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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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annals
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historical records
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automaton
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a robot; a mechanical person
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badger
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to pester; nag; annoy persistently
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compound
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to increase or add to
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drudgery
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unpleasant,dull, or hard work
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implore
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to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random without careful selection
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interminable
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unending
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matron
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an older married woman
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paradox
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seemingly self–contradictory situation
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perceive
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to come to have an understanding of
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prognosticate
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to be able to tell what will happen in the future
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realm
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someone's special field
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replete
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completely filled with
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steeped
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soaked; saturated; drenched
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technology
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related to science of engineering
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tinge
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a small amount of; a trace; smattering
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voracious
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desiring huge amount
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to eat humble pie
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to admit your error and apologize
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a pig in a poke
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an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment
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a flash in the pan
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promising at the start but then disappointing
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to pour oil on troubled waters
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to make peace; to calm someone down
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accost
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to greet first; to approach and speak to
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adroit
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clever; skillful
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avid
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enthusiastic; eager
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cajole
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coax; wheedle
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enhance
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to make greater; intensify; heighten
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fabricate
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to make up a lie; to construct; to lie
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felon
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criminal
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furtive
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sly; secret; stealthy
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gesticulate
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to use lively gestures
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hapless
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unlucky; unfortunate
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intrepid
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courageous; brave
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irate
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angry; incensed
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laconic
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concise, pithy
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nuance
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shade of difference
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plethora
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overabundance; excess
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pretext
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an excuse
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reticent
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uncommunicative; silent
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rudimentary
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basic, elementary
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throng
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great number of people, crowd
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vigilant
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alert; watchful
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the sword of Damocles
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any imminent danger
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Pyrrhic victory
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a too costly victory
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a wet blanket
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one who spoils the fun; killjoy; spoilsport
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to beard the lion
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to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds
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bristle
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to have one's hair stand up
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caustic
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stinging
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cessation
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a pause
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condolence
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expression of sympathy
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dupe
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an easily fooled person
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euphemisim
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saying something in a less direct way
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inadvertent
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due to an oversight, negligent
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incipient
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just starting
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incongruous
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having inconsistent elements
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infamous
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evil
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jostle
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to push, to elbow
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lackluster
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lacking brightness
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loathe
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despise
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mundane
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earthly
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ominous
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menacing
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reprimand
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to scold severely
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repudiate
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disown, refuse to accept
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stipulate
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make a specific demand
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tremulous
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trembling
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wrest
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seize
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crocodile tears
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insincere tears
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to carry the day
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to win the approval of the majority
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Skid Row
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disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people
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to go up in smoke
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to come to no practical result
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alacrity
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quick willingness
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aspirant
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candidate for better job
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belligerent
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seeking war, hostile
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belittle
