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flout
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openly disregard a rule or law
the advertising code is being flouted
assent
sākt mācīties
agreement, approval OPP- dissent
there were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowds
concede
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admit or agree that something is true after first denying it
i had to concede that i had overreacted
concur
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agree
the authors concurred with the majority
relent
sākt mācīties
become more mild, compassionate, forgiving or amenable
he was eventually forced to relent after public demonstrations
yield
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surrender or give up
after a long seige the town was forced to yield
immaculate
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unsullied, pristine
an immaculate white suit
infallible
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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
irreproachable
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beyond criticism, faultless
his private life was irreproachable
probity
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integrity; honesty and decency Antonym- untrustworthiness
financial probity; the defence attorney questioned the probity if the witness
rectitude
sākt mācīties
morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness; virtue
Mattie is a model of rectitude
amorphous
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shapeless, unclear, vague
becloud
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make obscure
confusion beclouds the issue
nebulous
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indistinct, unclear, vague
a giant nebulous glow
purport
sākt mācīties
claim, pretend. gist, essence
she is not the person she purports to be what is the main purport of your letter?
precis
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summary, synopsis
he was asked to make a precis of the report and submit it the next morning
foible
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a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character; weakness, shortcoming, flaw
they have tolerated eachothers foibles for years
bridle
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show one’s resentment or anger; curb, restraint
she bridled at his tone. 5 horses, saddled and bridled
rein
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restrain
the VC was forced to take the reins of the office
extricate
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extract, free, release
he was trying to extricate himself from official duties
atrophy
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degeneration, decline or decrease
TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children’s imaginations
attenuate
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weaken, reduced
the drug attenuated the effects of the virus
effete
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worn out, exhausted of vigor or energy
the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire
enfeeble
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make weak or feeble
trade unions are in an enfeebled state
fledgling
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immature, inexperienced or underdeveloped
the country’s fledgling democracy
inchoate
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rudimentary, just begun and so not fully formed
inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had thought of as a friend up till now
nascent
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just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
the nascent space industry
incipient
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just beginning to develop
the project is still in it’s incipient stages
antiquity
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ancient times
Kuwait, an Arab country on the Persian Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity
debauchery
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excessive indulgence in sex, drugs or alcohol. Antonym- morality, clean living
he later regretted the debauchery of his youth
decadent
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deterioration (especially of morality or culture)
a decaying, decadent Britain
depravity/ depraved
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morally corrupt, wicked
the book would deprave and corrupt young children
dissolute
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overindulging in sensual pleasures
unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute
feckless
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irresponsible, useless, worthless
my feckless young brother
improbity
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lack of honesty and moral integrity
his improbity resulted in him facing a termination from his workplace
wayward
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difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour; stubborn, obstinate
a wayward adolescent
perverse
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showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable
Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good
quixotic
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extremely idealistic, unrealistic and impractical
a vast and perhaps quixotic project
anathema
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curse
Blind faith is an anathema to science
baleful
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threatening harm, menacing. harmful
my mother shot a baleful glance at me. we are aware of the baleful effects of water pollution
bane
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a cause of great distress or annoyance
Whatsapp’s blue tick feature is the bane of my life
blight
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something that harms or destroys
his career has been blighted by injuries her remorse could be a blight on that happiness
pernicious
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having a harmful effect, specially in a gradual or subtle way
the pernicious influences of mass media
precedent
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an example used to justify later similar occurrences; model, exemplar
there are several precedents for using interactive media in training
harbinger
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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; herald, sign, indicator
witch hazels are the harbingers of spring
herald
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harbinger, sign, indicator
forerunner
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predecessor; precursor, antecedent. Antonym- descendant
moratorium
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a temporary prohibition of an activity; ban, EMBARGO
a moratorium on the use of drift nets
lull
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respite, interval, hiatus, interlude
for 2 days there had been a lull in the fighting
abeyance
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a state of temporary disuse or suspension
matters are held in abeyance pending further enquiries
rueful
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sorrowful, regretful, apologetic
she gave a rueful grin
penitent
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repentant
repentant
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expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse, remorseful
contrite
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remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
a contrite tone
CONNOISSEUR
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an expert judge in matters of taste
a connoisseur of music
perfidy
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treachery, untrustworthy, deceitful
it was an example of his perfidy
fealty
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loyalty
shake hands and swear fealty
indemnify
sākt mācīties
compensate someone for harm or loss, reimburse
the tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property
expiate
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make amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atone for
their sins must be expiated by sacrifice
restitution
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recompense, reparation
he was ordered to pay $$$ in restitution
reparation
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amends, restitution, redress
make financial reparation to the victim
redress
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remedy or set right
the question is how to redress the consequences of racist land policies
expound
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explain, elucidate, explicate
he exponded to me his view on the subject at great length
artless
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without guile or deception
the artless sincerity of a young child
credulous 🌟
sākt mācīties
believing things very easily
the law will afford relief to the credulous people who have been duped
guileless
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devoid of guile, innocent and without deception
ingenuous
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innocent and unsuspecting
he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes
prolix
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using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy
he found the writer too prolix and discursive
verbose
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using or expressed in more words than needed; LOQUACIOUS
much academic language is obscure and verbose
garrulous
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excessively talkative
a garrulous cab driver
verbiage
verbosity
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excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing
the basic idea here, beside all the verbiage, is simple
reticent
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reserved, withdrawn, not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
Anushka is exceedingly reticent about her personal affairs
laconic
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using very few words, succinct, monosyllabic
grandiloquent
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pompous, bombastic, pretentious; intended to impress
effulgent
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radiant, shining brightly
effulgent sun
scintillating 🌟
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sparkling or shining brightly
scintillating
abstemious
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temperate, abstinent, indulging only very moderately in something
we had only one bottle of vodka! “thats very abstemious of you”
forbear
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refrain, abstain
he modestly forbears to include his own work
recapitulate
sākt mācīties
summarize
to recapitulate briefly, the 3 main...
rehash
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a reuse of old ideas or material without significant change or improvement
he has a reputation for rehashing songs from the 60’s
reiterate 🌟
sākt mācīties
repeat
prig
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prude, hypocrite
she was religious but not a prig
sanctimonious
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making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous
what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?
prude
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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
none but a prude could find it objectionable
unassuming
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modest, not pretentious or arrogant
vainglorious
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overly vain
this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility
swagger
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walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self important way; strut
she swaggered down the corridor
supercilious
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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others; haughty, conceited
Kashish was supercilious
hubris
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haughtiness, vanity, excessive pride or self-confidence
his failure was brought only by hubris
haughtiness
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the quality or appearance of being arrogantly superior and disdainful
her air of haughtiness
egotistical
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self-centered, egocentric
he’s selfish, egotistical, and arrogant
braggart
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a person who boasts about their achievements or possessions
braggart men
brazen
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shamelessly bold
cheeky
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showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is appealing or amusing
effrontery
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insolent or impertinent behaviour
had the effrontery to challenge his decision
gall
Gal Gadot had the gall
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bold and rude manner
then they had the gall to complain about the head of the school
temerity
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audacity
no one had the temerity to question her
presumptuous
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brazen, failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
munificent
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characterized by or displaying great generosity
a munificent bequest
remiss
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negligent, careless, LAX
we were remiss in not sending thank-you notes for our wedding

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