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english
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1. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...
Keen
hyperbole
crescendo
heterogeneous
2. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit
deface
explicit
philantropy
proliferate
3. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone
nuance
axiom
ingenuous
repudiate
4. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver
amalgamate
eulogy
sully
itinerant
5. Clever - deceptive
acme
wraith
wily
imbue
6. Clear and easily understood - limpid - intelligible
esoteric
unequivocal
lucid
heterogeneous
7. No variation; tediously the same in sound
abeyance
monotony
philistine
abstain
8. To add ornamental or fictitious details - adorn - bedeck - elaborate
embellish
nascent
boor
judicious
9. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian
innocuous
transitory
boor
terrestrial
10. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate
tome
jettison
arbitrary
vacillate
11. Pertaining to beauty
aesthetic
rhetoric
sully
plethora
12. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick
permeate
rustic
pristine
grovel
13. Effective writing or speaking
acme
homogenous
belfry
rhetoric
14. Credulous/ easily deceived/ simple minded/ingenuous/gullible
ingratiate
naiive
pristine
dirge
15. Rebellion - mutiny
insurrection
imbue
disparate
articulate
16. To overwhelm - to cover with water - to deluge - submerge..etc
inundate
hermetic
antagonize
abyss
17. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous
judicious
Fanatical
unequivocal
Amulet
18. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
paradox
dogma
quotidian
ambiguous
19. To polish
dirge
burnish
debutante
Euphemism
20. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend
plethora
transitory
eulogy
frugality
21. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme
proliferate
zenith
terrestrial
philantropy
22. Tolerant - broad-minded
pristine
liberal
adulterate
discern
23. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation
polemic
pungent
fallow
nascent
24. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish
supplant
Amulet
paradox
boor
25. Express grieve - deplore - bewail
quotidian
coalesce
lament
lucid
26. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous
gullible
abstain
jargon
terrestrial
27. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.
ingratiate
innocuous
venerable
whimsical
28. Temporary; lasting a brief time
dogmatic
transitory
jettison
catalyst
29. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling
nuance
aerie
polemic
fallow
30. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value
arbitrary
impasse
philistine
ethos
31. Plastic/phony/pretentious
slake
affected
meticulous
demagogue
32. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade
Fanatical
permeate
liberal
ingenuous
33. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine
connoisseur
zeal
analogous
deface
34. Ductile/easily shaped/pliable/adaptable
unequivocal
hermetic
malleable
debutante
35. Set fire/excite
kindle
whimsical
dither
lucid
36. Altruism/ charity
philantropy
hermetic
opaque
nascent
37. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
veracity
apathy
invective
dirge
38. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent
overwrought
intractable
Euphemism
dilettante
39. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent
latent
catalyst
vacillate
verbose
40. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
analogous
opaque
posit
rhetoric
41. Excess
deface
plethora
hermetic
advocate
42. Brilliant/glowing
zenith
lethargic
luminous
inundate
43. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire
belfry
explicit
elegy
naiive
44. To perceive or recognize
demagogue
wily
ethos
discern
45. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave
symbiosis
dilettante
eulogy
grievous
46. Flamboyant/verve/dash
meticulous
gregarious
panache
demagogue
47. Not harmful or injurious; harmless
repose
unconscionable
innocuous
ingenuous
48. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense
pariah
philistine
coalesce
posit
49. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule
vestige
arbitrate
knell
eulogy
50. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
dirge
boor
kindle
impervious