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Lesson 6
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Sectarian narrowly confined to a particular group
syn: insular; dogmatic ant: tolerant
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Peregrination Travel by walking syn: trekking; exploration
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Accoutrement An accessory item of dress or equipment syn: device; gear
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contrive To plan cleverly; to devise syn: concoct; design; engineer
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hubris Overbearing pride; arrogance
syn: conceit; smugness; pompousness ant: humility; modesty
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platitude an obvious remark; a cliché syn: banality; maxim; truism
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Venerate To respect or revere Syn: glorify, treasure
Ant: abhor, despise
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Scullion A servant for menial tasks Syn: peon, toiler
Ant: patrician, aristocrat
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Quotidian Everyday; commonplace Syn: ordinary, routine
Ant: rare, uncommon
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Prognosticate To predict Syn: forecast; foreshadow
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Antediluvian Extremely old; antiquated. Syn: ancient; archaic
Ant: modern; new
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Stringent Restrictive; imposing demanding standards.
Syn: severe; rigid; inflexible Ant: lenient; Flexible
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Haughty Adj: Condescendingly proud; arrogant
Syn: conceited, snobbish, supercilious Ant: humble, modest
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Sanctimonious Adj, Showing false piety or righteousness Syn: hypocritical, specious Ant: Humble, modest
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Imbroglio n. A difficult and embarrassing situation Syn: predicament Ant: peace, serenity
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Gibberish Nonsense; unintelligible speech
Syn: babble; chatter; prattle
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Inimical Unfriendly; hostile; injurious Syn: mean; malicious; harmful
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Nexus A link, tie, or bond Syn: connection; correlation
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Coeval -Of the same time period Syn: Contemporaneous
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Dilatory - Tending to delay or procrastinate
Syn: dallying; laggard; unhurried Ant: diligent; prompt
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Convoluted - complicated; intricate Syn: involved; jumbled
Ant: simple; obvious
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Entreat To earnestly request or petition Syn: importune; implore
Ant: demand
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Anecdote a short account of an incident Syn: narrative
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Incumbent Obligatory; necessary Syn: required; essential
ant: voluntary; unnecessary
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Churlish Boorish or Vulgar Syn: uncouth; rude; surly
Ant: courteous; polished; civil
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Promulgate To announce; to make known Syn: declare; exhibit
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Staid Showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
Syn: composed; serious; solemn Ant: agitated; excited; nervous
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Livid Extremely Angry Syn: Enraged, furious, fuming
Ant: Contented , pleased
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Lurid Shocking; explicit Syn: Sensational, extreme
Ant: Dull, boring, mediocre
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Cogent Convincing, reasonable Syn: Compelling, pertinent, influential
Ant: Ineffective, weak
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