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supplicant
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a person who asks for something in a humble manner
deal with the supplicants asking for jobs and other political favours
servile
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OBSEQUIOUS, SYCOPHANTIC, Subservient
ingratiating
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SYCOPHANTIC
an ingratiating manner
obfuscate
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make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
flabbergast
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astonish
allay
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diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry); diminish
the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears
assuage
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alleviate, make less intense, mitigate
propitiate
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appease, mollify, conciliate
the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices
impassioned
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emotional, heartfelt (enthusiastic/excited)
she made an impassioned plea for help
effusive
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gushing, expressing or showing gratitude in an untestrained or heartfelt manner
blithe
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casual, unconcerned. Antonym- Thoughtful
a blithe disregard for the rules of the road
exultant
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triumphantly happy
he waved to the exultant crowds
felicity
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intense happiness
he told his friebds that marriage has brought him a felicity that he had never known before
sedulous
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diligent, meticulous, assiduous
indolent
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lazy
they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure
jaded
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satiated
meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
lackadaisical
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lazy, carelessly lazy, unenthusiastic
his teachers did not approve of his lackadaisical approach towards homework
languid
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slow or lazy
they proceeded at a languid pace
lassitude
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lack of energy, physical or mental weariness
i was overcome with lassitude and retired to bed
listless
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lethargic
the heat made everyone tired and listless
torpor/torpid
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lethargy
they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism
platitude
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cliché, hackneyed, trite, truism
plebeian
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(in ancient Rome) a commoner
two dancers, one royal and one plebeian
aberration
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anomaly, deviation, abnormality
for her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration
incidental
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minor importance, secondary, auxiliary (additional)
keep extra cash for some incidental expenses on the trip
woe
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great sorrow or distress
to add to his woe, customers have been tipping less
plaintive
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sounding sad and mournful
a plaintive cry
despondent
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disheartened, discouraged
i had never seen her looking so despondent
convalescent
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(of a person) recovering from an illness or medical treatment.
convalescents benefit from relaxation"; a convalescent kid
barrage
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abundance
a barrage of questions
glut
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excess, surplus
there is a glut of cars in the market
inundate
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overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
we’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners
steeped
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surround or fill with a quality or influence; soak
a city steeped in history
belabour
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over-elaborate. Antonym- understate
there is no need to belabour the point
aggrandize
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increase the power, status, or wealth of
her sole aim is to aggrandize herself
proliferate
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increase rapidly in number; multiply
books and articles on this subject have proliferated over the last year
abate
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subside, become less intense or wisespread
they awaited for the crowd’s anger to abate
fortuitous
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happening by chance rather than intention, unanticipated
the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous
opportune
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propitious, auspicious, favourable
he couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment
propitious
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favourable, auspicious, promising
it was not a propitious time to start a new business
hapless
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unfortunate
the hapless victims of the disaster
restive
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restless,
the crowd has been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
skittish
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playfully frivolous or unpredictable
my skittish and immature mother
affliction
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a cause of pain or harm
they sympathized with us in our affliction
tribulation
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a cause of great trouble or suffering
the tribulations of being a megastar
destitute
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extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
so many families in india are destitute
impecunious
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having little or no money
they were so impecunious that they couldn’t afford to give one another even small christmas presents
indigent
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poor, needy
a charity for the relief of indigent artists
insolvent
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bankrupt
the company became insolvent
penury
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extreme poverty
he died in penury
solvent
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having assets and excess of liabilities; able to pay debts
interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies
dwindle
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diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
traffic has dwindled to a trickle
flag
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fatigued, tire,
if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you
apposite
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appropriate
use only apposite quotation during your GRE exam
apropos
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appropriate, pertinent, apposite
let’s discuss this on an appropos moment
germane
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relevant to the subject under consideration
that is not germane to our theme
wistful
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vague or regretful longing; nostalgic, yearning
a wistful smile
wont
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habit, routine
he was wont to fell asleep after supper; Paul, as was his wont, was driving too fast
vacuous
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mindless, lack of thought or intelligence
although the suggestions are overly simple they are’nt vacuous
profligate
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recklessly extragavant or wasteful in the use of resources
Indians are profligate users of water and energy
squander
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waste, misspend, misuse
taxpayers money has been squandered on building statues
provisional
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temporary or conditional
some skeptics contend that science can never end because all knowledge is provisional and subject to change
incontrovertible
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not able to be denied or disputed
incontrovertible truth
certitude
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sure or certain
you will fall in love with Rome, I told him with certitude
categorical
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unambiguously explicit and direct, unqualified, unequivocal
a categorical assurance
stint
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provide very less or be very frugal
to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance
prohibitive
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very high price
the price of property in the city is prohibitive
gouging
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very high price, overcharge
housing shortages permit landlords to charge gouging rents
exiguous
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very small in size or amount
puny
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small and weak
their plane made the others look puny
remonstrate
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to argue in protest or objection
he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy
rebut
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refute, deny, disprove
he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends
expostulate
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remonstrate, express strong disapproval or disagreement
more than likely the cat will expostulate his opinion of his new food by leaving it in his dish
belie
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contradict, to show to be untrue
her own words belie her argument; his lively, alert manner belied his years
demur
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object
they accepted this ruling without demur
champion
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supporter of a group, cause, idea, or belief; advocate
he championed the rights of the working class and the poor
espouse
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adopt or support
they espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education
detractor 🌟
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a person who disparages someone or something
the island, say its detractors has been devoured by development
devour
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eat hungrily or quickly
he devoured half of his burger in one bite
inimical
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unfriendly or hostile
the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interest
obdurate
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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate
defiant
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showing defiance (open resistance; bold disobedience)
Wes was defiant towards Annahelise
incorrigible
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inveterate, habitual
she’s an incorrigible flirt
pertinacious
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tenacious, persistent, determined
i need to work with pertinacious resistance to interruptions
wilful
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stubborn or determined intention to do as one wants
a spoiled, wilful child
recalcitrant
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obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
a class of recalcitrant 15 year olds
refractory
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stubborn or unmanageable
he is a refractory child
indefatigable
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persisting tirelessly
Wes in indefatigable in his search for the truth
steadfast
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resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
Bonny has always shown steadfast loyalty towards Annahelise
extemporaneous
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extemporary; spoken or done without preparation
he gave an extemporaneous speech
offhand
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without planning or preparation
Annahelise was caught offhand in her last trial due to the unlogged evidence
obstreperous
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noisy and difficult to control
the boys are cocky and obstreperous
strident
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grating sound, loud and harsh
the voice had become increasingly strident
vociferous
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expressing or characterised by vehement opinions; loud and forceful
he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover
rapacious
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greedy
ravenous
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extremely hungry
void
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invalidate or nullify
the contract was void
repudiate
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reject
recant
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renounce, forswear, withdraw
he had to publicly recant his opinions about her
disavow
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deny any responsibility or support for
the coach disavowed the responsibility for the players behaviour

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