thearus for essays
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Latent=potential
Abandon=abdicate(wealth)=abstain from=forfeit=relinquish=derelict(n.)
Not ordinary=abnormal
Teach=edify= impart to
Appoint=authorize=ordain
Demonstration= manifestation
Cope=deal
Therefore=ergo
Strive=crusade
Transcendent=superbStabilize brace
..meaning of theis threefold
Generalized=comprehensive
Invalidate=subvert
n
Befall=bechance=happen to
Becloud=obscure
Render=generate
Admire=begrudge
Befuddle=make sb. Confuse
Beguiled=delight
Exquisite=elegant
Bewitch=attract
Bereave=take away
Illusive=surreal
Appearance=exterior
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Difficulty=conundrum
Revenge=retaliation
Calamity=catastrophe
Horrible=hideous
Suggest=mirror
Be emphatic=demonstrate
Ambiance=environment
Protect=shield
Scathe=damage
Lie= prevarication
Endeavor=action=act=deed=feat
Should=ought to
Withering=devastating
Comprise=include
Relative=comparative
Miasma of guilt
Involve=entail
Affluence=wealth
Sultry=very hot
Chauffeur=driver
Afoot=adj. currently in progress
Endearing=attractive=enticing
Wrong=fallacious=fraudulent
Rant A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
Redress=rectify
Recourse=ask for help
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Caustic=mea
Fabulous=wondrous
Locale=location
Hideous=shocking
Indiscreet =inconsiderate
Adopted=espoused=embrace= encompass
Pathos hurt
Extreme overboard
Portent=omen
Hate=abominate=loathe=abhor=repulseAbrogate=invalidate=negate=annul=repeal
Intransigent=adamant=resolute
Sensitive=/sentimental
Surmise=speculate/ speculation
Kleenex=toilet paper
Conceal=ensconce= Stifle
Unaccountable= unexplainable
Nemesis karma
Unbecoming=inappropriate
Vain=unsuccessful
Underlie become the foundation of
Canonical=sanctioned
Provident=prudent
Tutelage=tutorship
Inebriate= get..drunk
Pillage=booty
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Preponderant advantageous
Respite=pause
Travesty=lampoon
Venal=corrupted
Hectic=excited
Priggish= Exaggeratedly proper
Prescient
Derange=make angry
Importunate=hurry
Follow=abide=comply to
Venial=forgivable
Rag=tease
Insubordination=rebelliousness
Rail=revile
Adduced as a proof that=takeas an example
Adverse=negative
Defiance=rebelliousness
Salient=prominent
Deeply=profoundly
Affluent=abundant=ample
Aggrandize=exaggerate
Alleviate=relieve= Assuage
Ambrosial=delicious
Antipathy=distaste
Aloof=apathy
Appease=calm=pacify= conciliate
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Subterfuge=excuse (bad)
Generous=bountiful = benevolent= munificent
Aptitude=ability
Appraise=judge=evaluate
Apposite=appropriate
Approbation=validation
Ascribe=because=attribute=owing to=due to
Aspirant=ambitious
Agree=assent=consent
Assiduous=hardworking= sedulous
Audacious=brave=undaunted=dauntless
Unwilling=averse
Avow=assert
-Baffle-
Despite= notwithstanding
Beatific=happy=blithe= Convivial= jubilant
Banal=ordinary=normal
Banish= relegate
Unconcerned=blas=nonchalant
Arrogant=bumptious=supercilious
Candid=frank
Castigate=punish=chastise=lambaste=inveigh
of causal significance
Blame=censure
Celebrated=famous
Chimerical=imaginary=fanciful=quixotic challenge authority
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Coalition=consolidate=incorporate
Think=ponder=cogitate= ruminate= contemplate
Celebrate=commemorate
Motivated=propelled
Sadly=woefully=dolorous=lachrymose
Commute(only two)=change=alter= modify
Concede=acknowledge
Regret=compunction=remorse=contrition
Conspicuous=noticeable=remarkable
Disappointed=crestfallen= dejected=despondent
Daunt=disappoint=dismay=deject=depress
Curtail=abbreviate=retrench
--Shortage=dearth=famine=deficiency
Poisonous=deleterious
Portray=depict=delineate
Deceit= defraud=lie
Mean=denote
Demise=bit the dust=die
Catastrophic=disastrous=destructive
Discreet=meticulous=conscientious
Dissimilar=different
Tend=incline
Dissent=disagree=refute=deprecate
Extort=force
Earnest=hospitable
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Elusive hard
Elicit=induce=trigger=stimulate
Engrave=carve something on
Equanimity=calm
Eradicate=exterminate
Evanescent=transitory=transient=ephemeral
Make sb. Angry=enrage
Erroneous=wrong
Exploit=utilize=take advantage of
Through=exhaustive
Explain=explicate=elucidate
Poor=hapless=misfortunate=destitute
Real=factual=actual
Useless=effete=ineffective=ineffectual= futile=idle
Fragile=brittle
Trivial=superficial
Gaiety=festivity=happiness=relish=merriment
Genesis=origin
--Begin=commence
Sad= grievous=melancholy
Hamper=hinder=handicap
Dangerous= hazardous=perilous=menacing
Humiliate=chagrin
Imminent=coming
Same=identical=indistinguishable
Imperil=endanger
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--Angry=indignant
Unclear=vague=indiscernible=indistinct
Instantaneous=immediately
Complex=intricate=complicated=convoluted
--Jeopardize-harm
Be familiar with=be conversant with
Involve=entangle=interweave=embroil
Longevity=durability
Malicious=malignant=vicious
Meager(adj.)=lack of=scarce of
Important event=milestone
Notorious=infamous
Too old=obsolete
Orthodoxy=tradition
Parentage=origin= ancestry
Complex=perplex
Everywhere=pervasive
Prevent= preclude(from)
Promulgate=exclaim
Profuse=lush=exuberant=lavish
Strange=foreign= unacquainted
Successful=prestigious=esteemed=honored
Allow=ratify=permit
Ravage=devastate=despoil= spiflicate= traumatize
Correct=rectify=adjust
Control=regulate=restraint
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Injure traumatize
Resemblance= similarity
Retrieve=regain=restitution(n.)
