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defer
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postpone
they deferred the decision until late february
loath
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reluctant, unwilling
he was loath to leave
facetious
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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
stultify
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cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
"the stultifying conformity of provincial life"
precipitously
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(with reference to a change to a worse situation) suddenly and dramatically.
"sales dropped precipitously"
salutary
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(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.
it failed to draw salutary lessons from Britain's loss of its colonies"
perpetuation
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the continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc.
"we criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes"
deferential
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showing deference; respectful.
"people were always deferential to him"
unheralded
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not previously announced, expected, or acclaimed.
"he was unwilling to make an unheralded entrance"
prerogative
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a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
"in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich"
vagary
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an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour. synonyms: quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity,
"the vagaries of the weather"
abortive
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failing to produce the intended result.
an abortive attempt to sound elegant
acme
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the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed
physics is the acme of scientific knowledge
proprietary
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relating to an owner or ownership
the company has proprietary rights for the product
amenable
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open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
people are not amenable to reformers these days
stalwart
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loyal, reliable, and hard-working l
he remained a stalwart supporter of the cause
calumny
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slander
a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation
torpid
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mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
we sat around in a torpid state
torrid
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very hot and dry; sweltering
the torrid heat of the afternoon
sanguine
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optimistic
picayune
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of little value or significance; petty
frivolous
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not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and superficial
niche
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appealing to a small or specialized part of the population
other companies in this space had to adapt to being niche players
revultion
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a sense of disgust and loathing
news of the rape will be met with sorrow and revultion
polemic
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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something; diatribe, invective
avoid the fruitless polemics
insuperable
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a difficulty or obstacle impossible to overcome
insuperable financial problems
exogenous
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having an external cause or origin
intransigent
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uncompromising, inflexible, resolute, OBDURATE, obstinate
mired in
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stuck or entangled in
venal
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corrupt
venal public officials
fraught with
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filled with
volition
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when you do something voluntarily, you do it of your own volition
tardy
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delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late
never tardy to the party
duress
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coercion; threat, violence, constraints or actions used to coerce someone into doing something against their will
confessions extracted under duress
geriatric
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relating to old people
a geriatric hospital
theological
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relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief
tandem
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having to two things arranged one in front of the other
a tandem trailer, they moved in tandem without looking at each other
recant
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renounce, say that one no longer holds a belief or opinion
heretics were burned if they would not recant
prod
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poke with a finger, foot or pointed object
tendentious
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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, specially a controversial one
a tendentious reading of history
convolution
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convoluted- extremely complex or difficult to follow
obfuscate
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make obscure, unclear or unintelligible
hapless
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unfortunate
vapid
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bland, insipid
cloy
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disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
a romantic, rather cloying story
hitherto
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until now or until the point in time under discussion, previously, thus far
magnate
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a wealthy and influential businessman or woman
a property magnate
pine
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miss or long for
she’s still pining for him
desolate
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miserable, sad. OPP- joyful
misappropriate
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dishonestly or unfairly take for one’s own use; embezzle
melee
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a confused fight or scuffle
oblique
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not expressed or done in a direct way
he issued an oblique attack on the president
obsequious
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servile, ingratiating
odious
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repulsive
personable
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(of a person) having a pleasant appearance or manner
he was so personable and well spoken
presumptuous
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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen
platitude
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cliché, truism, commonplace, hackneyed
quandary
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dilemma, predicament, plight, difficult situation, a practical dilemma
recluse
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a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other person
she has turned into a virtual recluse
precarious
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uncertain, insecure
provincial
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non-metropolitan, small-town
ornery
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bad-tempered or difficult to deal with
an ornery old military man
penultimate
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second last
petulant
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childishly sulky or bad tempered
legion
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numerous
her fans are legion
hankering
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yearn, feel a strong desire for or to do something
he hankered after a lost golden age
rancour
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bitterness or resentfulness, specially when long standing
prudish
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having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
defer
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postpone
deferential
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reapectful
impertinent
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rude or irrelevant
sedate
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calm, dignified, unhurried
old times sedate pace
discrete
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distinct
vapid
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bland, insipid
stoic
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a person who can edure pain or hardship without complaining
abate
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become less intense or widespread
sordid
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immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste or contempt, sleazy
repudiate
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reject
espouse
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adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life
she has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality
forebode
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presage, augur, prognosticate
contravene
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conflict with
belie
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fail to give a true impression of; contradict
heedless
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showing a reckless lack of care or attention
elina! she shouted heedless of attracting unwanted attention
equipoise
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equilibrium
congenial
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like-minded, compatible, pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste or inclination
foreshadow
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augur, presage. portend, prognosticate be a warning of
impeding
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delay or prevent by obstucting; hinder
premise
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an assumption that something is true; also—- based on (verb) premised on our findings
syllogism
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deductive reasoning
restitution
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restoration, recompense
redress
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remedy or set right
Ritwik after making out
abdicate
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renounce, resign, retire
jejune
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naive, simplistic and superficial
filial
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relating to son or daughter
agnostic
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aceptic, nothing can be known about god
irreproachable
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faultlesd
peccadillos
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a relatively minor fault or sin, misdemeanor, delinquency
delinquent
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tending to commit crime, negligent, remiss, irresponsible
remiss
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negligent
very remiss of me not to pass on that information
privation
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deprivation

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