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| 3937506455 | PORTFOLIO | a portable case for holdings documents, drawings, and papers: They were compiling a portfolio of evidence for the court case. | 0 | |
| 3937506456 | MALIGN | causing or intending to accuse harm: How dare you malign my son! | 1 | |
| 3937506457 | RIBALD | vulgar and indecent humor: I watched the show and ignored the ribald comments of the actors. | 2 | |
| 3937506458 | RECTITUDE | the quality of being honest and morally correct: I admire his religious rectitude. | 3 | |
| 3937506459 | BRUSQUE | abrupt and unfriendly in a conversation or act: I didn't like the brusque manner the man talked to me. | 4 | |
| 3937506460 | SANCTIMONIOUS | hypocritical or pretending to be better than another: The man's sanctimonious talk annoyed his friends. | 5 | |
| 3937506461 | ZEALOT | someone with a very strong feeling about something: The zealot worked hard to convert his friends to Christianity. | 6 | |
| 3937506462 | EMBRYONIC | in an early stage: Nobody wanted to put money towards the embryonic plan. | 7 | |
| 3937506463 | HEIR | a person who inherits something from someone who dies: I am an heir to the Royal estate. | 8 | |
| 3937506464 | STALWART | strength and loyalty of the body, mind, or spirit: I have been a stalwart supporter of Obama for years. | 9 | |
| 3937506465 | GREGARIOUS | of or relating to a social group: He was a friendly and gregarious man. | 10 | |
| 3937506466 | ICONOCLAST | one who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted: The iconoclast questioned the company's mission and was fired. | 11 | |
| 3937506467 | DOCILE | easily led or managed: The docile horse was perfect for the little girl. | 12 | |
| 3937506468 | DISPARAGE | to express a negative opinion or to belittle: It is never right to disparage people based on race. | 13 | |
| 3937506469 | ALLEVIATE | to relieve or make less severe: Advil will alleviate your headache. | 14 | |
| 3937506470 | SUCCINCT | expressed in a clear but brief manner: A summary should be succinct to help the reader. | 15 | |
| 3937506471 | BELLIGERENT | hostile or ready to fight: The kids wanted Toby to take a belligerent stance but he sought a peaceful compromise. | 16 | |
| 3937506472 | SAGE | very wise: The sage of the indian tribe was able to heal the wounded man. | 17 | |
| 3937506473 | OBDURATE | hard to persuade and inflexible: The obdurate ruler refused to adopt the reforms. | 18 | |
| 3937506474 | ELUSIVE | hard to catch or achieve: Success will become more elusive with more studying. | 19 | |
| 3937506475 | LIMPID | perfectly clear: We could see the rocks at the bottom of the limpid lake. | 20 | |
| 3937506476 | MISER | a very stingy person: The miser refused to contribute to the charity. | 21 | |
| 3937506477 | DESOLATE | empty or without life: The shopping center has become desolate without the open stores. | 22 | |
| 3937506478 | EXORBITANT | unreasonably high amount of something: The hotel charges an exorbitant rate of $25 for a burger. | 23 | |
| 3937506479 | REJUVENATE | to restore or give energy/strength: The time out helped rejuvenate the team. | 24 | |
| 3937506480 | SOLITARY | living, being, or going without others: The volcano eruption only destroyed a solitary community. | 25 | |
| 3937506481 | INCIPIENT | just beginning to appear or develop: Luckily the disease was still incipient and only two people were effected. | 26 | |
| 3937506482 | CHARLATAN | a person who pretends to know or be something to trick others: The clever charlatan tried to deceive the unsuspecting tourist. | 27 | |
| 3937506483 | PARADOX | a contradictory person, thing, or situation that could be true: In a strange paradox, the medicine made heather sick before making her better. | 28 | |
| 3937506484 | QUIXOTIC | idealistic and impractical. Henry knew running for class president was a quixotic idea, but he was not going to let his enemy win so easily. | 29 |