Setback=obstacle=hindrance=handicap=obstruction
--Simultaneously=at the same time
Establish institute
Boost elevate
Inferior subnormal
Hardship asperity grimness adversity
Arduous=strenuous=vigorous
Substantial=fundamental
Summon=invoke Nightingale
Tempt=allure
Boring=tedious= monotonous= Humdrum
Evidence= testimony=testament
Treachery=betrayal
Ubiquitous=everywhere
Indignance=wrath=rage
Deliberately=wittingly
Endure=withstand
Idiosyncrasy=characteristic
Fear=trepidation
Selfless=altruistic
Alone=celibacy-mother teresa
Mysterious=enigmatic=esoteric=inscrutable
Humorous=jocose=jocular
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Fate=kismet
Concise=laconic
Lave=wash
Prescient=foretell
Summarize=recapitulate
Voluptuous=Britney spears
Ascendant=superior
Opponent=antagonist
Hardworking=assiduity
Small=diminutive
Weakness=fault=foible
Ordinary=mediocre
Without preparation= extemporaneous
Lucubration=work hard
Best=optimal
Most important=paramount
Speech=oration(TOEFL)
Unimaginative=pedantic
Notice=detect
Overpower=win=surmount=preponderate
Novice=tyro
Teach=instruct
Obey=abide
Appalling=astonishing
Blockade= stymie
Turmoil=commotion
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Indecipherable=hard to understand
ad=connote
Make somebody poor=impoverish---mother Teresa(impoverished pauper)
Odious=obnoxious
Ostracize=expel
Authoritarian=dictatorial dictator in their field
Just good=opportune
Prohibit=inhibit=proscribe
Pettiness Narrowness of mind, ideas or views challenging authorities
Careful=scrupulous=punctilious--Fleming
--Object to=thwart=frustrate
Germane=relevant
Poverty=penury= pauperization
(Mother Teresa favored those penurious people who struggled against pauperization, palatable food, prestige education)
Extend= protract=prolong
Delicious=palatable
Abysmal=extreme bad
Requisite=necessary
Accuse=incriminate=blaspheme
Exciting=stimulating
Ineffectual=impotent
Expedite=facilitate
Tired=lassitude(n.)=languor=sloth
Quietus=death
Actuate=start=motivate=incite
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Torrid=ardent (if weather=hot)
--gullible
Stupid=obtuse
Obstinacy=pertinacity=stubborn
Sycophant= crawler=obsequious
Detested=abhorrent= Execrable
Caitiff=timid
--dumbfound
--Embolden=encourage
Celebration=jubilation
Applauded=laudable= commendable
Poor=piteous=pathetic
Reveal-disclose=unfold=evince
Complain=repine
Key=crux
Various=assorted=sundry
Revoke=cancel= Expunge
End with=culminate=climax
Apparently= axiomatically
Protagonist=leader
Through
Unlike,
Endorse=approve
Be used to=be inured to
Eager=prurient
Pellucid=clear=perspicuous=lucid
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Weak= Tenuous
Questionable= Apocryphal
Buttress=support(arguement)
Gravely=severely
Enthusiastic= Indefatigable
Interminable=endless
Question(v.)=impugn
Scintillating=smart=intelligent
Impute=attribute
Integrity=probity
Inane=glib=stupid
Gauge=estimate
Glamorous=baroque=elegant= Exquisite
Chary= wary
Demean= humiliate=chagrin
disparate=different
Expunge cancel
Fathom=comprehend
Formidable=threatening
Defiant= fractious= refractory= recalcitrant
Sad= Lachrymose
Matriculate=enroll
Affected to be=pretend
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Odium detestation
Outstrip surpass
Renege deny
Unsightly ugly
Propagate=disseminate=spread
Apprise inform
Accentuate emphasize
Ad nauseam endlessly annoyingly
Aegis--protection
Apoplectic-extremely angry
Bathos-anticlimax
Bellwether-leader
Besotted- unreasonably bewitched
bona fide-real
Brobdingnagian-large
Coquette-slut
Edacious-greedy
Effulgent-radiantElucubrate-write with effort
Empressement-cordiality
Ennui-boredom
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Enjoin-order(v.)