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speak of as unimportant
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brash
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insolent
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castigate
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punish, chastise
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disdain
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scorn
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dregs
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most worthless part
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feint
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a false attack; pretense; sham
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frenzy
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frantic outburst
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intimidate
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to make afraid
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laceration
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rough cut
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octogenarian
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person of eighty
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promulgate
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make public, proclaim
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pugnacious
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combative
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scoff
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to mock
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scurrilous
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vulgar, using indecent language
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solace
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comfort
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sordid
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filthy, ignoble
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tangible
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able to be touched
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to throw down the gauntlet
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to challenge someone
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feeling no pain
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drunk
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Hobson's choice
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to have no choice at all
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to rule the roost
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to be in charge, to be master
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acrimonious
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caustic, bitter
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admonish
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to scold, warn
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clandestine
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hidden, secret
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concur
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agree
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construe
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to interpret
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culprit
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one who commits a crime
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distraught
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harassed
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duplicity
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double–dealing
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duress
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force, coercion
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egregious
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outstanding for undesirable quality
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elicit
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extract
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ethics
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moral philosophy
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flagrant
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notorious
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impunity
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exemption
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inane
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silly
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inexorable
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cannot be moved by persuasion, inflexible
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paucity
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shortage
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pernicious
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damaging, harmful
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rampant
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flourishing
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tolerate
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to permit, to put up with
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stock in trade
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the goods, tools, and other requisites of a trade
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to take down a peg
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to take the conceit out of a braggart
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pass the buck
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to evade responsibility
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to lionize a person
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to make a big fuss over someone
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affluent
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wealthy
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chagrin
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disappointment
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confidant(e)
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person you tell your secrets too
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consternation
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dread, dismay
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deride
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to make fun of
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discern
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recognize
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disparage
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to discredit
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dubious
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uncertain
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eschew
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keep away from
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feasible
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uncertain
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fiasco
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complete failure
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laudable
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commendable
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masticate
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to chew
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obsolescence
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process of wearing out
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perfunctory
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careless
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perverse
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contrary
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precocious
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reaching maturity early
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quell
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crush, stop
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sally
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sudden rushing forth
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voluble
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talkative
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I'm from Missouri
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a skeptic, one who is not easily convinced
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red–letter day
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day of happiness, time for rejoicing
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let sleeping dogs lie
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to let well enough alone, to avoid stirring up old hostilities
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thumbs down
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signal of rejection
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arbitrary
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based on whim
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cognizant
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aware
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effigy
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a likeness
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exacerbate
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to irritate
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flout
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to show contempt
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forthwith
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immediately
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fray
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a conflict, fight
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harass
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to torment
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implacable
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relentless, unappeasable
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indigent
