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4125709560Audacious(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring0
4125709561Prudent(adj) wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future1
4125709948Perfunctory(adj.) Done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm2
4125709949Prone(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely3
4125710190Succumb(v.) to give way to superior force, yield4
4125710792Chide(v.) to blame; scold5
4125710793Respite(n.) a period of relief or rest6
4125710976Ostracize(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away7
4125710977Paragon(n.) a model of excellence or perfection8
4125714479Pretensions(n.) a claim or the assertion of a claim to something9
4125714480Paradigm(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model (Because the new SUV was so popular, it became the paradigm upon which all others were modeled.)10
4125714757Anachronism(n.) Something out of place in time11
4125714758Colloquial(adj.) characteristic of informal conversation (Adam's essay on sexual response in primates was marked down because it contained too many colloquial expressions.)12
4125715026Ambiguous(adj.) (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.13
4125715027Veracity(n.) truthfulness, accuracy (With several agencies regulating the reports, it was difficult for Latifah to argue against its veracity.)14
4125715191Truncate(v.) to shorten by cutting off (After winning the derby, the jockey truncated the long speech he had planned and thanked only his mom and his horse.)15
4125715192Derisive(adj.) abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicul16
4125715356Convoluted(adj.) intricate, complicated (Grace's story was so convoluted that I couldn't follow it.)17
4125715530Surfeit(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess18
4125715531Ferocity(n.) Savageness.19
4125715532Ardent(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned20
4125715773Qualms(n.) an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction21
4125715774Carnal(adj.) Sensual.22
4125716269Perogative(n) a right or privilege, especially acquired through rank or class23
4125716270Ingenious(adj.) clever, resourceful (Her ingenious use of walnuts instead of the peanuts called for by the recipe was lauded by the other garden club members who found her cake delicious.)24

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