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7913876567towardlypleasant0
7913876568probationera person whose fitness is being tested during a trial period1
7913882825rudimentsbasics2
7913882826nutrimentfood; nourishment3
7913887355ad hominem argumentan argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue4
7913887356sadisticderiving pleasure from inflicting pain on others5
7913892841exploit(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed6
7913892842process analysisexplains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done7
7913897632indicativesuggestive; implying8
7913901570superfluousmore than is needed, desired, or required9
7913905126subversiveintended to undermine or overthrow10
7913905127dismissiveshowing indifference or disregard11
7913912190syntacticalrelated to word order in a sentence12
7913919696transiencethe state of passing into and out of existence13
7913919697dejectedsad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast14
7913919698eruditelearned; scholarly15
7913922000cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives16
7913924661intransigentrefusing to compromise17
7913929849cullto pick out from among many; to select; to collect18
7913929850caricaturean exaggerated portrayal of one's features19
7913929851gliblynonchalantly, with easy lack of concern20
7913933702insipiddull, boring, uninteresting21
7913933703seraglioharem; palace of a sultan22
7913937250expositionexplaining meaning or purpose in writing23
7913937251inductionthe process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization24
7913937252epithetany word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality25
7913946317ironya contrast between expectation and reality26
7913946318cogentforceful, convincing; relevant, to the point27
7913946319cerebralintellectual28
7913951965rhetoricalpertaining to effective communication29
7913951966sardonicgrimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic30
7913967163panegyricelaborate praise; formal hymn of praise31
7913967164metaphysicalhighly abstract or theoretical; lacking physical form32
7913969957methodologicalrelated to a body of rules used by those who work in a discipline; a set of working methods33
7913969958interludeanything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission34
7913974663aphorisma brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life35
7913977128syllogistic reasoningdetermining whether a conclusion follows from two statements that are assumed to be true36
7913981904analogya comparison of two different things that are similar in some way37
7913986867naturalizeda person born in another country who has been granted citizenship.38
7913986868subjugatedbrought under control39
7913990675eradicateto wipe out; to destroy40
7913994255renderto cause to become41
7913994256propitiousfavorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving42
7913997413deductionthe process of moving from a general rule to a specific example43
7914001499perniciousextremely harmful; deadly, fatal44
7914004975whimsicalfanciful, unpredictable45
7914004976tersebrief and to the point46
7914004977legalisticstrictly obeying the details of the law a strict, literal adherence to the law47
7914011849ornateelaborately decorated48
7914011850insubordinatedisobedient, rebellious49

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