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poverty–stricken
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jurisdiction
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range of authority
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monolithic
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having a massive structure
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oust
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eject
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paroxysm
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violent outburst
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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revert
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go back
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skirmish
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small battle
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stymie
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to hinder
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terminate
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to end
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turbulent
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unruly, agitated, riotous
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cause celebre
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a famous law case or controversy
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one swallow doesn't make a summer
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don't jump to conclusions based on incomplete evidence
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bitter pill to swallow
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a humiliating defeat
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an ax to grind
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having a selfish motive in the backround
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afflict
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to trouble greatly
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ascend
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to rise
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besiege
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to surround
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emaciated
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wasted away
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excruciating
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agonizing
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fretful
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worrisome
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harbinger
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forerunner
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malignant
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becoming progressively worse
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malnutrition
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inadequate diet
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privation
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lack of necessities
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remote
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distant
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respite
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postponement
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reverberating
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reechoing
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sanctuary
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place of protection
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sinister
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evil
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succumb
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yield
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surge
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to rush suddenly
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thwart
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to hinder
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tranquil
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peaceful
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere at once
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sour grapes
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to disparage something that you cannot have
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swap horses in midstream
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to vote against a candidate running for reelection, to change one's mind
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to cool one's heels
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to be kept waiting
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a red herring
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something that diverts attention from the main issue
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adverse
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unfavorable
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advocate
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to support
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amicable
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friendly
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asset
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something of value
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astute
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keen, shrews
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bigot
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prejudiced person
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blatant
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disagreeably loud
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entourage
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followers
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extortion
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getting money by threats
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impresario
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organizer
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ineffectual
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not effective
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loath
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unwilling
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malady
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disease
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nefarious
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villianous
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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solicit
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seek earnestly
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spew
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vomit
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venom
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poison
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vexatious
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annoying
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virulent
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harmful
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to spill the beans
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to give away a secret
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stiff upper lip
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to be courageous in the face of trouble
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cold feet
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to hesitate because of fear or uncertainty
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look a gift horse in the mouth
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to be critical of a present
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desist
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cease
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doleful
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sad
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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engrossed
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absorbed
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frustrate
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foil
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histrionics
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display of emotions
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imminent
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about to happen
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inclement
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stormy, harsh
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inert
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powerless to move
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interject
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interrupt
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mastiff
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large dog
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obsess
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preoccupy
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pertinent
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appropriate
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peruse
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read carefully
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premonition
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forewarning
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recoil
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draw back
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salient
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outstanding
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squeamish
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easily shocked
