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5346300159amelioratemake better0
5346300160detrimentalcause harm or injury1
5346301436impedimentsomething immaterial that interferes with action or progress2
5346301437subvertoverthrow from the very foundation; ruin3
5346302452indolentdisinclined to work or exertion4
5346303398alacrityliveliness and eagerness5
5346303399banesomething causing misery or death6
5346303400wanea gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)7
5346305329inanedevoid of intelligence8
5346305330causticharsh or corrosive in tone9
5346305331peruseexamine or consider with attention and in detail10
5346308174admonishscold or reprimand; take to task11
5346309315ephemeralanything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day12
5346309316immerseenclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing13
5346309317abhorfind repugnant14
5346310327parsimoniousexcessively unwilling to spend15
5346310328invalidsomeone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury16
5346310329razetear down so as to make flat with the ground17
5346310330tractableeasily managed18
5346335047invalidsickly or disabled person19
5346337736razetear down to the ground or destroy utterly20
5346338816retortsharp reply; OR to reply sharply21
5346340256tractableeasily led or managed22
5453811019scorea set of twenty23
5453811020unwittinglyunintentionally; not on purpose24
5453811021hamperto prevent progress25
5453813595effronteryshameless boldness; audacious behavior26
5453813596prodigiousgreat in size, extent, or degree27
5682795575convivialsocial; fond of drinking and eating with one's cronies28
5682796706salutaryhealthful29
5682796707uwieldydifficult to manage because of size or weight30
5682800850complacenttoo pleased with oneself31
5682800851elatedextremely happy; in high spirits32
5762627978concurto agree33
5762627979novicea beginner34
5762628810dulcetsoothing35
5762637870virtuousmorally excellent36
5762639471foilprevent from being successful37
5762643670parallelismuses the same grammatical structure for similar elements38
5762648087antithesispoints out the difference between two juxtaposed ideas rather than similarities39
5762652021parenthesisallows for the writer to interrupt the flow of a passage and add an additional point40
5763588139appositivea clause or phrase used to further explain or identify another element in the sentence.41
5763610023asyndetonomission of conjunctions between related phrases or clauses42
5763627893alliterationrepetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more adjacent words43
5763634270assonancerepetition of vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of tow more adjacent words44
5763641694anaphorais the repetition of the same group of words at the beginning of successive clauses45
5763788490epistrophethe repetition of the same group of the words at the end of successive clauses46
5771029816synechdocheusing a part of a whole to represent the whole OR using the whole to represent a particular part47
5771035087metonymyreferring to something by something associated with it48
5855775930pensivethoughtful in a sad way49
5855777312buxomplump and attractive50
5855778964haggardcareworn or gaunt; dishelveled51
5855788208obsequiouseagerly willing to serve someone52
5855791540lackeysomeone who follows another and carries out his or her wishes53
6359962884dubiousdoubtful54
6359962885pugnaciousquarrelsome55
6359954764esotericintended for a small group of people with specialized knowledge56
6359952562aestheticconcerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty57
6359943955gregarioussocial58
6359956853infamousnotoriously evil59
6359943956plausiblepossible; probable60
6359942088reticentsilent61
6359954765denotationdictionary definition of a word62
6359942089garrulousannoyingly talkative63

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