 | Term | Definition |
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recondite |
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure |
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trenchant |
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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desiccate |
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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intractable |
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
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probity |
adherence to highest principles; uprightness |
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inimical |
damaging; harmful; injurious |
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profuse |
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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inchoate |
in an initial stage; not fully formed |
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recalcitrant |
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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repudiate |
to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
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hedonism |
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses |
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hegemony |
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
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aver |
to state as a fact; to confirm or support |
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specious |
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive |
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spurious |
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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prodigal |
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
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surfeit |
excess; overindulgence |
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capricious |
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
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inured |
accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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ingenuous |
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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alacrity |
eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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truculent |
fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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solicitous |
concerned and attentive; eager |
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prevaricate |
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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effrontery |
extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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demur |
to question or oppose |
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harangue |
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
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chary |
wary, cautious, sparing |
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inveigle |
to obtain by deception or flattery |
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esoteric |
intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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intransigent |
refusing to compromise |
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sedulous |
diligent, persistent, hard-working |
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opprobrium |
disgrace, contempt, scorn |
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polemical |
controversial, argumentative |
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rancorous |
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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