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symptomatic
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indicative
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wan
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pale
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to pay the piper
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to bear the consequences
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on the carpet
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being scolded
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to show one's hand
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to reveal one's intentions
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to tilt at windmills
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to fight imaginary enemies
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coerce
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to force
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comprehensive
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thorough
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conjecture
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guess
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corroborate
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confirm
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domicile
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home
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elapse
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to passs by
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fruitless
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useless
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garbled
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confused, mixed up
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inundate
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to flood, to swamp
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lax
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careless
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lurid
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sensational
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meticulous
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careful
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obviate
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do away with
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phlegmatic
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calm, sluggish
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poignant
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painful to the feelings, moving
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quip
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to joke
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rash
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reckless
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sanguine
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hopeful
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sporadic
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occasional
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zealous
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enthusiastic
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to feather one's nest
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grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances
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fair–weather friends
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unreliable, they fail one in time of distress
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to sow wild oats
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to lead a wild, carefree life
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windfall
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unexpected financial gain
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anathema
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a curse
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diatribe
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bitter criticism
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expunge
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erase
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flamboyant
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colorful
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fortuitous
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accidental
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fractious
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quarrelsome
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ilk
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kind, sort
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incoherent
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disjointed
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inhibition
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restraint
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integral
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essential
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jaunty
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sprightly
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nominal
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in name only, slight
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ostentatious
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showy
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placard
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poster
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prestigious
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well–known
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renumeration
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reward
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schism
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split
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timorous
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fearful
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truncated
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cut short
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utopia
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place of perfection
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve
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to make one's feelings evident
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wash dirty linen in public
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to openly discuss private affairs
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save face
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to avoid disgrace
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Indian summer
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warm autumn weather
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cryptic
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puzzling
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curtail
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cut short
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emit
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to give off
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eventuate
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to result finally
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haven
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place of safety
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importune
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ask urgently
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inchoate
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in an early stage
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incontrovertible
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undeniable
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incredulous
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skeptical
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jeopardize
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endanger
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permeate
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to spread through
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premise
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a proposition for argument
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propitious
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favorable
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repress
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to put down
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subjugate
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conquer
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subterranean
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underground
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surmise
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guess
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surreptitious
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accomplished by secret
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ultimate
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final
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viable
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workable
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take the bull by the horns
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to face a problem directly
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the lion's share
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the major portion
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out of the frying pan into the fire
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to go from a difficult situation to a worse one
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keep the pot boiling
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to see that interest doesn't die down
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aspire
