925-950

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palatable
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can mean pleasing or agreeable, but generally means merely tolerable
gumption
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the courage, determination and shrewdness to do something
afford
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provide with an opportunity
ethereal
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1. something airy and insubstantial such as a 👻 figure 2. delicate and light such as a singer's voice
tyro
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a beginner, a new recruit or someone who is just learning something
self-effacing
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reluctant to draw attention to yourself, efface is to erase
bridle
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1. the act of restranig power or action or limiting 2. to react with anger or take offense
discursive
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tending to stray from the main point
coterminous
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being of equal extent or scope or duration, earthquake in Australia was coterminous to earthquake in china means it caused the same amount of destruction
impervious
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not affected by
noisome
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having extremely bad smell
callow
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young and inexperienced
pontificate
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to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. to pontificate you need to be a know it all with very strong opinions
hauteur
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overbearing pride and superiority over others
transmute
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change in form, appearance, or nature
conflate
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to mix together sets of information, texts, ideas etc
complicit
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involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong
enormity
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an act of extreme wickedness
modicum
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a small amount of something, eg: modicum of truth
bereft
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sorrowful through loss or deprivation
exiguous
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very small in size or amount, exiguity: the quality of being meager
flag
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to loose energy or enthusiasm
panacea
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a hypothetical solution or remedy for all difficulties and diseases, pan-all
dissemble
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conceal one's true feelings or intention

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