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flag
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v. to droop; grow weak
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panegyric
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n. elaborate praise
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lucid
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"adj. bright; clear; intelligent
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e.g. lucid discussions of complex scientific topics
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imbroglio
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n. complicated situation; an entanglement
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olfactory
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adj. concerning the sense of smell
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liberal
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adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
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attenuate
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v. to weaken
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avocation
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n. secondary occupation
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mettlesome
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adj. full of courage; spirited
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gerrymander
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v. to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party
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impecunious
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adj. poor; having no money
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complement
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n. something that completes or makes up a whole
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imperturbable
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adj. not easily disturbed
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opprobrium
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n. disgrace; contempt
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consecrate
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v. to declare sacred
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bombastic
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adj. pompous; using inflated language
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implicit
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adj. implied; understood but not stated
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appellation
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n. name
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irascible
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adj. easily angered
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avarice
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n. greed
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canon
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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
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codify
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v. to systematize
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collage
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n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
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insularity
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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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exacerbate
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v. to aggravate; make worse
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defame
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v. to malign; harm someone's reputation
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn
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laud
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v. to praise
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odyssey
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n. a long, adventurous voyage
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cozen
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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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pedantic
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adj. showing off learning
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evince
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v. to show plainly; be an indication of
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bucolic
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adj. characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
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cornucopia
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n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
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maelstrom
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"n. whirlpool; turmoil
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e.g. into the maelstrom of war
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atavism
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n. in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
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diatribe
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n. bitter verbal attack
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equivocate
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v. to intentionally use vague language
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debauchery
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n. corruption
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expatriate
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v. to send into exile
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nostrum
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n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness
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dearth
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n. scarcity
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banter
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n. playful conversation
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fetid
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adj. having a bad smell
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invective
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n. verbal abuse
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intractable
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adj. not easily managed
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conciliatory
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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
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astringent
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adj. harsh; severe
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misogynist
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n. one who hates women
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encomium
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n. a formal expression of praise
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kudos
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n. fame; glory; honor
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antecedent
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n. something that comes before
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apathy
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n. indifference
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convention
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n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
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existential
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adj. having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism
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