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attenuate
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to make thin or slender' to weaken or lessen in force, intensity of value.
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askance
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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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beatific
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blissful; rendering or making blessed
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canard
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a false rumor, fabricated story
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defunct
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no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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desiccated
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thoroughly dried out; divested of of spirit or vitality
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discomfit
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to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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febrile
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feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frentic
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foible
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a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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impeccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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importune
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to trouble with demands; to beg insistently
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mendacious
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given to lying or deception; untrue
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nadir
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the lowest point
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obtuse
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blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
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onerous
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burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
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promulgate
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to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
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rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
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rectitude
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uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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tantamount
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equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
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