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acquisitive
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able to get and retain ideas or information; retentitive; avaricious
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arrogate
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claim or take without right; expropriate; commandeer
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banal
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hackneyed; trite; commonplace
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belabor
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work on excessively; thrash soundly; overwork
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carping
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tending to find fault; petty, nagging criticism; caviling; nit-picking
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coherent
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holding or sticking together; consistent
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congeal
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change from liquid to solid; thicken; coagulate
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emulate
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imitate with intention of copying or surpassing the model; mimic
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encomium
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formal expression of praise; lavish tribute; panegyric
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eschew
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avoid; shun; forgo
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germane
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relevant; fitting; apropos; pertinent
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insatiable
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so great or demanding so as incapapble to be satisfied; voracious
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise; irreconcilable; obdurate
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invidious
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offensive; hateful; malicious; pejorative; prejudice; spiteful
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largesse
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generosity in giving; lavish contributions
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reconnaissance
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survey made for military purposes; souting expidition
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substantiate
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prove by evidence; verify; confirm
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taciturn
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habitually silent or quiet; laconic
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temporize
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act evasively in order to gain time; hedge; dillydally
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tenable
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capable of being held or defended; justifiable
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accost
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approach or confront first; buttonhole
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animadversion
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comment indicating strong criticism or disproval
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avid
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desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager; keen; enthusiastic
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brackish
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having a salty taste; unpleasant to drink; briny; saline
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celerity
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swiftness; promptness; alacrity; speed
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devious
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straying or wandering from a straight path; roundabout; tricky; sly; artful
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gambit
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opening move in a game of chess; ploy; strategem; maneuver
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halcyon
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legendary bird identified with kingfisher; tranquil; serene; placid; palmy
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors and their techniques; melodramatic
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incendiary
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deliberately setting or causing fires; firebrand
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; vortex; chaos
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myopic
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nearsighted; lacking a broad view of things; shortsighted
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overt
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open; not hidden; clear; obvious
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pejorative
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tending to make worse; deprecating; belittle; derrogatory
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propriety
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state of being proper; fitness; correctness; decorum
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sacrilege
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desecration; profanation; defilement
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summarily
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without delay or formality; promptly; peremptorily
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suppliant
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ask humbly and earnestly; suitor
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talisman
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serves as a charm; amulet; fetish
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undulate
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move in waves or in wavelike patterns; fluctuate
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articulate
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pronounce; elucidate; eloquent
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cavort
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romp or prance gracefully; gambol
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credence
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belief; acceptance: credit; trust
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decry
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condemn; denouce; censure; devalue
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dissemble
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disguise or conceal; dissimulate; mask; feign
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distraught
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very much agitated or upset; frantic; distracted
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eulogy
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praise; panegyric; encomium; tribute
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evince
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display clearly; exhibit; manifest; occasion
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exhume
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remove a body from the earth
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feckless
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lacking in spirit and strength; feeble
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murky
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dark and gloomy; obscure; dim; cloudy; unclear
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nefarious
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wicked; depraved; iniquitous; reprehensible
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piquant
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stimulating to taste or mind; spicy; tangy; zestful
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primordial
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developed or created at the very beginning; original; primeval
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propinquity
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nearness in place or time; kinship; proximity
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unwonted
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not usual or expected; unusual; uncommon; atypical
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utopian
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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verbiage
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language that is too wordy or inflated; verbosity; prolixity; diction; jargon
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verdant
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green in tint or color; artless; naive
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viscous
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality; gummy; sticky; thick
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atrophy
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wasting away of a body organ or tissue; decline or failure; degeneration; wither
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bastion
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stronghold; fortified place; citadel;bulwark; parapet; rampart
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concord
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state of agreement; harmony/unanimity; treaty/pact
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consummate