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to strive for
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bias
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prejudice
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havoc
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ruin
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incisive
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keen, acute
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inveigh
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attack verbally
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lethal
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deadly
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mammoth
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huge
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nettle
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irritate
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overt
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evident, open
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precipitate
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hasten
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raze
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destroy
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relegate
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banish, assign to inferior position
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repulse
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drive back
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scurry
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run quickly
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sinecure
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soft job
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singular
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remarkable, uncommon
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stentorian
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loud
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stereotype
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conventional custom
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supine
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lying on the back
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valor
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courage
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bury the hatchet
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to make peace
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Philadelphia lawyer
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a lawyer of outstanding ability
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gild the lily
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to praise extravagantly
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steal one's thunder
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to weaken one's position by stating the argument before that person does
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abrogate
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repeal by law
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access
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admittance
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accomplice
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an associate in crime
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alleged
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supposed, reported
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asperity
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bitterness of temper
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complicity
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partnership in wrongdoing
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controversial
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debatable
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culpable
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deserving blame
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declaim
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speak loudly
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epithet
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descriptive name
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extrinsic
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coming from outside, foreign
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fetter (v)
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to hamper, to chain
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invalidate
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to deprive of legal force, cancel
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landmark (adj)
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historic
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liquidation
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destruction, disposal of
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nomadic
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wandering
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paragon
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model of excellence
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persevere
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persist
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preclude
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prevent
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recant
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renounce previous statements
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woolgathering
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absentmindedness or daydreaming
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to whitewash
|
to cancel defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something
|
|
|
break the ice
|
to make a start by overcoming initial difficulties
|
|
|
the grapevine
|
a secret means of spreading information
|
|
|
altruistic
|
unselfish
|
|
|
amorous
|
full of love
|
|
|
antithesis
|
exact opposite
|
|
|
bulwark
|
protection
|
|
|
cache
|
secret hiding place
|
|
|
coterie
|
small exclusive group
|
|
|
cupidity
|
greed
|
|
|
cursory
|
not thorough, hasty
|
|
|
embellish
|
adorn
|
|
|
frugal
|
thrifty
|
|
|
gregarious
|
enjoying the company of others
|
|
|
habitat
|
natural environment
|
|
|
indigenous
|
native
|
|
|
interloper
|
an unauthorized person
|
|
|
progeny
|
descendants
|
|
|
prolific
|
fertile
|
|
|
saturate
|
fill up completely
|
|
|
sedentary
|
largely inactive
|
|
|
temerity
|
foolish boldness
|
|
|
virtuosity
|
great technical skill
|
|
|
in a bee line
|
take the straightest, shortest route
|
|
|
the world, the flesh, and the devil
|
temptations that cause man to sin
|
|
|
make bricks without straw
|
to attempt to do something without having the necessary materials
|
|
|
have the upper hand
|
to gain control
|
|
|
assiduous
|
busy, attentive
|
|
|
attest
|
confirm as accurate, vouch for
|
|
|
component
|
element, part
|
|
|
concoct
|
devise
|
|
|
consummate
|
perfect, complete
|
|
|
deploy
|
spread out in battle formation
|
|
|
enigma
|
a riddle, puzzle
|
|
|
evaluate
|
find the value of, review
|
|
|
exult
|
rejoice greatly
|
|
|
fallacious
|
misleading, false
|
|
|
fraught
|
filled
|
|
|
gullible
|
easily fooled
|
|
|
hoax
|
a trick
|
|
|
impeccable
|
faultless
|
|
|
labyrinth
|
winding passages
|
|
|
manifold
|
many
|
|
|
murky
|
dark, obscure
|
|
|
perpetrate
|
commit
|
|
|
resourceful
|
able to meet any situation
|
|
|
subterfuge
|
a trick, deception
|
|
|
draw in one's horns
|
to check one's anger, to restrain oneself
|
|
|
put the cart before the horse
|
to reverse the proper order, do things backwards
|
|
|
turn the tables
|
to turn a situation to one's own advantage
|
|
|
chip off the old block
|
a son who is like his father
|
|
|
abortive
|
fruitless, failing
|
|
|
accommodate
|
to make fit, adjust to
|
|
|
barometer
|
instrument for measuring change
|
|
|
buff (n)
|
a fan, follower, enthusiast
|
|
|
conjugal
|
relating to marriage, connubial
|
|
|
crave
|
to desire
|
|
|
deem
|
believe, to judge
|
|
|
inherent
|
inborn, natural
|
|
|
innate
|
natural, inborn
|
|
|
irrelevant
|
not related to the subject
|
|
|
itinerant
|
going from place to place
|
|
|
latent
|
lying hidden
|
|
|
modify
|
to change
|
|
|
myriad
|
countless number
|
|
|
peregrination
|
travel (n)
|
|
|
romp
|
move in a lively manner
|
|
|
spontaneous
|
on the spur of the moment
|
|
|
tortuous
|
winding
|
|
|
urbane
|
polished, civilized
|
|
|
veneer
|
thin covering
|
|
|
under the wire
|
just in time
|
|
|
to be at large
|
not confined or in jail
|
|
|
go against the grain
|
to irritate
|
|
|
wink at
|
to pretend not to see
|
|
|
amnesty
|
a general pardon
|
|
|
balk
|
to refuse to move
|
|
|
blunt
|
plain spoken
|
|
|
coup
|
revolution, overthrow
|
|
|
dismantle
|
take apart, disassemble
|
|
|
exonerate
|
to free from guilt
|
|
|
expatriate
|
an exile
|
|
|
fiat
|
an official order, a decree
|
|
|
legion
|
large number
|
|
|
mendacious
|
false, lying
|
|
|
megalomania
|
abnormal desire for power
|
|
|
nostalgia
|
yearning for the past
|
|
|
parsimonious
|
miserly
|
|
|
pecuniary
|
financial
|
|
|
profligate
|
wasteful
|
|
|
restrictive
|
harsh, confining
|
|
|
rife
|
widespread
|
|
|
strife
|
unrest, discord
|
|
|
sumptuous
|
lavish
|
|
|
underwrite
|
agree to finance
|
|
|
to play possum
|
to try to fool someone; to make believe one is asleep or dead
|
|
|
it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
|
someone usually benefits from another person's misfortune
|
|
|
know the ropes
|
to be fully acquainted with the procedures
|
|
|
behind the eight ball
|
in trouble
|
|
|
abstemious
|
moderate in eating or drinking
|
|
|
derogatory
|
expressing a low opinion
|
|
|
disparate
|
different
|
|
|
edifice
|
building
|
|
|
extant
|
still existing
|
|
|
indict
|
accuse
|
|
|
levity
|
humor, lightness of disposition
|
|
|
lugubrious
|
very sad
|
|
|
maudlin
|
sentimental
|
|
|
nebulous
|
vague, not clear
|
|
|
omnivorous
|
eatting any kind of food
|
|
|
pesky
|
annoying
|
|
|
puissant
|
powerful
|
|
|
redolent
|
fragrant
|
|
|
repose
|
state of rest
|
|
|
reviled
|
scolded
|
|
|
sultry
|
torrid
