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Word list 8

Group 1 person who does not believe in God Notes
Atheist local and informal (used of language)
Colloquial foolish old man ...................................................
Dotard groove ...................................................
Furrow troublemaker; person who entices others to do ...................................................
Instigator something ...................................................
Misnomer wrong name
Percipient perceptive; insightful ...................................................
Quaff drink down quickly ...................................................
Staunch loyal; faithful; dependable ...................................................
Vilification blackening someone's name ...................................................
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Group 2 waste away from lack of use Notes
Atrophy plotting and planning
Collusion speak slowly with words running together ...................................................
Drawl hidden and secret ...................................................
Furtive a rebel ...................................................
Insurgent hater of women ...................................................
Misogynist damnation ...................................................
Perdition marsh; bog ...................................................
Quagmire fixed image ...................................................
Stereotype prove right; remove blame ...................................................
Vindicate ...................................................
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Group 3 weaken Notes
Attenuate take possession of
Commandeer nonsense ...................................................
Drivel useless; hopeless ...................................................
Futile never-ending ...................................................
Interminable deliberately deceiving ...................................................
Misrepresentation in a commanding manner ...................................................
Peremptory picturesque ...................................................
Quaint dockworker ...................................................
Stevedore an accomplished musician ...................................................
Virtuoso ...................................................
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Group 4 increase; make bigger
Augment self-satisfied; smug Notes
Complacent dryly amusing
Droll ancient type of sailing ship ...................................................
Galleon sporadic; irregular ...................................................
Intermittent lessen; make less severe ...................................................
Mitigate treachery ...................................................
Perfidy dilemma; puzzle ...................................................
Quandary suppress ...................................................
Stifle dangerous; harmful ...................................................
Virulent ...................................................
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Group 5 favorable; promising to turn out well Notes
Auspicious easy to control; submissive
Compliant 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no ...................................................
Drone emotion (v); 3.male bee ...................................................
Gambol frolic; leap; bound
Intransigence stubbornness ...................................................
Modicum small amount ...................................................
Perfunctory superficial; cursory ...................................................
Quarantine isolation to prevent the spread of disease ...................................................
Stoic known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain ...................................................
Vital essential; alive; important ...................................................
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Group 6 ...................................................
Austere
Concatenate severely plain Notes
Dubious link together
Garble doubtful ...................................................
Intransigent distort; confuse; muddle ...................................................
Momentous stubborn; unyielding ...................................................
Peripatetic very important ...................................................
Quarry nomadic; moving from place to place ...................................................
Stoke 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone ...................................................
Vitriolic add fuel to; strengthen ...................................................
corrosive; strongly attacking ...................................................
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Group 7 a dislike of Notes
Aversion linking into chains
Concatenation to fool someone ...................................................
Dupe gaudy ...................................................
Garish brave ...................................................
Intrepid dull; unvarying ...................................................
Monotonous on the edge; not important ...................................................
Peripheral always complaining ...................................................
Querulous impassive; dull; indifferent ...................................................
Stolid liveliness; animation ...................................................
Vivacity ...................................................
hinder and prevent; hesitate over ...................................................
Group 8 to bring together; end a dispute
Balk lively; vibrant; energetic Notes
Conciliate gather; collect
Dynamic habitual ...................................................
Garner temporary prohibition or halt to activity ...................................................
Inveterate telling lies under oath ...................................................
Moratorium oddity ...................................................
Perjury plot; plan; trick ...................................................
Quirk enliven ...................................................
Stratagem ...................................................
Vivify ...................................................
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Group 9 common; dull Notes
Banal stated in few words
Concise very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy ...................................................
Ebullient talkative ...................................................
Garrulous arousing envy ...................................................
Invidious on the point of death ...................................................
Moribund destructive; harmful ...................................................
Pernicious wander aimlessly ...................................................
Ramble loud and harsh ...................................................
Strident noisy; loud in speech ...................................................
Vociferous ...................................................
ordinariness; dullness ...................................................
Group 10 talk down to
Banality unusual; quirky; odd Notes
Condescend emaciated; bony and angular
Eccentric cannot be invaded ...................................................
Gaunt gloomy; bad tempered ...................................................
Inviolable fastidious; fussy ...................................................
Morose branches; subdivisions of a complex system; ...................................................
Persnickety outcomes ...................................................
Ramifications strict or severe ...................................................
Stringent dangerously unstable; evaporates easily ...................................................
Volatile ...................................................
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