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complete or perfect in the highest degree; bring to a state of completion or perfection; masterful; clinch; conclude
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disarray
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disorder; confusion; dishevel; mess up
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exigency
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urgency; pressure; urgent demand; pressing need; requirement; crisis
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flotsam
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floating debris; homeless; impoverished people
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frenetic
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frenzied; highly agitated; frantic; overwrought
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glean
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gather bit by bit; gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers; collect; cull
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grouse
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type of game bird; complaint; gumble; gripe; kvetch; bellyache
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incarcerate
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imprison; confine; jail; intern; immure
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incumbent
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obligatory; required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of; mandatory; necessary
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jocular
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humorous; jesting; jolly; joking; waggish; facetious
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; laughable; absurd; risible; preposterous
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mordant
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh; acrimonious; sardonic
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nettle
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prickly or stinging plant; displeasure; vex; peeve; annoy; incense; gall; irk
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pecuniary
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measured in money; monetary
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pusillanimous
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contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited; cravel; lily-livered
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recumbent
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reclining position; lying down; prone; prostrate; supine; inactive
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strategem
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scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent; ruse; trick; ploy; subterfuge
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acuity
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sharpness; keenness; acuteness
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delineate
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portray; sketch; vivid detail; depict; render
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption; perverted; corrupt; degenerate
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enervate
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weaken or lessen the mental, moral, physical vigor; enfeeble; hamstring; impair
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few; occult; cryptic; arcane; recondite
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fecund
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive; fertile; teeming; prolific
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fiat
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arbitrary order or decree; command; edict; dictum; ukase
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figment
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fabrication of the mind; arbitrary notion; creation; invention; fancy
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garner
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acquire as a result of effort; collect; accumulate; accrue
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hallow
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set apart as holy or sacred; sanctify; consecrate; venerate; bless
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity serves to distinguise or identify; eccentricity; quirk; mannerism
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ignominy
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shame and disgrace; dishonor; humiliation; odium
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mundane
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earthly; worldly; prosaic; jumdrum; routine; sublunary
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nuance
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subtle or slight variation; delicate gradation or shade of difference; shade; nicety; refinement
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overweening
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conceited; presumptuous; excessive; immoderate; arrogant; unbridled; inflated
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penchant
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strong attraction or inclination; proclivity; propensity; predilection
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief; alleged; putative; reputable; supposed
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sophistry
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seems plausible but actually unfounded; specious reasoning
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sumptuous
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costly; rich; magnificent; lavish; munificent; opulent; spendid
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere; omnipresent; perfasive; universal
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abject
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degraded; base; contemptible; cringing; servile; complete; unrelieved; wretched; miserable; ignoble; sheer; utter
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agnostic
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith; doubter
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complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; state of being an accomplice; connivance; collusion
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derelict
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; vagrant; remiss; delinquent
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diatribe
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bitter and prolonged verbal attack; harangue; tirade
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effigy
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crude image of a despised person; figure; figurine; likeness
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equity
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state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; justice; fairness; impartiality
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inane
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silly empty of meaning or value; vapid; idiotic; moronic; fatuous
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indictment
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act of accusing; formal accusation; charge
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indubitable
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certain; not to be doubted or denied
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intermittent
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stopping and beginning again; sporadic; fitful; spasmodic; random
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moot
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open to discussion and debate; unresolved; debatable; broach
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motif
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pricipal idea; feature; theme; repeated or diminant figure in a design
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neophyte
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new convert; beginner; novice; tenderfoot; tyro; rookie
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perspicacity
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keenness in observing and understanding; acuity; acumen; discernment
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plenary
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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all members; unlimited; unrestricted
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surveillance
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watch kept over a person; careful; close; disciplined observation; scrutiny; monitoring
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sylvan
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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; woody; wooded; arcadian
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testy
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easily irritated; irritable; peevish; waspish; petulant
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travesty
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burlesque; parody; caricature; farce
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allay
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calm or pacify; set to rest; reduce; alleviate; moderate
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bestial
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beastlike; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
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convival
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festive; socialble; genial; jovial
