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acrimonious   Speak
/ækrɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. rancorous
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
admonition   Speak
/ædmɒ'nɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. warning
gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
anonymous   Speak
/ə'nɒnɪməs/ a. Syn. unknown; nameless
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
approbation   Speak
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
expression of warm approval; praise
cantankerous   Speak
/kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable
ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
credulous   Speak
/'krɛdjʊləs/;/'krɛdʒələs/ a.
apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
crucial   Speak
/'kru:ʃ(ə)l/ a.
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
devious   Speak
/'di:vɪəs/ a.
departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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admonish  Speak
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
adversity  Speak
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
ambiguous  Speak
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
aristocracy  Speak
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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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hereditary nobility; privileged class
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
banal  Speak
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intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
bane  Speak
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
baton  Speak
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offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
cabal  Speak
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
circumvent  Speak
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differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
cogent  Speak
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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/əd'mɒnɪʃ/ v. Syn. warn; reprove
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided


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/'æflʊənt/ a.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value


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/'ænɪməs/ n. Syn. enmity; disposition
feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition


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/'æptɪtju:d/;/'æptɪtud/ n. Syn. intelligence; talent
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding


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/ɑr'tɪkjʊlət/ a. Syn. effective; distinct
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language


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/blaɪt/ v.
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate


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/kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable
ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious


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/klæn'dɛstɪn/ a. Syn. secret
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods


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/koʊə'lɛs/ v. Syn. combine; fuse; mix
combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite


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/koʊ'ɛrfɛn/ n.
use of force to get someone to obey


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