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| 58481897 | acumen | n) keenness of sight; quickness or accuracy of judgement. shrewdness, acuity. [ignorance] | 0 | |
| 58481898 | adjudicate | v) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge. mediate, arbitrate. | 1 | |
| 58481899 | anachronism | n) a chronological misplacing of events etc in regard to each other. chronological error. | 2 | |
| 58481900 | apocryphal | adj) of doubtful or questionable authenticity. spurious, bogus. [authentic, true] | 3 | |
| 58481901 | disparity | n) a difference or inequality in age, rank, etc; a dissimilarity or unlikeness. discrepancy. [similarity] | 4 | |
| 58481902 | dissimulate | v) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, intentions. dissemble, pretend. [reveal] | 5 | |
| 58481903 | empirical | adj) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience etc, rather than by theory; so verifiable. experiential. [hypothetical] | 6 | |
| 58481904 | flamboyant | adj) highly elaborate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant/bold. showy. [seemly, sober] | 7 | |
| 58481905 | fulsome | adj) offensively insincere or excessive, disgusting, sickening. inordinate, repulsive. [restrained, muted] | 8 | |
| 58481906 | immolate | v) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another. kill. [rescue, save] | 9 | |
| 58481907 | imperceptible | adj) extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or mind. minimal, undetectable. [noticeable] | 10 | |
| 58481908 | lackey | n) a uniformed male sevant; a servile follower. flunky, toady. [employer, boss] | 11 | |
| 58481909 | liaison | n) the contact/means of communication between groups; a thickening or binding agent in foods. intermediary. | 12 | |
| 58481910 | monolithic | adj) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity.undifferentiated, massive. [diversified] | 13 | |
| 58481911 | mot juste | n) the most suitable or exact word or expression. right word. [misusage, malapropism] | 14 | |
| 58481912 | nihilism | n) a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; extreme radicalism. [conservatism] | 15 | |
| 58481913 | patrician | n) a member of the ruling class; adj) belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of such a person. aristocrat, noble. [peasant, commoner] | 16 | |
| 58481914 | propitiate | v) to make someone or something flavorably inclined toward oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease. placate, mollify. [alienate, estrange] | 17 | |
| 58481915 | sic | adv) thus so; intentionally written so. | 18 | |
| 58481916 | sublimate | v) to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel. rechannel, elevate. | 19 | |
| 64637888 | apostate | n) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause. turncoat, renegade. [loyalist] | 20 | |
| 64637889 | bravado | n) a display of false or assumed courage. bluster, swagger. [bravery] | 21 | |
| 64637890 | consensus | n) a collective agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking. concord, harmony. [discord] | 22 | |
| 64637891 | constrict | v) to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze. to stop or cause to falter. contract, restrain. [dilate] | 23 | |
| 64637892 | dichotomy | n) division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts. division. [oneness] | 24 | |
| 64637893 | effusive | adj) highly demonstrative; unrestrained. lavish. [reserved] | 25 | |
| 64637894 | euphoria | n) a feeling of great happiness without objective basis. bliss. [melancholy] | 26 | |
| 64637895 | gothic | adj) characterized by a gloomy setting and grotesque events (as in a literary or artistic style). eerie. | 27 | |
| 64637896 | impasse | n) a dead end; a position of no escape or no solution. deadlock. | 28 | |
| 64637897 | lugubrious | adj) sad, mournful, or gloomy in mood. dismal, dolorous. [merry] | 29 | |
| 64637898 | metamorphosis | n) complete transformation as if by magic. change. | 30 | |
| 64637899 | mystique | n) an aura or attitude of mystery about something or someone. charisma. | 31 | |
| 64637900 | non sequitur | n) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts. unsound conclusion. | 32 | |
| 64637901 | parlous | adj) full of danger or risk; perilous. risky. [safe] | 33 | |
| 64637902 | punctilio | n) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time. fine point. | 34 | |
| 64637903 | quagmire | n) soft, soggy mud or slush; an entrapping situation. bog, morass. [bedrock] | 35 | |
| 64637904 | quixotic | adj) extravagantly idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations. fanciful, utopian. [realistic, pragmatic] | 36 | |
| 64637905 | raconteur | n) a person who tells stories with great skill. storyteller. | 37 | |
| 64637906 | sine qua non | n) an essential or indispensable element. necessity, requisite. | 38 | |
| 64637907 | vendetta | n) a prolonged feud between two families usually. blood feud. | 39 | |
| 64637908 | apposite | adj) appropriate; suitable; apt. relevant. [inappropriate] | 40 | |
| 64637909 | augur | n) a prophet or seer. v) to predict, foreshadow. oracle, bode. | 41 | |
| 64637910 | bilk | v) to defraud, cheat, or swindle. dupe. | 42 | |
| 64637911 | charisma | the special personal magnetism that makes an individual especially appealing. charm. | 43 | |
| 64637912 | debilitate | v) to make weak or feeble. exhaust. [strengthen] | 44 | |
| 64637913 | execrable | adj( utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent. odious, reprehensible. [commendable] | 45 | |
| 64637914 | impinge | v) to strike against or collide with violently. to encroach or obtrude upon. affect. | 46 | |
| 64637915 | labyrinth | n) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation. tangle. | 47 | |
| 64637916 | narcissism | n) excessive self-love, absorption in oneself. egotism, conceit. | 48 | |
| 64637917 | niggardly | adj)stingy; meanly small or insufficient. penny-pinching. [generous] | 49 | |
| 64637918 | pastiche | n) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other works; a hodgepodge. patchwork. | 50 | |
| 64637919 | precarious | adj) very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky. perilous. [secure] | 51 | |
| 64637920 | rapport | n) a close and harmonious relationship. bond. | 52 | |
| 64637921 | utilitarianism | adj) stressing practicality over other considerations; that good is determined purely by its usefulness.functional. [decorative, ornamental] | 53 | |
| 64637922 | vacuous | adj) devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence. void, empty. [trenchant, incisive] | 54 | |
| 64637923 | vagary | n) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action. whim. | 55 | |
| 64637924 | viable | adj) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances. workable, feasible. [impracticable] | 56 | |
| 64637925 | xenophobia | n) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers. provinciality, chauvinism. | 57 | |
| 64637926 | zany | adj) clownish or funny in a crazy & bizarre way. n) one who plays the clown. buffoon. [decorous, sober, grave] | 58 | |
| 64637927 | zealot | n) a fanatical partisan or ardent follower. fanatic. | 59 |
