English 10 Vocab

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Cryptic

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secret, occult; intended to be obscure or mysterious; serving to conceal

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innate

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existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth: native, inborn

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sycophant

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a servile self-seeking flattereer (kiss up)

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hinder

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to make slow or difficult the process of: to hold back

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esoteric

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beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people

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merge

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to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce

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incongruous

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not harmonious, incompatible; not conforming, disagreeable

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unprecedented

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having no earlier occurrence of something similar

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pedestrian

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commonplace, unimaginative

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pretentious

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making usually unjustified or extensive claims (as of value or standing)

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prudent

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marked by wisdom or judiciousness

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exemplary

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serving as a pattern; deserving imitation

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neutral

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not engaged on ether side; not decided or pornounced as to characteristics: indifferent

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retract

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to draw back or in; to take back. withdraw

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fundamental

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of or forming a foundation or basis; basic; essential

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contrite

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grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming

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exemplify

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to be an instant of or serve as an example: embody

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vilify

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to utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame

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hypothetical

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involving an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument: conjectural

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nullify

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to make of no value or consequence

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rejuvenate

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to make young or youthful again

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blithe

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of a happy lighthearted character; disposition

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nostalgic

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a wistful or excessively sentimental sometimes abnormal yearning for returnto some past period or condition

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saccharine

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overly or sickly sweet

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stanza

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a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usuall recurring pattern of meter and rhyme

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jeopardy

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exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury; danger

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avarice

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exxcessive or insatable desire for wealth of gain

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pivotal

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vitally important,crucial

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scrupulous

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having moral integrity: acting in a strict regard for what is considered right and proper

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volatile

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tending to erupt into violence: explosive; characterized by rapid change

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peripheral

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of or relating to being in the outer part of the field of vision

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hedonistic

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the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life (hippies)

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benefactor

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one that makes a gift or bequest

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slander

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the utterance of flase charges or misinterpretations which defame or damage another's reputatrion

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animosity

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ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility; an antagonistic attitude

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amity

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friendship; especially friendly relations between nations

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stringent

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marked by rigor, strictness, or severity, especially with regard to rule or standard

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voluminous

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having or marked by great quantity or bulk; large, numerous

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hackneyed

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lacking in freshness or originality

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amass

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to collect for oneself; accumulate

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trepidation

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timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension; fear

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desecrate

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to violate the sanctity of; profane

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance; lucky

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vacillate

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to waver in mind, will. or feeling; hesitate in choice of opinions or courses

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fervor

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intensity of feeling or expression

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dispassionate

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not influenced by strong feeling; not affected by personal or emotional involvement

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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didactic

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designed or intended to teach

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scanty

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limited or less than sufficient in quantity, degree, or extent; meager

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alleviate

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to make more bearable; relieve, lessen

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nedligent

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not taking prudent care

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endorse

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to express approval of publicly and definitely

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conspicuous

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obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention

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relegate

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to put out of mind or sight

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incessant

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continuing or following w/o interruption

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condone

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to pardon or overlook voluntarily

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tranquil

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free from disturbance or turmoil

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dissent

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to differ in opinion

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conciliate

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to gain by pleasing acts; to make compaible

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rigor

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harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgement

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disparity

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containing or made up of fundamentally different or incongruous elements; different

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conventional

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lacking orginality or individuality, trite, commonplace, ordinary

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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futile

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serving no usfull purpose; completely ineffective

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profuse

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pouring forth liberally; exhibiting great abundance; bountiful

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authentic

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worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to fact or reality

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expedient

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suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance

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fastidious

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having high and often capricious standards; difficult to satisfy or please

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philanthropy

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good will toward fellow man; esp. active effort to promote human welfare

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astute

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having or showing shrewdness. perceptive, clever

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brevity

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shortness of duration, especially shortness or conciseness of expression

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languid

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slugish in character or disposition, listless

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mitigate

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to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe or painful

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reprehensible

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worthy of or deserving disapproval or censure

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engender

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to cause to exist or to develop; produce

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derision

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an object of ridicule or scorn

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lethargic

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indifferent, apathetic, sluggish

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fanatic

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marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense, uncritical devotion

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novel

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new and not resembling something formerly known or used

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relevant

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having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

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solemn

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awe inspiring; marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety; somber; gloomy

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acclaim

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applaud, praise; to shout praise or applause

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incoherent

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lacking orderly continunity, arrangement or relevance; inconsistant

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indolence

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an inclination to lazzimess

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ambivalent

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uncerntainity as to which approach to follow

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sullen

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gloomy or resenfully silent or repressed; dismal

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obstinate

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perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, oe course in spite of reason, argument, or persuasion

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wrath

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strong vengeful anger and indignation; retributory punishment for an offense or crime

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vivacious

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lively in temper or conduct; sprightly

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augment

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to make greater, more numerous, larger or more intence

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acquiesce

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to give in and agree peacbly; at assent, comply

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chastise

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to scold severly or punish; castigate, censure

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disseminate

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to diserse or spread everywhere (knowledge or ideas)as if sowing seeds

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coalesce

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to mix or come together from seperate elements

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concur

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to agree, assent; to approve; to coincide

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digress

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to wander off course in speaking or writing

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laud

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to praise, commend, acclaim, extol

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disperse

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to spread all over; disseminate, to fan out or scatter in a random way

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efface

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to erase or obliterate; to wear away (as by time)

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banal

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commonplace and stale, not fresh; trite, insipid

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terse

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stripped of all but the essentials; concise or succinct, cometimes to the point of rudeness

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raconteur

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gifted talker or speaker

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succinct

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brief, to the point; concise,pithy, terse

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bombast

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high-flown, pompous, "windbag" language

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articulate

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to speak in a clear, effictive way

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laconic

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using as few words as possible; concise

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lampoon

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verbal ridicule of a person; personal satire

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platitude

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a tried, trite old saying; a banality

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heretic

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one who differs from accepted belief of theory

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charlatan

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one who stubbornly holds to his own opinions