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coterie
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circle of acquaintances; clique; set
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counterpart
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match
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demur
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to object; take exception to; protest
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effrontery
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impudence; shameless boldness; chutzpah; cheek
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embellish
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decorate; adorn; garnish; ornament
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ephemeral
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lasting only a short time; fleeting; transient
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felicitous
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appropraite; apt; well-chosen; fortunate
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furtive
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done slyly or stealthily; clandestine; covert
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garish
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glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated; gaudy; flashy; tawdry
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illusory
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misleading; deceptive; specious; spurious; fanciful
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indigent
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needy; impoverished; destitute
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inordinate
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far too great; exorbitant; extravagant
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jettison
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cast overboard; get rid of; cast off; abandon
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misanthrope
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person who hates or despises people
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pertinacious
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persistent; stubborn; dogged; determined
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picayune
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little value/imporance; inconsequential; piddling
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raiment
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clothing; farments; apparel; attire
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allege
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claim; contend; assert without proof or confirmation
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arrant
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thoroughgoing; egregious; unmitigates; shameless; blatant
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badinage
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light and playful conversation; banter; persiflage; repartee
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conciliate
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overcome distrust of; win over; appease; pacify; placate; mollify; propitiate
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countermand
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cancel or reverse one order of command with another; recall; revoke
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echelon
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series of grades; level; rank; organized military unit
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exacerbate
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make more violent/severe/bitter/painful; aggravate; intensify; worsen
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish; silly; vapid; inane; doltish; vacuous
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irrefutable
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indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
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juggernaut
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massive and inescapable force or object that crushes anything in its path
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lackadaisical
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lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted; listless; indolent; tax
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litany
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rigmarole; catalog; megillah; prayer consisting of responses between people and pastor
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macabre
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grisly; gruesome; grotesque; grim; ghoulish
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paucity
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inadequate quantity; scarcity; dearth; lack
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portend
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bode; fortell; foreshadow; suggest
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raze
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tear down; destroy; pulll down; demolish; shave off
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recant
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withdraw a statement; repudiate; disavow; retract
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saturate
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soak thoroughly; permeate; drench; flood; imbue
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saturnine
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gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood; sullen; morose
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slough
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cast off; discard; shed; slog; state of depression
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acclamation
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shout of welcome; ovation; cheering; plaudits
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bucolic
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countryside; rural; pastoral; rustic
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calumniate
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slander; accuse falsely and maliciously; defame; libel
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chary
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extremely cautious; hesitant; reserved; diffident; wary; skittish
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collusion
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secret aggreement or cooperation; conspiracy; connivance; cahoots
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dilettante
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dabbler in the arts; amateur; trifler; superficial
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imperturbable
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not easily excited; unflappable; serene; unruffled
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increment
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enlargement; increase; addition; accretion; gain
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mandate
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formal order; authorization; directive
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paltry
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trifling; insignificant; mean; despicable; inferior; trashy; measly; meager; piddling; trivial
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paroxism
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sudden outburst; spasm; convulsion; seizure; fit
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pedantry
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pretentious display of knowledge; nit-picking; pettifoggery
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peregrination
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excursion; journey; wandering; odyssey
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redolent
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fragrant; evocative; reminiscent; aromatic
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refulgent
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shining; radiant; resplendent; luminous; splendid
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shibboleth
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word; expression; catchphrase; password; slogan
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tryo
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beginner; novice; neophyte
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unremitting
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not stopping; constant; incessant; unrelenting
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vacillate
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swing indeciseively between ideas; seesaw; fluctuate; oscillate; waver in mind and will
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vituperative
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harshly abusive; severely scolding; abusive; scurrilous; insulting
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askance
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suspicion; distrust; disapproval; distrustfully; suspiciously; skeptically
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attenuate
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make thin or slender; weaken or lessen in force; dilute
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benign
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gentle; kind; forgiving; understanding; benevolent; salutary; salubrious; harmless
