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behave in a way that belittle or degrades someone
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Abase
My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to abase little children because she had a miserable chilhood herself.
make someone feel embarrassed
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Abash
Harriet looked slightly abashed.
a state of temporary disuse or suspension
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abeyance
Matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries.
bitter and angry
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acrimonious
an acrimonious dispute about wages.
something that is joined or added to another thing, but not part of the whole
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adjunct
The website is designed as an adjunct to the book.
a person who understands and enjoys beauty
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Aesthete
The ugliness of the city would make an aesthete like you shudder.
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
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affinity
I have a natural affinity for politics, which explains my extreme interest in the subject.
the scope, extent, or bound of something
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ambit
A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
a name or title
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appellation
It is not surprising that most restaurants near the Grand Canyon use the attraction's appellation in their names.
based on random choice or personal whim
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arbitrary
Being upset with his divorce, the police officer made a number of arbitrary arrests.
of power or a ruling body - unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
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arbitrary
a country under arbitrary government
state or asset to be the case
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aver
He averred that he was innocent of the allegations.
assert or confess openly
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avow
During the town hall meeting, I was too embarrassed to avow that i too had sent thousands of dollars to the senator's illegal charity.
threatening harm, menacing
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baleful
The witness was frightened when the defendant gave her a baleful glance filled with hatred.
cheerful friendliness, genialty
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bonhomie
There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip.
to laugh loudly or immoderately
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Cachinnate
The class clown strived to get even those most morose of students to cachinnate at his jokes.
the faculty or power of using one’s will
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volition
On his own volition, Hank decided he needed to enter rehab to manage his drug addiction
clean someone of blame or suspicion
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vindicate
Hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict
show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified
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vindicate
You can vindicate your claim to this property by showing us the original deed
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging, bland
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vapid
Tuneful but vapid musical comedies.
protection of or authority over someone or something, guardianship
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tutelage
The organizations remained under firm government tutelage.
instruction, tuition
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tutelage
He felt privileged to be under the tutelage of an experienced actor
unimportant or trivial
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trifling
A trifling sum.
speak badly of or tell lies about someone so as to damage their reputation
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traduce
Since Mike wanted his parents to get back together, he went out of his way to traduce his father’s girlfriend.
holding or constituting purely formal position or title without any real authority
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titular
the queen is titular head of the Church of England
relating to or denoted by a title
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titular
the album’s titular song was well received
supersede and replace
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supplant
Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost.
mean, ungenerous
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stingy
Jack stood in shock as his stingy grandfather handed the army veteran a nickel when he knew his grandfather had a wallet full of twenties.
the use of clever but false argument, especially with the intention of deceiving
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sophistry
Although the cult leader knew he was being dishonest with his group members he hoped they would believe his sophistry.
something that isn’t seen as normal or appropriate, a deviation from the norm
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solecism
the judge reprimanded the lawyer who exhibited a solecism in court protocols
unpleasant, squalid, or distasteful
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skeevy
a skeevy Vegas hotel
the action or practice of showing off
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showboating
he spoiled his World Cup debut with rather too much showboating
given to showing off
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showboating
a lot of showboating politicians
a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something
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shindig
the glitziest of election night shindigs
shambolic
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chaotic, disorganized or mismanaged
The department’s shambolic accounting caused them problems with the authorities
serenade
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perform a song for a special person
the band will serenade the birthday girl after waitress brings her cake
scorn
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a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something
she has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians
scanty
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small or insufficient amount
The paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
saunter
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walk in a slow, relaxed manner
Adam sauntered into the room
saunter
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a leisurely stroll
a quiet saunter down the road
sanguine
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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy
rigmarole
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a lengthy and complicated procedure
i was happy when my professor ignored the rigmarole of student introductions and went straight into our first lesson
retrodict
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to make an assumption about the past using present-day information
the dinosaur fossils helped the scientist retrodict several different theories about what they might have eaten
redoubtable
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formidable, especially as an opponent
the young singer was anxious about facing off against the redoubtable singer who had been performing for twenty years
recumbent
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lying down, in a resting or reclining state
the recumbent sunbathers were not happy when they were asked to evacuate the beach
realpolitik
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a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
commercial realpolitik had won the day
rancour
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bitterness or resentfulness especially when long standing
the fiery debate created rancour among the political candidates
rancid
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smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale, generally used for foods containing fat or oil
the prisoners were fed rancid meat that made them retch and vomit
quandary
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
the decline of the housing market has put many real estate agents into financial quandary
proselyte
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a person who has converted from one opinion, religion or part to another
his recent change in opinion on drug legalization led the man to be labeled a proselyte.

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