Ersatz-artificial substitute
Descant-talk
Douceur-bribery
Concomitant- co-occurrence
Faustian evil(kind of religious)
Fealty-loyalty
Gelid-extremely cold
Founder-collapse
Glean-learn deliberately
Gossamer delicate
Gorgonize-petrify
Haut monde-elite
Herculean Displaying superhuman strength or power
Hubris pride
Imbroglio sticky situation, 2
Imprecation-curse, malediction
Immure-incarcerate
Inveigle kiss-ass(v.)
Jaunt a journey for pleasure
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Kowtow-
Kitsch- ostentatious
Knavish untrustworthy
Lagniappe-extra gift
Legerdemain-trick
Lascivious-horny
Lissome-flexible
Lilliputian-tiny
Logy-foggy
Lyceum lecture hall
Malfeasance Misbehavior
Meretricious-tacky
Mete-distribute
Mtier occupation
Minutiae-detail
Mores-convention
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Mordant-sarcastic
Neophyte-novice
Nether-lower
Nepotism- Favoritism
Nitid gleaming
Nostrum an ineffective solution that is a quick fix or band-aid, coving up a
problem or masking its symptoms, but never addressing its root cause for a
permanent fix
Nouveau riche
Nugatory worthless
Occlude-block
Ombudsman-investigator
Operose arduous
Opine reckon
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Osculant embracing
Outr unconventional
Philistine ignorant person
Pique irritation
Propitiate appease
Quietus death
Quondam former
Quotidian ordinary
Ratiocinate reason(v.)
Recant disavow
Rectitude virtue
Recumbent inactive
Repose rest
Respite abatement
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Restive stubborn
Rife prevalent, abundant, abounding
Baloney silly talk
Risible funny, comical
Sangfroid poise
Ruritanian Utopian
Scion a descendent
Scintilla a spark
Savoir faire confidence
Saturnine moody, morose, gloomy
Soi-disant so-called
Surfeit-overabundance
Suzerainty paramount
Sybaritic luxury and pleasure
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Tabula rasa a clean slate
Tautology truth
Tete-a-tete------ a face-to-face meeting
Tenebrous dark and gloomy
Toothsome voluptuous
Tractable easygoing
Traduce slander
Troglodyte uncouth
Vagary unexpected occurrence
Vacuous fatuous
Vanguard avant-garde
Vers libre free verse
Vociferous conspicuous
Wane decline
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Waspish irascible
Wayfaring traveling on foot
Weal vitality
Wend Direct one's course
Winnow Select
Wont accustomed
Yammer whine
Yare lively
Peremptory dictatorial
Laden: (Adj.) burdened
Forlorn: (Adj.) -desolate or dreary
Hulking: (Adj.) - bulky
Receptacles containers
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Denizen an inhabitant
Hauteur arrogance
Expostulate argue
Pandered pimped
Amity Friendship
Pasquinade satire
Galvanize stimulate
Dawdle waste time
Temerity Boldness
Vituperation --Abusive remarks
Upshot Outcome
entailment a restriction
expound state,express
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magisterial authorative
Resplendent Brilliant, shining
Barb A caustic remark
propensities inclinations
rank Growing profusely
rove wander
brash aggressive/ arrogant
iota small amount
temerity recklessness
gait-walk
Connived plotted
Contraband smuggled
Expeditiously efficiently
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Cadaverous ghastly
Emaciated withered
Piscatory fish-like
Ferret search out
Glib speaking smoothly, flippant, pert
Poltroon coward
Gaunt forbidding, grim
Dolorous painful
Rejoin answer
voluble talkative
rummage search
fetid malodorous
Doleful sad, dreary, mournful
Dupe deceive, trick, fool
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Contumelious scornful and insulting, humiliating
Goad prod, incite, or a stimulus
Rivet captivate, fascinate, attract attention
mope Someone who wastes time
headstrong disobedience
titter giggle
apparel Clothing
scanty bare
extirpate exterminate
snivel tease
aver assert
bewail Regret
perchance possibly
kibosh-stop