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histrionics
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an artificial or affected manner, melodramatics
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TRUCULENT
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rude, harsh, mean, scathing, especially said of speech or writing
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pander
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act as a person who provides the means of halping to satisfy the ignoble ambitions of desires of another
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EQUIVOCATE
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to deceive; be purposely amiable
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petulant
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impatient or irritable; esp. over a petty annoyance; peevish
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REPROBATE
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unprincipled or a totally bad person
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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INNUENDO
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indirect remark, gesture, reference to imply something
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abhorrence
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a loathing, detestation
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PERJORATIVE
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disparaging or derogatory
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manifest
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to make clear or evident; show plainly
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DISINTERESTED
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impartial; unbiased
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rancor
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continuing and bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice
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PROLIFERATE
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produce or create in profusion
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triage
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any system of establishing medical order in an emergency
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CREDULOUS
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easily convinced
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ruminate
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to turn (something) over in the mind; meditate (on)
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CREDIBLE
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believable; reliable
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maladroit
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awkward; clumsy
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ERUDITE
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scholarly; learned
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disparate
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essentially not alike; distinct or different in kind; unequal
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DISINGENUOUS
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not straightforward; insincere
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redolent
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smell that is seggestive of
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GULLIBLE
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easily tricked; credulous
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debonair
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elegant and gracious, urbane
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PRONE
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inclined; likely to
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sycophant
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person who seeks favor by flattering
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CONTENTIOUS
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ready to argue; quarrelsome
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ensconce
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to place or settle comfortably, snugly
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GRATUITOUS
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without cause; uncalled-for
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quintessential
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most nearly perfect
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primer
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a textbook giving the first principles of any subject
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rejuvenate
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to feel or seem young again; bring back to youthful strength, apperance, etc.
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precocious
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developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal for the age
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disabuse
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to rid of false ideas
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flouted
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mocked or scoffed at; showed scorn or contempt
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deprecate
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to depreciate; belittle
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panache
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dashing elegance of manner; carefree, spirited self-confidence or style; flamboyance
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blandish
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to flatter or coax in a persuading manner
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creditable
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deserving some credit or praise
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miscreant
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an evil person; criminal; villian
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OBTUSE
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slow to understand or perceive; dull or insensitive
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bellwether
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anything suggesting the general tendency of events
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BURGEONING
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growing or developing rapidly; expanding; proliferating; flourishing
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introvert
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one whose interest is more in oneself than in external objects or other people; introspective person
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DISCREET
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careful abuot what one says or does; prudent; keeping silent or preserving confidences
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a chosen few (inside joke); beyond the understanding of most people
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EXACERBATE
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to make more intense or sharp; aggravate (disease, pain, annoyance, etc.)
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resurgence
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a state of surging back or rising again
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DENIGRATE
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to diparage the character or reputation of; defame
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temerity
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foolish or rash boldness; foolhardiness
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DISCRETE
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seperate and distinct; not attached to others; unrelated
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umbrage
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offense or resentment
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PROSCRIBE
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to denounce or forbid the practice or use of
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debacle
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a total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
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PRESCRIBE
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to set down as a rule or direction; order; ordain; direct
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consummate
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complete or perfect in every way
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ITINERANT
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traveling from place to place or on a circuit
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angst
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feeling of generalized anxiety
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inveterate
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settled in a habit, practice, prejudice
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brandish
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to wave or shake menacingly
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repudiated
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refused to accept or support; denied the truth of
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caper
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to skip or jump in a playful manner; frisk
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dexterous
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having or showing skill in the use of hands, body, or mind
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enormity
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a monstrous or outrageous act; very wicked crime
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DELETERIOUS
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harmful to health or well-being; injurious
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meretricious
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alluring by fals, showy charms; fake
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extrovert
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a person who is active and expressive
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nebulous
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unclear; vague
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cavalier
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haughty; arrogant; supercilious
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plethora
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state of being too full; overabundance
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fidelity
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faithful devotion to duty or to one's obligation or vows
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condone
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to forgive; pardon; or overlook
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clandestine
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kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose
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verdant
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green
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