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Arbitrary
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1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: "an arbitrary decision."
2. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government. 3.capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: "an arbitrary demand for payment." |
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expropriate
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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1. to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner: "The government expropriated the land for a recreation area." |
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prostrate
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verb (used with object)
1. to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration. Adj 2. overthrown, overcome, or helpless: "a country left prostrate by natural disasters." : completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise <was prostrate from the heat> |
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Inchoate
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adjective
1. not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary. <misty, inchoate suspicions that all is not well with the nation 2. just begun; incipient. 3.not organized; lacking order: "an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject." |
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Concomitant
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adjective
1.existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent: "an event and its concomitant circumstances." : accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way <an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale> |
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repugnant
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exciting distaste or aversion <repugnant language> <a morally repugnant practice>
distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: "a repugnant smell." |
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excite
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1.to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; "actions that excited his father's wrath."
2.to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): "to excite jealousy or hatred." 3. to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity. 4.to stir to action; provoke or stir up: "to excite a dog by baiting him." |
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promulgate
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verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1.to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.). 2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.). |
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stigma
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a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
a distinguishing mark of social disgrace: "the stigma of having been in prison" |
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cohort
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a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study <a cohort of premedical students>
a group or company: "She has a cohort of admirers" an accomplice; abettor: "He got off with probation, but his cohorts got ten years apiece" |
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genteel
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— adj
1. affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite 2. respectable, polite, and well-bred: "a genteel old lady" 3. appropriate to polite or fashionable society: "genteel behavior" |
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temporal
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adjective
1.of or pertaining to time. 2.pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: "temporal joys". 3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory ( opposed to eternal). 4. of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs: "the lords spiritual and temporal" |
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ambivalence (n)
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1. uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, an object, or an idea. "all parents occasionally have ambivalent feelings toward their children" |
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vein
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a : a distinctive mode of expression : style <stories in a romantic vein> b : a distinctive element or quality : strain <introduced a welcome vein of humor>
c : a line of thought or action a : a special aptitude <inherited an artistic vein> b : a usually transitory and casually attained mood 1.a distinctive trait or quality in speech, writing, character, etc; strain: "a vein of humour" 2. a temporary disposition, attitude, or temper; mood: "the debate entered a frivolous vein" |
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cogent
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adjective
1.convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.<cogent evidence> 2.to the point; relevant; pertinent. 3 : having power to compel or constrain <cogent forces> |
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ameliorate
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: to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve;
: to make better or more tolerable "trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs" |
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Austere
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adjective
1. severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: "an austere teacher" 2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent: "the austere quality of life in the convent" 3. grave; sober; solemn; serious: "an austere manner." 4. without excess, luxury, or ease; simple; limited; severe: "an austere life" 5. severely simple; without ornament: "austere writing" |
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Capricious
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adjective
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: "He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react" 2. governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive, unpredictable |
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celerity
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: rapidity of motion or action
<a journalist who writes his well-crafted stories with remarkable celerity> |
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abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
<abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park> |
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repugnant
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adjective
1.distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: "a repugnant smell". 2.making opposition; averse. 3.opposed or contrary, as in nature or character. <technically speaking, it may not be a violation, but it is certainly repugnant to the spirit of the law> |
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vertiginous
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adjective
1.whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air. 2.affected with vertigo; dizzy. 3.liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb. 4.apt to change quickly; unstable: a vertiginous economy. |
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lithe
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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
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officious
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adjective
1. objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person. 2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness: officious interference. |
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haiku
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a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
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magnate
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1. a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
2. a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates. |
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apprehensible
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capable of being understood.
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hallowed
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regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
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self abnegation
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self-denial or self-sacrifice.
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inerrant
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free from error; infallible.
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uncouth
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awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
2. strange and ungraceful in appearance or form. 3. unusual or strange. |
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pantomime
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the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
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reprobate
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a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
2. a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation. |
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ignominy
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this. |
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dithyramb
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a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
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remonstrate
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
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inexorable
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unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
2. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor. |
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exemplar
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a model or pattern to be copied or imitated: Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue.
2. a typical example or instance. 3. an original or archetype: Plato thought nature but a copy of ideal exemplars. |
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compendium
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a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
2. a summary, epitome, or abridgment. 3. a full list or inventory: a compendium of their complaints. |
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intermittent
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stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
2. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly. |
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patrimony
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an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
2. any quality, characteristic, etc., that is inherited; heritage. |
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posh
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sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
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ply
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to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use: to ply the needle.
2. to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily: to ply a trade. |
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fulcrum
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the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
any prop or support. |
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inextricable
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incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: "an inextricable knot".
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disrepute
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bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into ): "Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute".
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entente
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an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
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crescendo
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a steady increase in force or intensity: "The rain fell in a crescendo on the rooftops".
the climactic point or moment in such an increase; peak: "The authorities finally took action when public outrage reached a crescendo". |
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verve
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enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit: "Her latest novel lacks verve".
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