|
|
|
trenchant
|
keen, sharp, biting
|
|
|
unabated
|
without subsiding
|
|
|
vicissitudes
|
difficulties
|
|
|
left holding the bag
|
to be left to suffer the blame
|
|
|
a lick and a promise
|
to do something in a hasty and superficial manner
|
|
|
tongue in cheek
|
insincerely
|
|
|
take the wind out of one's sails
|
to remove someone's advantage
|
|
|
ascetic
|
one who practices self–denial
|
|
|
bona fide
|
genuine
|
|
|
decadence
|
decay
|
|
|
destitution
|
extreme poverty
|
|
|
desultory
|
disconnected, random
|
|
|
disciple
|
follower
|
|
|
fulsome
|
excessive
|
|
|
indoctrinate
|
to teach certain principles
|
|
|
lush
|
luxurious
|
|
|
materialism
|
concern with possessions
|
|
|
metamorphosis
|
change
|
|
|
nirvana
|
heavenly place
|
|
|
nurture
|
nourish
|
|
|
obsequious
|
seeking favor
|
|
|
opulence
|
wealth
|
|
|
penance
|
atonement for sin
|
|
|
ponder
|
consider carefully
|
|
|
salvation
|
deliverance from ruin
|
|
|
scion
|
descendant
|
|
|
supplication
|
earnest prayer
|
|
|
two strings to one's bow
|
two means of achieving one's aim
|
|
|
on tenter hooks
|
in a state of anxiety
|
|
|
fat is in the fire
|
the mischief is done
|
|
|
like Caesar's wife
|
above suspicion
|
|
|
acknowledge
|
admit
|
|
|
appellation
|
a name
|
|
|
chimerical
|
imaginary, fantastic
|
|
|
connubial
|
related to marriage
|
|
|
cope
|
to be a match for
|
|
|
covert
|
secret
|
|
|
cumulative
|
accumulated
|
|
|
delude
|
to fool
|
|
|
demur
|
to object
|
|
|
escalation
|
intensification
|
|
|
fabricate
|
to lie
|
|
|
incapacitated
|
disabled
|
|
|
incompatibility
|
lack of harmony
|
|
|
indifference
|
lack of concern
|
|
|
juxtapose
|
to place side by side
|
|
|
palliate
|
relieve without curing
|
|
|
plight
|
predicament
|
|
|
potential
|
possible
|
|
|
prelude
|
introduction
|
|
|
recondite
|
obscure, hidden
|
|
|
plea bargain
|
to agree to plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid trial for a more serious offense
|
|
|
in apple pie order
|
in neat order, good condition
|
|
|
apple polishing
|
trying to gain favor by gifts or flattery
|
|
|
Draconian Code
|
a very severe set of rules
|
|
|
analogous
|
comparable, similar
|
|
|
catastrophic
|
disastrous
|
|
|
compensatory
|
serving to pay back
|
|
|
decade
|
ten years
|
|
|
enunciate
|
to utter, proclaim
|
|
|
gamut
|
range
|
|
|
heterogeneous
|
dissimilar
|
|
|
inordinate
|
excessive
|
|
|
introspective
|
looking into one's own feelings
|
|
|
irascible
|
irritable
|
|
|
maladjusted
|
disturbed
|
|
|
mandate
|
authoritative command
|
|
|
mortality
|
death
|
|
|
neurotic
|
having a nervous disorder
|
|
|
neutralize
|
counteract
|
|
|
pedagogue
|
teacher
|
|
|
perpetuate
|
to cause to continue
|
|
|
perspicacious
|
shrewd
|
|
|
phenomenon
|
unusual occurrence
|
|
|
susceptible
|
easily affected
|
|
|
the distaff side
|
women
|
|
|
on the qui vive
|
on the alert
|
|
|
to get one's back up
|
to become angry
|
|
|
bring home the bacon
|
to earn a living, to succeed
|
|
|
abhor
|
to utterly hate
|
|
|
absurd
|
ridiculous
|
|
|
anthropologist
|
person who studies mankind's customs
|
|
|
artifact
|
a hand–made object
|
|
|
bigot
|
one who is not tolerant of others' ideas
|
|
|
bizarre
|
weird
|
|
|
contemptuous
|
looking down on someone or something
|
|
|
entreaty
|
plea, appeal
|
|
|
fetish
|
a magical object
|
|
|
imperative
|
necessary
|
|
|
imprudent
|
unwise
|
|
|
inanimate
|
without life
|
|
|
inviolable
|
completely protected
|
|
|
originate
|
begin, arise
|
|
|
prohibition
|
forbidding of certain actions
|
|
|
taboo
|
forbidden
|
|
|
taint
|
contaminate
|
|
|
tradition
|
long–standing practice
|
|
|
universal
|
widespread
|
|
|
vulnerable
|
able to hurt
|
|
|
to get off one's high horse
|
to act like an ordinary person
|
|
|
of the first water
|
of the best quality, of the greatest
|
|
|
dyed–in–the–wool
|
set in one's ways
|
|
|
blue chip
|
a highly valuable asset, stock, or property
|
|
|
aegis
|
protection, sponsorship, shield
|
|
|
awesome
|
inspiring terror, weird
|
|
|
conflagration
|
great fire
|
|
|
congenial
|
agreeable, sympathetic
|
|
|
debris
|
ruins, fragments
|
|
|
deplorable
|
sad, pitiable
|
|
|
detriment
|
hurt, damage, injury
|
|
|
dispersed
|
broken up, scattered, spread
|
|
|
doddering
|
trembling, shaking with old age
|
|
|
eruption
|
bursting out
|
|
|
hoard
|
accumulate, save, store up
|
|
|
imbibe
|
drink
|
|
|
initiate
|
set going, start
|
|
|
longevity
|
long duration of life
|
|
|
obliterate
|
wipe out, erase
|
|
|
puny
|
weak, unimportant
|
|
|
rue
|
regret
|
|
|
sage
|
wise man, philosopher
|
|
|
senile
|
infirm, weak as a result of old age
|
|
|
virile
|
manly, masterful
|
|
|
as broad as it is long
|
"it makes very little difference"
|
|
|
blow hot and cold
|
swing for and against something"
|
|
|
in the doldrums
|
in a bored or depressed state
|
|
|
burn the midnight oil
|
study or work late into the night
|
|
|
acute
|
severe, keen, sharp
|
|
|
aversion
|
opposition, strong dislike
|
|
|
cogent
|
forceful, convincing, persuasive
|
|
|
evince
|
show plainly, exhibit
|
|
|
gist
|
main point, essence
|
|
|
hostile
|
angry, antagonistic
|
|
|
inevitable
|
unavoidable, certain, sure
|
|
|
intrinsic
|
inborn, natural, essential
|
|
|
jettison
|
throw overboard, discard
|
|
|
lucrative
|
profitable
|
|
|
paramount
|
foremost, supreme
|
|
|
prevalent
|
general, common, prevailing
|
|
|
rebuke
|
reprimand, reproach, criticize
|
|
|
remiss
|
negligent, careless
|
|
|
superficial
|
on the surface, slight
|
|
|
lethargic
|
lazy, indifferent
|
|
|
terse
|
compact, brief, concise
|
|
|
transient
|
fleeting, passing, short–lived
|
|
|
tussle
|
a rough struggle
|
|
|
vogue
|
fashion
|
|
|
to strike while the iron is hot
|
to take action at the right moment
|
|
|
to split hairs
|
to make fine distinctions
|
|
|
sleep on it
|
postpone a decision while giving it some thought
|
|
|
once in a blue moon
|
on a very rare occasion
|
|
|
adamant
|
inflexible, unyieding
|
|
|
ardent
|
eager, passionate
|
|
|
array
|
system, arrangement
|
|
|
bereft
|
deprived of
|
|
|
besmirch
|
stain, soil, dim the reputation
|
|
|
constrict
|
bind, limit, squeeze
|
|
|
culminate
|
reach the highest point
|
|
|
egotist
|
a conceited, vain person
|
|
|
exultation
|
triumphant joy
|
|
|
falter
|
hesitate, waver, stumble
|
|
|
humility
|
modesty, meekness, humbleness
|
|
|
invective
|
insulting, abusive speech
|
|
|
inveterate
|
firmly established, habitual
|
|
|
obscure
|
unclear, unknown, lowly
|
|
|
pinnacle
|
peak, crown, summit
|
|
|
prodigy
|
phenomenon, marvel
|
|
|
pungent
|
sharply stimulating
|
|
|
retrospect
|
looking backward
|
|
|
vitriolic
|
biting, burning
|
|
|
voluminous
|
bulky, large
|
|
|
to break the ice
|
to make a beginning
|
|
|
to pull one's own weight
|
to do a fair share of the work
|
|
|
to bring down the house
|
to cause great enthusiasm
|
|
|
loaded for bear
|
to be well prepared
|
|
|
avarice
|
passion for riches, greed
|
|
|
bedlam
|
uproar, confusion
|
|
|
cacophony
|
harsh sound, discord, dissonance
|
|
|
compatible
|
well–matched, harmonious
|
|
|
disgruntled
|
displeased, unhappy
|
|
|
equanimity
|
composure, eveness of mind
|
|
|
eradicate
|
wipe out
|
|
|
exploit
|
utilize, profit by
|
|
|
impede
|
hinder, interfere, block
|
|
|
infallible
|
exempt from error, right
|
|
|
insatiable
|
cannot be satisfied
|
|
|
irrational
|
absurd, unreasonable
|
|
|
moribund
|
at the point of death, dying
|
|
|
nadir
|
lowest point
|
|
|
panacea
|
cure–all
|
|
|
propinquity
|
nearness in time and place
|
|
|
revere
|
admire, respect, honor
|
|
|
sedate
|
sober, still, quiet, undisturbed
|
|
|
serenity
|
peaceful repose
|
|
|
vulnerable
|
susceptible, open to attack
|
|
|
lock, stock, and barrel
|
entirely, completely
|
|
|
out on a limb
|
in a dangerous or exposed position
|
|
|
a feather in one's cap
|
something to be proud of
|
|
|
a white elephant
|
a costly and useless possession
|
|
|
adherent
|
supporter, backer
|
|
|
adversary
|
enemy, foe, opponent
|
|
|
apathy
|
unconcern, lack of interest
|
|
|
atypical
|
nonconforming
|
|
|
banal
|
meaningless from overuse, trivial
|
|
|
bliss
|
pleasure, happiness
|
|
|
dilettante
|
one with little knowledge and great interest
|
|
|
exhort
|
urge strongly, advise
|
|
|
fracas
|
brawl, noisy fight
|
|
|
garrulous
|
wordy, talkative
|
|
|
gusto
|
zest, enjoyment, enthusiasm
|
|
|
indolent
|
lazy
|
|
|
inebriated
|
intoxicated, drunk
|
|
|
lithe
|
graceful
|
|
|
nondescript
|
difficult to describe, undistinguished
|
|
|
obese
|
very fat
|
|
|
pathetic
|
pitiful, sad, distressing
|
|
|
pique
|
fit of resentment
|
|
|
platitude
|
trite saying
|
|
|
wane
|
decline, decrease
|
|
|
on the spur of the moment
|
without thinking, on impulse
|
|
|
in the arms of Morpheus
|
asleep
|
|
|
to take French leave
|
to go away without permission
|
|
|
a fly in the ointment
|
something that spoils or lessens the enjoyment
|
|
|
candor
|
honesty, frankness
|
|
|
charlatan
|
fraud, pretender
|
|
|
condescend
|
lower oneself, stoop
|
|
|
decorum
|
correct behavior, politeness
|
|
|
encumbrance
|
load, handicap, burden
|
|
|
extinct
|
no longer existing
|
|
|
fledgling
|
little known, newly developed
|
|
|
galvanize
|
arouse or excite to activity
|
|
|
gaudy
|
showy, flashy
|
|
|
idyllic
|
peaceful, simple
|
|
|
jocose
|
merry, humorous
|
|
|
jubilant
|
in high spirits, joyful
|
|
|
malign
|
slander, abuse
|
|
|
mortify
|
humiliate, embarrass
|
|
|
omnipotent
|
unlimited in power or authority, almighty
|
|
|
peremptory
|
binding, compulsory, absolute
|
|
|
precedent
|
custom, model
|
|
|
rustic
|
unpolished, countrified
|
|
|
wheedle
|
persuade, coax, cajole
|
|
|
zenith
|
top, prime, summit
|
|
|
Achilles heel
|
weak spot
|
|
|
forty winks
|
a short nap
|
|
|
in the lap of the gods
|
out of one's own hands
|
|
|
from pillar to post
|
from one place to another
|
|
|
anomaly
|
abnormality, irregularity
|
|
|
arbiter
|
judge
|
|
|
attenuated
|
decreased, weakened, thinned
|
|
|
concomitant
|
attending, accompanying
|
|
|
deleterious
|
harmful, bad
|
|
|
dissent
|
protest, differ, disagree
|
|
|
efficacy
|
power to produce an effect
|
|
|
ferment
|
agitation, turmoil, uproar
|
|
|
fervid
|
enthusiastic, passionate, intense
|
|
|
heresy
|
lack of faith, dissent, unbelief
|
|
|
incumbent
|
morally required
|
|
|
innocuous
|
mild, innocent, harmless
|
|
|
lassitude
|
fatigue, weariness
|
|
|
milieu
|
setting, environment
|
|
|
ostensible
|
