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100
someone who has the power of perceiving things usually beyond the range of human senses. Remember claire?
What is clairvoyant
100
marked by distress
What is fraught
100
someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
What is lobbyist
100
concerned with practical matters - Remember prac goes with....
What is pragmatic
100
the re-establishing or make-up of cordial relations
What is reconciliation
200
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.
What is compassion
200
avoiding waste
What is frugal
200
ordinary
What is mundane
200
making claim to or creating an appearance of importance or distinction
What is pretentious
200
cool and formal in manner
What is restrained
300
partially excusing or justifying; making a mistake or wrongdoing seem less serious than it first appeared
What is extenuating
300
having or showing arrogant superiority and disdain toward those one views as unworthy
What is haughty
300
rich and superior in quality
What is opulent
300
not fanciful or imaginative; ordinary - remember it's the opposite of a mosaic
What is prosaic
300
to look at critically, searchingly, or in minute detail
What is scrutinize
400
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence; patience
What is forbearance
400
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
What is hypothesis
400
intended to attract notice and impress others
What is ostentatious
400
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
What is provocative
400
fake, counterfeit; false; unauthentic
What is spurious
500
having no cause or apparent cause
What is fortuituous
500
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
What is intuitive
500
tending to betray
What is perfidious
500
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; wise - Remember what old people eat
What is prudent
500
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts - Remember your court case
What is substantiate
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