure-incarcerate

Inveigle kiss-ass(v.)

Jaunt a journey for pleasure


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Kowtow-

Kitsch- ostentatious

Knavish untrustworthy

Lagniappe-extra gift

Legerdemain-trick

Lascivious-horny

Lissome-flexible

Lilliputian-tiny

Logy-foggy

Lyceum lecture hall

Malfeasance Misbehavior

Meretricious-tacky

Mete-distribute

Mtier occupation

Minutiae-detail

Mores-convention


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Mordant-sarcastic

Neophyte-novice

Nether-lower

Nepotism- Favoritism

Nitid gleaming

Nostrum an ineffective solution that is a quick fix or band-aid, coving up a

problem or masking its symptoms, but never addressing its root cause for a

permanent fix

Nouveau riche

Nugatory worthless

Occlude-block

Ombudsman-investigator

Operose arduous

Opine reckon


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Osculant embracing

Outr unconventional

Philistine ignorant person

Pique irritation

Propitiate appease

Quietus death

Quondam former

Quotidian ordinary

Ratiocinate reason(v.)

Recant disavow

Rectitude virtue

Recumbent inactive

Repose rest

Respite abatement


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Restive stubborn

Rife prevalent, abundant, abounding

Baloney silly talk

Risible funny, comical

Sangfroid poise

Ruritanian Utopian

Scion a descendent

Scintilla a spark

Savoir faire confidence

Saturnine moody, morose, gloomy

Soi-disant so-called

Surfeit-overabundance

Suzerainty paramount

Sybaritic luxury and pleasure


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Tabula rasa a clean slate

Tautology truth

Tete-a-tete------ a face-to-face meeting

Tenebrous dark and gloomy

Toothsome voluptuous

Tractable easygoing

Traduce slander

Troglodyte uncouth

Vagary unexpected occurrence

Vacuous fatuous

Vanguard avant-garde

Vers libre free verse

Vociferous conspicuous

Wane decline


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Waspish irascible

Wayfaring traveling on foot

Weal vitality

Wend Direct one's course

Winnow Select

Wont accustomed

Yammer whine

Yare lively

Peremptory dictatorial

Laden: (Adj.) burdened

Forlorn: (Adj.) -desolate or dreary

Hulking: (Adj.) - bulky

Receptacles containers


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Denizen an inhabitant

Hauteur arrogance

Expostulate argue

Pandered pimped

Amity Friendship

Pasquinade satire

Galvanize stimulate

Dawdle waste time

Temerity Boldness

Vituperation --Abusive remarks

Upshot Outcome

entailment a restriction

expound state,express


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magisterial authorative

Resplendent Brilliant, shining

Barb A caustic remark

propensities inclinations

rank Growing profusely

rove wander

brash aggressive/ arrogant

iota small amount

temerity recklessness

gait-walk

Connived plotted

Contraband smuggled

Expeditiously efficiently


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Cadaverous ghastly

Emaciated withered

Piscatory fish-like

Ferret search out

Glib speaking smoothly, flippant, pert

Poltroon coward

Gaunt forbidding, grim

Dolorous painful

Rejoin answer

voluble talkative

rummage search

fetid malodorous

Doleful sad, dreary, mournful

Dupe deceive, trick, fool


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Contumelious scornful and insulting, humiliating

Goad prod, incite, or a stimulus

Rivet captivate, fascinate, attract attention

mope Someone who wastes time

headstrong disobedience

titter giggle

apparel Clothing

scanty bare

extirpate exterminate

snivel tease

aver assert

bewail Regret

perchance possibly

kibosh-stop

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