seeming, pretend, outward
|
|
|
propagate
|
multiply, spread, produce
|
|
|
prudent
|
cautious, wise
|
|
|
spurious
|
counterfeit, false, specious
|
|
|
strident
|
rough, harsh, shrill
|
|
|
surfeit
|
superabundance, excess
|
|
|
cold shoulder
|
to disregard or ignore
|
|
|
swan song
|
final or last
|
|
|
to get the sack
|
to be discharged or fired
|
|
|
without rhyme or reason
|
making no sense
|
|
|
alleviate
|
lighten, make easier
|
|
|
ambiguous
|
undefined, vague, not specific
|
|
|
archaic
|
out of date
|
|
|
bizarre
|
fantastic, odd
|
|
|
celerity
|
rapidity, speed
|
|
|
condone
|
pardon, excuse
|
|
|
emulate
|
strive to equal, rival
|
|
|
expedite
|
carry out promptly
|
|
|
extraneous
|
not belonging, foreign
|
|
|
facetious
|
humorous, comical, witty
|
|
|
menial
|
degrading, humble
|
|
|
paltry
|
of little importance
|
|
|
prodigious
|
enormous, extraordinary
|
|
|
profound
|
intense, deep
|
|
|
rabid
|
furious, mad, fanatical
|
|
|
salubrious
|
wholesome, healthful
|
|
|
succinct
|
concise, brief
|
|
|
trivial
|
petty, worthless
|
|
|
usurp
|
annex, grab, seize
|
|
|
venerable
|
respected, worshipped
|
|
|
to feather one's nest
|
to enrich oneself at every opportunity
|
|
|
ivory tower
|
out of touch with life
|
|
|
the writing on the wall
|
an event that predicts the future
|
|
|
on the bandwagon
|
joining with the majority
|
|
|
abjure
|
abstain from, renounce
|
|
|
allay
|
soothe, calm
|
|
|
complacent
|
self–satisfied
|
|
|
connoisseur
|
expert
|
|
|
debilitate
|
weaken
|
|
|
deter
|
discourage, hinder
|
|
|
discreet
|
prudent, careful, cautious
|
|
|
evanescent
|
momentary, passing, fleeting
|
|
|
foment
|
stir up, instigate
|
|
|
glean
|
collect, gather
|
|
|
impetuous
|
impulsive
|
|
|
occult
|
supernatural, mysterious, secret
|
|
|
penitent
|
regretful, confessing guilt
|
|
|
propensity
|
bent, inclination, disposition
|
|
|
quarry
|
something hunted or pursued
|
|
|
reproach
|
rebuke, reprimand
|
|
|
slovenly
|
disorderly, carelessly
|
|
|
somber
|
sad, gloomy
|
|
|
tantamount
|
identical, equivalent
|
|
|
wary
|
watchful, shrewd
|
|
|
out of one's depth
|
in a situation that is too dificult to handle
|
|
|
to hit the nail on the head
|
to state or guess something correctly
|
|
|
to take under one's wing
|
to become responsible for
|
|
|
on the dot
|
exactly on time
|
|
|
antiquated
|
out–of–date, obsolete
|
|
|
asinine
|
stupid, silly
|
|
|
au courant
|
up–to–date
|
|
|
calumny
|
slander, false accusation
|
|
|
commodious
|
spacious, large
|
|
|
cumbersome
|
burdensome, unwieldy
|
|
|
disheveled
|
disorderly clothing or hair
|
|
|
divulge
|
reveal, disclose
|
|
|
facade
|
superficial appearance, front
|
|
|
fastidious
|
choosy, particular
|
|
|
fluctuate
|
alternate, shift
|
|
|
grimace
|
facial expression of disgust
|
|
|
interrogate
|
question
|
|
|
noisome
|
unwholesome, foul
|
|
|
pittance
|
small amount
|
|
|
site
|
location
|
|
|
tenacious
|
stubborn, tough
|
|
|
unkempt
|
neglected, untidy
|
|
|
unmitigated
|
as bad as can be, unrelieved
|
|
|
vigil
|
wakeful watching
|
|
|
brass tacks
|
the real problem or situation
|
|
|
hook, line, and sinker
|
completely, all the way
|
|
|
lily–livered
|
cowardly
|
|
|
to take a leaf out of someone's book
|
to imitate or follow the example
|
|
|
cliche
|
a commonplace phrase
|
|
|
countenance
|
approve, tolerate
|
|
|
debacle
|
collapse, ruin
|
|
|
effrontery
|
boldness
|
|
|
equanimity
|
self–control
|
|
|
flabbergasted
|
astounded
|
|
|
gaunt
|
haggard, thin
|
|
|
hirsute
|
hairy
|
|
|
lampoon
|
ridicule
|
|
|
mien
|
bearing, appearance
|
|
|
nonentity
|
one of no importance
|
|
|
parable
|
a moralistic story
|
|
|
pensive
|
reflective, thoughtful
|
|
|
refute
|
prove wrong, disprove
|
|
|
sanctimonious
|
hypocritically religious
|
|
|
stupor
|
insensible condition, daze
|
|
|
vivacious
|
gay, lively
|
|
|
whet
|
stir up, stimulate
|
|
|
whimsical
|
witty, humorous
|
|
|
wince
|
flinch, draw back
|
|
|
tounge in one's cheek
|
not to be sincere
|
|
|
to leave no stone unturned
|
to make every effort, to try one's best
|
|
|
to pull up stakes
|
to quit a place
|
|
|
to raise Cain
|
make a fuss, cause trouble
|
|
|
acme
|
zenith, pinnacle, peak
|
|
|
candid
|
open, honest, frank
|
|
|
compassion
|
kindness, sympathetic feeling
|
|
|
copious
|
plentiful, abundant, ample
|
|
|
covet
|
wish, envy, want
|
|
|
degrade
|
lower, make contemptible
|
|
|
depict
|
portray, picture, describe clearly
|
|
|
dexterity
|
physical or mental skill
|
|
|
epitome
|
person or thing that represents the best
|
|
|
genre
|
a certain form or style in painting or literature
|
|
|
grotesque
|
fantastic, strange, bizarre
|
|
|
ignominious
|
disgraceful, humiliating
|
|
|
ingratiate
|
charm, win confidence
|
|
|
naive
|
unsophisticated, unworldly
|
|
|
penury
|
poverty
|
|
|
perfidious
|
false, treacherous
|
|
|
repugnant
|
repulsive, distasteful
|
|
|
unsavory
|
morally bad, disagreeable, offensive
|
|
|
vehemently
|
passionately, violently, eagerly
|
|
|
venial
|
forgivable, pardonable
|
|
|
to throw the book at someone
|
to give maximum punishment
|
|
|
in seventh heaven
|
the highest happiness or delight
|
|
|
terra firma
|
solid, firm land
|
|
|
keep a stiff upper lip
|
keep up courage, stand up to trouble
|
|
|
antipathy
|
hate, distaste, dislike
|
|
|
austere
|
unadorned, simple, hard
|
|
|
conductive
|
leading, helpful
|
|
|
confront
|
come face to face with
|
|
|
erudite
|
very scholarly
|
|
|
felicitous
|
happy
|
|
|
germane
|
in close relationship to, appropriate
|
|
|
halcyon
|
calm, peaceful
|
|
|
iconoclast
|
attacker of beliefs, image–breaker
|
|
|
motivate
|
provoke, stimulate, inspire
|
|
|
nascent
|
beginning to develop or exist
|
|
|
phobia
|
strong dislike, persistent fear
|
|
|
rationalize
|
use or give a reason other than the real one
|
|
|
servile
|
submissive, slavish
|
|
|
sojourn
|
temporary stay
|
|
|
superfluous
|
surplus, excessive
|
|
|
tenable
|
supportable; defendable
|
|
|
therapy
|
curing or healing process
|
|
|
vertigo
|
dizziness
|
|
|
volition
|
willpower; choice
|
|
|
to upset the apple cart
|
to overturn or disturb a plan or intention
|
|
|
to tighten one's belt
|
to get set for bad times or poverty
|
|
|
off the beaten track
|
not usual, out of the ordinary
|
|
|
a square peg in a round hole
|
an able man in the wrong job
|
|
|
audacity
|
daring, boldness
|
|
|
capitulate
|
make terms, surrender
|
|
|
chicanery
|
underhandedness, trickery
|
|
|
docile
|
easy to manage
|
|
|
facet
|
one side or view of person or situation
|
|
|
fatal
|
disastrous, deadly
|
|
|
foist
|
pass as genuine, pass off slyly
|
|
|
glib
|
smooth of speech
|
|
|
homogenous
|
uniform, same
|
|
|
legerdemain
|
deceptive adroitness, sleight of hand
|
|
|
malleable
|
capable of being formed or shaped
|
|
|
passe
|
old–fashioned, outmoded
|
|
|
procrastinate
|
put off, delay
|
|
|
reticent
|
reserved, silent
|
|
|
retort
|
reply, answer
|
|
|
stagnant
|
inactive, dull, motionless
|
|
|
stigmatize
|
to mark with a disgrace
|
|
|
tacit
|
not stated, understood, implied
|
|
|
tantalize
|
tease or torment by offering something good, but fail to deliver
|
|
|
trend
|
general direction
|
|
|
castles in the air
|
to dream about a wonderful future
|
|
|
to get up on the wrong side of the bed
|
to be in a bad mood
|
|
|
by hook or by crook
|
at any cost, any way at all
|
|
|
to maintain the status quo
|
to keep things as they are
|
|
|
belated
|
delayed, late
|
|
|
callous
|
unfeeling
|
|
|
decrepit
|
worn out, broken down
|
|
|
delineation
|
description in words, sketch
|
|
|
demeanor
|
bearing, conduct
|
|
|
flay
|
scold harshly, strip off the skin
|
|
|
heinous
|
hatefully evil
|
|
|
imperturbable
|
serene, steady, calm
|
|
|
infraction
|
violation
|
|
|
Machiavellian
|
not principled, governed by opportunity
|
|
|
opprobrium
|
insult, scorn
|
|
|
pandemonium
|
uproar, disorder
|
|
|
redress
|
to right a wrong
|
|
|
saga
|
heroic story
|
|
|
staunch
|
firm, trusty, strong
|
|
|
turpitude
|
evil, wickedness, vileness
|
|
|
unconcionable
|
unreasonable, without conscience
|
|
|
vacillate
|
fluctuate, hesitate
|
|
|
vindicate
|
justify, absolve
|
|
|
vituperation
|
abuse, blame
|
|
|
through thick and thin
|
in spite of all sorts of difficulties
|
|
|
to take by storm
|
to make a fast impression
|
|
|
a sacred cow
|
a person who cannot be criticized
|
|
|
to be in fine fettle
|
to be in fine spirits, feeling well
|
|
|
augment
|
increase, enlarge
|
|
|
cant
|
insincere or almost meaningless talk
|
|
|
clique
|
small, exclusive group of people
|
|
|
contort
|
twist violently
|
|
|
elucidate
|
to make clear
|
|
|
extol
|
praise highly
|
|
|
facile
|
easily accomplished or attained
|
|
|
fatuous
|
inane, foolish, silly
|
|
|
imperceptible
|
extremely slight or gradual
|
|
|
lassitude
|
weakness, weariness
|
|
|
magnanimous
|
noble, generous
|
|
|
mentor
|
tutor, counselor, coach
|
|
|
proximity
|
nearness
|
|
|
repertoire
|
works that an artist is ready to perform
|
|
|
rhetoric
|
use (sometimes exaggerated) of language
|
|
|
umbrage
|
offense, resentment
|
|
|
unwieldy
|
difficult to handle, bulky
|
|
|
vapid
|
dull, uninteresting
|
|
|
vilify
|
slander, malign
|
|
|
vitiate
|
destroy the use or value
|
|
|
to live in a fool's paradise
|
to be happy without a real basis
|
|
|
the sum and substance
|
the heart or substantial part
|
|
|
on pins and needles
|
to be on edge, jumpy
|
|
|
to have at one's fingertips
|
to have ready, to have a thorough knowledge
|
|
|
advent
|
coming of an important event
|
|
|
allude
|
suggest, hint
|
|
|
bogus
|
fake, counterfeit
|
|
|
curry
|
to seek favor by flattery
|
|
|
denote
|
mean, show, indicate
|
|
|
impious
|
irreverent, lacking respect
|
|
|
insidious
|
treacherous, sly, seductive
|
|
|
intrinsic
|
inherent, within itself
|
|
|
nutritive
|
having nourishing properties
|
|
|
pall
|
become dull, cease to please
|
|
|
potpourri
|
mixture, melody
|
|
|
proffer
|
offer for acceptance
|
|
|
propriety
|
correctness, suitability
|
|
|
raucous
|
shrill, harsh
|
|
|
sanction
|
certify, endorse
|
|
|
satiety
|
surfeit, excess, fullness
|
|
|
shibboleth
|
slogan, pet phrase
|
|
|
spate
|
rush, flood
|
|
|
substantiate
|
ratify, confirm
|
|
|
succulent
|
juicy
|
|
|
to twist around one's finger
|
tto control completely
|
|
|
the acid test
|
a severe test
|
|
|
a pretty kettle of fish
|
a mess, trouble
|
|
|
a blind alley
|
a direction that leads nowhere
|
|
|
artifice
|
strategy, trickery
