Kanye West

25 advanced vocabulary words across 22 songs.

serenityUltralight Beam

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

This is everything

Deliver us serenity, deliver us peace

Deliver us loving, we know we need it

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emphasisCan't Tell Me Nothing

importance; special importance or significance

And you can live through anything if Magic made it (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

They say I talk with so much emphasis

Ooh, they so sensitive

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repertoireNo More Parties In LA

collection; a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

Come Erykah Badu me, well, let's make a movie

Hell, you know my repertoire is like a wrestler (shake that body, party that body)

I show you the ropes, connect the dots (shake that body, party that body)

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flagrantNo More Parties In LA

obvious; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Every agent I know, know I hate agents

I'm too black, I'm too vocal, I'm too flagrant

Somethin' smellin' like shit, that's the new fragrance (Los Angeles)

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vieNew Slaves

compete; compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Throw on some Maybach keys

Fuck it, c'est la vie

I know that we the new slaves

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radicalEverything We Need

extreme; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Switch my, switch my attitude

I'm so, I'm so radical

All these people mad at dude

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compensateI Thought About Killing You

pay back; adjust for

I think this is the part where I'm supposed to say somethin' good

To compensate it so it doesn't come off, bad

But sometimes I think really bad things

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spontaneousAddiction

unplanned; happening or arising without apparent external cause

She's got a lover, so the lies, and the lust, is a rush

Time's of the essence, I need you to be spontaneous

Roll up the doja, Henny and Co-Co-Coca-Cola (you make me smile)

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imposeAddiction

put upon; compel to behave in a certain way

Then I'll get the lotion, and do somethin' to me, when your thighs is exposed (you make me smile)

There's no turning back now, I mean I don't mean to impose

Not now but right now, I need you to undress, and then pose

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notoriousThe Glory

ill famed; known widely and usually unfavorably

I guess after I live I wanna be compared to B.I.G (I can't study war, no, no)

Any one; Big Pun, Big L or Notorious

'Till then, get money, stunt (I can't study war, no, no) and stay glorious

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discernmentAll We Got

understanding; the cognitive condition of someone who understands

I do not talk to the serpent

That's the holistic discernment

Daddy said I'm so determined

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avidBarry Bonds

eager; (often followed by `for’) ardently or excessively desirous

Stove on my waist turn beef to patties

And I ate it 'cause I'm so avid (no homo)

And I don't front, and I don't go backwards

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incidentalWouldn't Leave

not essential; (sometimes followed by `to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance

They want me sent to mental

We had an incident but I cover incidentals

You want me working on my messaging

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complacentGood Morning

self satisfied; contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

Scared of the future while I hop in the DeLorean

Scared to face the world, complacent career student

Some people graduate, but be still stupid

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dissertationGood Morning

thesis; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research

Looking at every ass, cheated on every test

I guess, this is my dissertation

Homie, this shit is basic, welcome to graduation

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muteCelebration

unspeaking; expressed without speech

No, she not like you

Right now I need you to mute all the monologue

All that talking is gon' give me a Tylenol

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revolutionaryWho Will Survive In America

pioneering; markedly new or introducing radical change

And a rapist known as freedom, free doom

Democracy, liberty, and justice were revolutionary code names

That preceded the bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling

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conflict; a bold challenge

Blame this thing I'm part of

Tryin' to avoid more confrontation

I just gotta try harder

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concurrentLive Fast, Die Young

simultaneous; occurring or operating at the same time

Ice insured, fuck life insurance

Three bad bitches, don't come concurrent

Still, you know the dope won't stop

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sageKEEP IT BURNIN

wise; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Talk in third person, they won't admit it if I done it

Money like sage in my house, keep it burnin'

Money like sage in my house, keep it burnin'

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censorBURN EVERYTHING

ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

Uh, they tellin' stories, tellin' lies

Tryna censor my light, but I'm blessed, I'm alright

Storm look like lightning when I shine (legend, legend, legend, legend)

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intricateThis Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race [Kanye West Remix]

complex; having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

I'm a leading man (I'm a leading man)

And the lies I weave are oh-so intriate, oh-so intricate

I'm a leading man (I'm a leading man)

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fleeing; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Listen to Lil Baby, listen to Future, bitch

I hope your future baby daddy is a fugitive

Can't sue CO, I don't never love these hoes

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paradigmHighlights

model; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

Life is a marathon

I'ma shift the paradigm

I'ma turn up every time

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recessionKinda Like a Big Deal

decline; the state of the economy declines

After two classics another stripe up on my arm baby

it's a blessin' to blow a hundred thou in a recession

With no second guessin,

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