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flout
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openly disregard a rule or law
the advertising code is being flouted
assent
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 🌟
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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
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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 🌟
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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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