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Question		Answer
insinuate he was insinuating that she slept her way to the top start learning		imply, hint, suggest
malapropism dance a flamingo instead of flamenco start learning		the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
gainsay start learning		deny or contradict
proscribe strikes remain proscribed in the armed forces start learning		forbid
aspersion start learning		vilification, disparagement
ennui start learning		boredom, tedium, lethargy
disgruntle start learning		angry or dissatisfied
virulence start learning		rancour, bitter hostility
surmise start learning		suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it, conjecture, guess
primordial start learning		ancient, primeval-
primeval mile after mile of primeval forest start learning		ancient, of the earliest time in history
indelible start learning		ineradicable- unable to be destroyed or removed
bedizen start learning		dressup or decorate gaudily
resplendent start learning		splendid
conflate start learning		combine into one
acquiescence start learning		the reluctant acceptance of something without protest
prodigal start learning		wasteful, extravagant, profilgate- wasteful
incarcerate start learning		imprison or confine
truant if my daughter had been truanting from school i would have been informed start learning		absentee, not go to
insubordinate an insubordinate attitude start learning		disobedient
entreaty start learning		plea, humble request
injunction start learning		authoritative warning or order
inveracious start learning		true, accurate
verity irrefutable, objective verity start learning		truth
prevaricate during the listening the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend start learning		speak or act in an evasive way
prognosticate start learning		foretell or prophesy
croon start learning		sing softly, hum
consign start learning		send, deliver
confer let me confer with her start learning		consult, have discussions, exchange opinions
explicate start learning		explain, analyse
capitulate start learning		surrender
yield start learning		surrender, capitulate
dissemble start learning		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling or opinion
partisanship start learning		bias
brevity start learning		concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
presumptious start learning		failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen, overconfident
furtively i furtively glanced over at my father to see his reaction start learning		secretively
stultify start learning		hamper, impede
burgeon start learning		flourish
baleful start learning		menacing, threatening harm
amorphous start learning		shapeless
salutary start learning		beneficial, good
indignation the letter filled lucy with indignation start learning		resentment, anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
arcane start learning		mysterious
seminal start learning		influential
agency canals carved by the agency of running water start learning		action, activity
aver I averred that she was innocent of the allegations start learning		state or assert to be the case
dispassionate start learning		not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial
disseminate start learning		spread widely
espouse start learning		adopt or support
nettle i was only asking, Jess said, nettled start learning		annoy or irritate
repeal start learning		cancel
rescind start learning		revoke, cancel or repeal
inveterate an inveterate gambler start learning		ingrained, long established and unlikely to change
punctillious start learning		meticulous
sobriety start learning		soberness
sinecure start learning		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
exhort My dad has always exhorted me to be a good person start learning		strongly encourage or urge to do something
spate a spate of burglaries start learning		series, succession, a large number of similar things coming in quick succession
nugatory a nugatory and pointless observation start learning		of no value or importance
foray start learning		raid, attack
nonplussed start learning		so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
flounder start learning		struggle
allegory start learning		a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbol
putative the putative father of her children start learning		generally considered or reputed to be
substantiate they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations start learning		provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; prove
equestrian his amazing equestrian skills start learning		relating to horse riding; noun: horserider
truncate a truncated cone shape start learning		shorten
peripatetic the peripatetic nature of military life start learning		nomadic, travelling from place to place
itinerant itinerant traders start learning		travelling from place to place
motif superstition is a recurring motif in the book start learning		theme, idea, concept
erstwhile the erstwhile president of the company start learning		former
sanguine start learning		optmistic or positive
sanguinary start learning		involving or causing much bloodshed
excoriate start learning		criticize severely
pandemonium start learning		uproar
phlegmatic start learning		having an unemotional and stoidly calm disposition
gaffe start learning		blunder, mistake
unrelenting start learning		relentless
strident start learning		loud and harsh; presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way
bemoan start learning		lament, express discontent or sorrow over
ignominy the ignominy of being imprisoned start learning		public shame or disgrace
mendacity people publicly castigated for past mendacity start learning		untruthfulness
exigency women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it start learning		an urgent need or demand
improbity start learning		lack of honesty and moral integrity
inure these children have beeb inured to violence start learning		accustom (someone) to something, specially something unpleasant
render start learning		make, give or provide
excise start learning		charge excise on (goods)
elusive start learning		difficult to find, remember
illusive start learning		deceptive, illusionary
cozen Steven Smith attempted to cozen the world with ball tampering start learning		trick or deceive
abscize start learning		cut off or away
mercenary she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger start learning		primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
endow start learning		provide, supply
flagitious start learning		criminal, villainous
festoon the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers start learning		adorn, decorate; noun-garland
iniquity start learning		immoral or grossly unfair behaviour
factitious start learning		artificially created or developed.
fictitious start learning		not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.
stilted we made stilted conversation start learning		(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
androgynous a stunningly androgynous dancer start learning		of indeterminate sex

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