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cavil
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find fault in a petty way; carp; trivial objection or criticism; nitpick; quibble
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charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge or ability; pretender; fraud; mountebank
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decimate
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kill or destroy a large part of; ravage; devastate
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foible
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weak point; failing; minor flaw; shortcoming; defect; quirk
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forgo
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do without; abstain from; give up; renounce
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fraught
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full of or loaded with; accompanied by; chargd with
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inure
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toughen; harden; accustom; acclimate
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luminous
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emitting or relecting light; glowing; illuminating; radiant; bright; refulgent; lustruous
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obsequious
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marked by slavish attentiveness; fawning; servile; sycophantic; mealymouthed
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obtuse
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blunt; not coming to a point; stupid; dumb; thick; mild; dull-witted
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oscillate
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swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; fluctuate; vibrate; vacillate
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penitent
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regretful for one's sins or mistakes; remorseful; regretful; rueful; sorry
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peremptory
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high-handed; unconditional; dictatorial; determined; resolute
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rebuff
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snub; repel; drive away; check; spurn; repulse; setback
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reconnoiter
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engage in recon; preliminary; scout
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shambles
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slaughterhouse; place of mass bloodshed; mess; complete disorder and confusion
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no set plan or order; intermittent; spasmodc
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abrogate
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repeal; cancel; declare null and void; annul; revoke
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ambient
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completely surrounding; encompassing
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asperity
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roughness; severity; bitterness; tartness; rigor; harshness
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burnish
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gloss; brightness; luster; shine; buff
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cabal
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small group working in secret; clique; ring; gang; plot; conspiracy
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delectable
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delightful; highly enjoyable; savory; scrumptious
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deprecate
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express mild disapproval; belittle; deplore; frown upon
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detritus
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debris; wreckage; ruins; rubble
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling; bubbling; exhilarated; elated; exuberant
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eclectic
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selective; synthetic; pick-and-choose; drawn from different sources
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flaccid
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limp; not firm; soft; flabby
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impecunious
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having little or no money; penniless; impoverished; indigent
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inexorable
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inflexible; beyond influence; relentless; unyielding; obdurate; ineluctable
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moribund
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dying; on the way out; obsolescent
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necromancer
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sorcerer; conjurer; magician or wizard
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onerous
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burdensome; involving hardship; oppressive; weighty
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rife
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common; prevalent; widespread; devoid of; lacking; replete
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rudiments
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fundamentals; basics
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sequester
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set apart; separate for a special purpose; seclude; segregate; isolate; closet
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winnow
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get rid of something unwanted; delete; sift; strain; filter; sort
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty; sensitive; artistic
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defunct
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no longer in existence or functioning; dead; extinct; non existent
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discomfit
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frustrate; thwart; defeat; nonplus; disconcert; foil
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espouse
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take up and support; embrace; wed; adopt; marry
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fetish
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charm; talisman; obsession; an object of unreasons devotion or reverence
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gregarious
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living together in a herd or group; sociable; seeking the company of others; outgoing; extroverted
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hapiess
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marked by a persistent absence of good luck; unlucky; ill-starred; unfortunated
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impeccable
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faultless; beyond; criticism or blame; flawless; spotless; immaculate
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importune
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trouble with demands; beg for insistently; implore; entreat; dun; tax
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interpolate
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insert between other parts or things; inject; interpose; introduce
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irreparable
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incapable of being repaired or rectified; irremediable
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laconic
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concise; using few words; terse; succinct; pithy; compact
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languish
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become weak; feeble; dull; droop; flag; wilt; pine
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mendacious
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given to lying or deception; untrue; untruthful; false
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nadir
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lowest point; rock bottom
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omnipresent
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present in all places at all times; ubiquitous; ever-present
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perfunctory
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done in a superficial in a halfhearted manner; slapdash; cursory; shallow
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plaintive
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expressive of sorrow or woe; melancholy; sad; doleful; lugubrious
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requite
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make suitable repayment; reimburse; recompense; avenge
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tantamount
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equivalent; having the same meaning, value, effect
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abstruse
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extremely difficult to understand; esoteric; arcane; recondite; occult
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affront
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offense; offend; confront; to face in defiance; insult to ones face; open or intentional insult