|
|
|
artless
|
naive, innocent
|
|
|
begrudge
|
to be resentful or reluctant
|
|
|
blase
|
indifferent, not responsive to excitement
|
|
|
callous
|
unfeeling, hardened
|
|
|
capricious
|
fanciful, whimsical
|
|
|
comely
|
handsome, beautiful
|
|
|
delve
|
to do research, dig
|
|
|
diversity
|
change, variety
|
|
|
ennui
|
boredom
|
|
|
expedient
|
fit, adviseable
|
|
|
expurgate
|
to remove objectionable parts or passages
|
|
|
frenetic
|
frenzied, frantic
|
|
|
gratuity
|
tip
|
|
|
manifest
|
obvious, evident
|
|
|
negligible
|
inconsiderable, trifling
|
|
|
qualm
|
twinge of conscience
|
|
|
quandary
|
dilemma, doubt
|
|
|
replenish
|
to restock, fill again
|
|
|
requisite
|
requirement
|
|
|
to make the best of a bad bargain
|
to change or go along with a poor situation
|
|
|
to do one's heart good
|
to make one feel happy or better
|
|
|
worth one's weight in gold
|
extremely valuable, very useful
|
|
|
to make ends meet
|
to manage on a given income
|
|
|
aloof
|
reserved, apart. distant
|
|
|
ameliorate
|
relieve, improve
|
|
|
atrophy
|
waste away
|
|
|
benevolent
|
charitable, kindly
|
|
|
criterion
|
test, model, standard
|
|
|
cynic
|
skeptic, pessimist
|
|
|
guise
|
mien, appearance, manner
|
|
|
iniquity
|
wickedness, injustice
|
|
|
largess
|
liberality, gift, gratuity
|
|
|
maim
|
cripple, disable
|
|
|
mercenary
|
greedy, motivated by desire for gain
|
|
|
mollify
|
appease, pacify
|
|
|
pariah
|
social outcast
|
|
|
pragmatic
|
based on experience, practical
|
|
|
repent
|
desire to make ammends, regret
|
|
|
roster
|
a list of names
|
|
|
stunted
|
held back or checked in natural growth
|
|
|
subservient
|
obsequious, servile
|
|
|
unctuous
|
affectedly emotional
|
|
|
vestige
|
evidence, trace
|
|
|
to burn the midnight oil
|
to study or work until very late
|
|
|
to lay one's cards on the table
|
to talk frankly
|
|
|
a bolt from the blue
|
a great surpise
|
|
|
to tell tales out of school
|
to reveal harmful secrets
|
|
|
canard
|
a made–up sensational story
|
|
|
carnage
|
slaughter
|
|
|
defamatory
|
damaging character by false reports
|
|
|
deluge
|
flood
|
|
|
deprecate
|
express disapproval
|
|
|
devout
|
sincere, religious
|
|
|
diminutive
|
small, tiny
|
|
|
dulcet
|
sweet or melodious to the ear
|
|
|
excoriate
|
criticize severely
|
|
|
frail
|
weak, delicate
|
|
|
futility
|
uselessness
|
|
|
impromptu
|
offhand, spur of the moment
|
|
|
libel
|
degradation by writing or publishing
|
|
|
malevolant
|
ill–disposed, ill–intentioned
|
|
|
nullify
|
cancel, abolish
|
|
|
plaintiff
|
the complaining party, in law
|
|
|
potent
|
intense, strong, powerful
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profuse
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abundant, overflowing
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reputed
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believed, thought, supposed
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technology
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applied science
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a pretty kettle of fish
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a messy situation, a problem
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to be under a cloud
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to be in temporary disgrace or trouble
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to toe the mark
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to obey or stick to a rule or policy
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to build upon sand
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to have a poor base, or not sufficient preparation
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appalled
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shocked, dismayed
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bagatelle
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a trifle
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brigand
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bandit, robber
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callow
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inexperienced, youthful
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corpulent
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excessively fat, fleshy, obese
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decapitate
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behead
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emissary
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an agent
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livid
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pale
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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penchant
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a strong leaning in favor
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raconteur
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a skilled storyteller
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rail
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use abusive language, scold
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raiment
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clothing, dress
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rift
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an opening, a split
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ruminate
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reflect upon, ponder
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sullen
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grim, ill–humored
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taut
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on edge, keyed up, tense
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termagant
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a shrew, a scolding woman
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wistful
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wishful, pensive, longing
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yen
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strong desire, strong longing
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a cat's paw
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a person used as a tool or dupe
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the die is cast
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an unchangeable decision has been made
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coup de grace
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the finishing stroke
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to flog a dead horse
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to continue to make an issue of something that is over
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ascertain
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find out about, discover
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burgeoned
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grew, flourished
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charisma
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quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm
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dearth
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lack, scarcity
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derived
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received from a source, descended from
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disseminate
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scatter, spread
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dormant
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asleep, resting
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encomium
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high praise
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factitious
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artificial, sham
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genocide
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planned destruction of an entire people
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hyperbole
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exaggerated figure of speech
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internecine
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mutually destructive, involving conflict in a group
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munificent
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generous
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nepotism
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favoritism towards relatives
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obloquy
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dishonor, disgrace, shame
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potentate
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ruler
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prerogative
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an exclusive power or right
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prevarication
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lying, deviation from the truth
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sophistry
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false reasoning or argument
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tyro
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novice, beginner
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to draw in one's horns
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to become cautious
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straight from the shoulder
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in a direct, open way
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to throw cold water
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to discourage a plan or idea
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to rub a person the wrong way
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to do something to irritate or annoy
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