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Gregarious |
adj. Sociable.
She was not gregarious and preferred to be alonemost of the time. |
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Grotesque |
Distorted; strangely ugly;outlandish; bizarre.
He appeared at the ball in a grotesque costume. |
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Guile |
n. Deceit; duplicity.
She achieved her high position by guile andtreachery. |
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Hackneyed |
adj. Commonplace; trite.
The English teacher criticized her story because of its hackneyed and unoriginal plot. |
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Haggard |
Wasted or gaunt in appearance.
The smooth features of his youth had turned into the haggard face of a worn out old man. |
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Haphazard |
adj. Random; by chance.
His haphazard reading left him unacquainted with the authors of the books. |
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Haughtiness |
n. Pride; arrogance.
I represent his haughtiness because he is no better than we are. |
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Hedonism |
n. Self indulgence;belief that pleasure is the only purpose in life.
The young man's belief in hedonism led him to give up all responsibilities and requirements in pursuit of pleasure. |
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Histrionic |
Related to acting or actors;theatrical; overly dramatic.
There is subtle meaning in the story but her histrionic presentation ruined it. |
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Homogeneous |
adj. Of the same kind
Educators try to put pupils of similar abilities into classes because they believe that his homogeneous grouping is advisable. |
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Hypothetical |
adj. Based onassumptions or hypotheses.
Why do we have to consider hypothetical caseswhen we have actual case histories that we may examine? |
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Immutable |
adj. Unchangeable.
Scientists are constantly seeking to discover the immutable laws of nature. |
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Impervious |
Completely resistant topenetration; unaffected; unreceptive; immune.
He was impervious to all the criticism levied against him. |
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Implication |
n. That which is hinted ator suggested.
If I understand the implications of your remark,you do not trust our captain. |
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Implicit |
adj. Understood but not stated.
It is implicit that you will come to our aid if we are attacked. |
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Inadvertently |
adj. Carelessly; unintentionally.
She inadvertently omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet. |
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Inalienable |
Not subject to being takenaway; not transferable; fixed
Inalienable rights are guaranteed by theConstitution. |
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Inane |
Meaningless; pointless; asinine
Her inane suggestions simply waste our time. |
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Inaugurate |
v . Start; initiate; install in office.
The airline decided to inaugurate its new route to the Far East with a special reduced fare offer. |
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Incarcerate |
To imprison; to confine
He committed a felony and was incarcerated forpunishment |
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Incessant |
adj. Uninterrupted;continuous.
The crickets kept up an incessant chirping which disturbed our attempts to fall asleep. |
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Incidental |
adj. Not essential; minor.
The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his incidental expenses as well. |
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Incongruous |
adj. Not fitting; absurd.
Dave saw nothing incongruous about wearing sneakers with his tuxedo. |
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Incontrovertible |
adj. Indisputable.
We must yield to the incontrovertible evidence that you have presented, and free your client. |
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Incorrigible |
adj . Uncorrectable.
Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. |
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Indict |
v. Charge with a crime.
If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial. |
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Indolent |
adj. Lazy
The sultry weather in the tropics encourages touriststo lead an indolent life. |
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Indulgent |
adj. Humoring; yielding; lenient.
Indulgent parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim. |
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Infamous |
adj. Notoriously bad.
Jesse James was an infamous outlaw. |
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Infiltrate |
v. Pass into orthrough; penetrate (an organization) sneakily.
In order to be able to infiltrate enemy lines at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls. |
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Ingenuous |
adj . Naïve; young; unsophisticated.
These remarks indicate that you are ingenuous and unaware of life's harsher realities.. |
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Inherent |
adj. Inborn; innate
His inherent love of justice compelled him to come to their aid. |
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Innate |
adj. Inborn. Natural.
His parents soon recognized his innate talent for music. |
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Innocuous |
adj. Harmless
Let him drink it; it is innocuous and will have no ill effect. |
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Innovation |
Something new; a recent invention;the act or process of creating or introducing new things or ideas
At one time the automobile was an innovation.
Insipid |
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Instigate |
v. Urges; start; provoke.
I am afraid that this statement will instigate are volt. |
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Intermittent |
adj . Periodic; occasional
Intermittent rains marred our picnic. |
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Intractable |
adj. Unruly; stubborn.
The horse was intractable and refused to enterthe starting gate. |
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Intrepid |
Fearless; dauntless.
The intrepid hero was given a great ovation when he came home. |
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Ironic |
adj. Resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner.
It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it. |
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Irresolute |
adj. Uncertain how to act;weak.
She had no respect for him because he seemedweak |
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Laconic |
adj. Brief and to the point in speaking.
Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words. |
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Laud |
v. Praise.
The Soviet premier lauded the heroic efforts ofthe rescue workers after the Armenian earthquake. |
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Legacy |
n. A gift made by a will.
Part of my legacy from my parents is an album of family photographs. |
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Lethargic |
adj. Drowsy; dull; tired.
The stuffy room made her lethargic . |
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Loquacious |
Talkative; given to continual talking
They are quite different: one is loquacious ,while the other rarely says a word |
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Lucid |
adj. Easily understood.
His explanation was lucid and to the point. |
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Lugubrious |
Excessively dismal; mournful.
The lugubrious expression on his face aroused our sympathy. |
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Magnanimous |
adj. Generous.
The philanthropist was most magnanimous.
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Megalomania |
A mental disorder causing delusions of grandeur or power; a tendency to grossly exaggerate
The senator is so obsessed with power that he must suffer from Megalomania
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Mercenary |
Influenced by desire for money;acting only for pay; greedy; one who is hired, esp.: A soldier hired by a foreigngovernment.
The consultant's motives were purely mercenary ;he didn&146;t ca re about the success of the plan. |