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canard
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false rumor; fabricated story; hoax
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captious
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faultfinding; nitpicking; carping; show up; confuse; intended to trap
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cognizant
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aware; knowledgeable; informed; conscious; acquainted
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contrite
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regretful for some misdeed or sin; remorseful; rueful; thoroughly penitent
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cynosure
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center of attraction; attention; interest; focus
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decorous
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well behaved; dignified; socially proper; seemly; becoming; tasteful
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deign
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deem; stoop; condescend
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desiccated
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thoroughly dried out; dehydrated; shriveled; parched
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efficacy
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power to produce a desired result; effectiveness; potency; reliability
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engender
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bring into existence; give rise to; produce; beget; generate; cause; form
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ethereal
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light; airy; delicate; highly refined; celestial; gossamer
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facade
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front or face of a building; surface appearance; exterior; pretense
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ghoulish
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fiendish; barbarous; monstrous; revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
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incongrous
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not in keeping; unsuitable; incompatible; discordant; jarring
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machination
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crafty; scheming; plot; scheme; maneuver
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mesmerize
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hypnotize; entrance; fascinate; enthrall; bewitch
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opprobrium
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disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt; reproach; infamy; dishonor; odium; shame
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putative
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supposed; presumed; generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred
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beatific
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blissful; rendering; making blessed; rapturous; ecstatic; transcendent
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behemoth
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creature of enormous size, power, appearance; mammoth; whale; elephant; colossus
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blandishment
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allurement; enticement; cajolery; sweet talk; flatter or coax
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cacophonous
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harsh-sounding; raucous; discordant; disonant; harmonious; melodious; mellifluous
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chicanery
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trickery; deceptive; fair dealing
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consign
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give over to anothers care; transfer; remit; convey
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coup
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blunder; faux pas; gaffe; successful stroke; masterstroke; sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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mild or inoofensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one
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febrile
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feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic; leisurely; relaxed
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gainsay
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deny; contradict; controvert; dispute; oppose
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imminent
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about to happen; threatening; impending; looming
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innate
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natural; inborn; inherent; intrinsic; congenital
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loath
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unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse; indisposed
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manifest
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clear; evident; apparent; reveal; disclose
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minutiae
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small or trivial details; trivia; trifles
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moratorium
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suspension of activity; official waiting period; postponement; stoppage
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nostrum
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alleged cure-all; panacea; elixir
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pariah
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one who is rejected by a social group or organization; outcast; untouchable; persona non grata
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visionary
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not practical; lacking in realism; utopia; impractical
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wizened
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dry; shrunken and wrinkled; withered; shriveled
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amenity
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attractive features; customs; unpleasantness; disagreeableness
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aperture
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opening; gap; hole; orifice; closer; blockage; occlusion
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dissidence
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difference of opionion; discontent; dissent; disaffectioin
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epicurean
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hedonistic; sybaritic; discriminating
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improvident
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not thrifty; failing to plan ahead; prodigal; extravagant
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iniquity
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wickedness; sin; grossly; immoral act; evil; crime
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inviolable
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sacred; sacrosanct; unassailable
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mutable
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poen to or capable of change; fickle; changeable; variable
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nascent
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having just come into existence; budding; incipient; embryonic
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obeisance
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deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference; respect; honor
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panegyric
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formal or elaborate praise; tribute
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pillory
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device for publicly punishing offenders; ridicule; public contempt
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pittance
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woefully meager allowance; modicum; trifle
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presage
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augur; portend; foretell; foreshadow
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progeny
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descendants; offspring; children; followers; disciples
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promulgate
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proclaim or issue officially; announce
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rectitude
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uprightness; correctness; probity; integrity
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restive
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restless; hard to manage; balky; uneasy; fidgety; recalcitrant
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seraphic
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angelic; celestial; cherubic
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subsisty
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remain alive; last; survive; sustain
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