English 9 Vocab Second Semester

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derisive

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Adj.
Characterized by or expressing ridicule; contemptuous; mocking

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inscrutable

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Adj.
mysterious; difficult to fathom or understand

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exonerate

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verb
to absolve; to free from guilt or blame

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patronize

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verb
1.to behave in a condescending manner towards
2.to act as a patron; to support or sponsor

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pandemonium

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noun
wild uproar, unrestrained disorder; complete chaos

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obsequious

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adj.
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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ennui

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noun
a feeling of extreme boredom

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naive

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adj.
having or showing simplicity; unsophisticated

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scrupulous

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adj.
having scruples; living by strict principles; showing strict regard for what one considers right

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niche

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noun
a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person thing or organism

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subversive

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adj.
tending to overthrow or cause the destruction of an establishment

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ensconce

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verb
to place or conceal in a secure place ; to settle securely or snugly

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sepulcher

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noun
a tomb grave or burial place

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exhort

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verb
to urge, advise

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vindicate

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verb
to justify by argument or evidence

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salient

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adj.
prominent or conspicuous

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glower

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verb
to look or stare with discontent or anger

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rejoinder

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noun
an answer or response

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impreceptible

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adj.
not perceptible

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inveigle

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verb
to win by tricky talking

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engulf

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verb
to plunge or immerse

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latent

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adj.
inactive dromant

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Incredulous

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adj.
showing unbelief

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Coup de Grace

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noun
finishing strike

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Belligerent

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adj.
pertaining to war or to those engaged in war

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deem

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verb
to hold as an opinion

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decimate

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verb
to destroy a great number or proportion of

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construe

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verb
to give the meaning or intention of

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cleave

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verb
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow

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tepid

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adj.
moderately warm

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nepotism

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noun
favoritism shown on the basis of family

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extant

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adj.
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost

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invincible

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adj.
incapable of being conquered, defeated,

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proscribe

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ver
to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw

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lasstitude

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noun
weariness of body or mind from strain

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dispassionate

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adj.
free from or unaffected by passion

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Oxymoron

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noun
a figure of speech in which two words contradict themselves

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intractrable

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adj.
not easily controlled

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connotation

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noun
a second meaning of a word

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assonance

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noun
resemblance of sounds

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skepticism

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noun
doubt or unbelief

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rhetoric

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noun
the undue use of exageration or display

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jaunty

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adj.
easy and sprightly in manner

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penultimate

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adj.
next to last

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misconstrue

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verb
to misunderstand the meaning of

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dogmatic

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adj.
of or pertaining to he nature of dogmas

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Tolerate

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verb
to allow the existence of

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Indefatigable

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adj.
incapable of being tired out

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precipice

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noun
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face

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languid

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adj.
lacking in vigor or vitality; listless

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paradox

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noun
a statement or proposition that seems self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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mundane

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adj.
common, ordinary, unimaginative, boring

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infallible

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adj.
incapable of error; absolutely trustworthy or sure

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callous

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adj.
insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic

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discreet

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adj.
prudent; maintaining silence about something private; judicious in one's conduct or speech

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eminent

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adj.
high in station or rank; prominent and distinguished

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imminent

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adj.
near or about to happen

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carte blanche

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noun
full power

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plethora

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noun
overabundance; exces

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discrete

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adj
apart or detached from others, seperate, distinct

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Pervasive

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to become spread throughout all parts of

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Sinuous

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indirect; devious

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Aberration

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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

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Aggrandize

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to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.

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Evince

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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove

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Usurp

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to seize and hold by force or without legal right

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Spectral

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of or pertaining to a specter; ghostly; phantom.

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Expedite

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to speed up the progress of; hasten:

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Promulgate

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to make known by open declaration

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Emissary

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a representative sent on a mission or errand

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pragmatic

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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations

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irascible

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easily provoked to anger; very irritable

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Wrath

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vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger

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Assassin

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a murderer, esp. one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons

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titanic

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of enormous size, strength, power

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Herculean

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having enormous strength, courage, or size

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Adage

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a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation

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Wraith

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an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death

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Amalgamate

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to mix or merge so as to make a combination

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Blithe

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joyous, merry, or gay in disposition

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Autonomous

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not subject to control from outside; independent

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Cabal

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a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

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Quizzical

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questioning or puzzled

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Stentorian

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very loud or powerful in sound

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Espouse

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to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.

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Erratum

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an error in writing or printing.

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Luminary

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a celestial body, as the sun or moon

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Tentative

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of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental

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Scion

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a descendant.

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Inveigh

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to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually fol. by against)

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Fortnight

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the space of fourteen nights and days

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Quaff

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to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one,

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Mollify

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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person

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Abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe

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Paean

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any song of praise, joy, or triumph

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Arresting

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attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking

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Rueful

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causing sorrow or pity

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Havoc

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great destruction or devastation

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Dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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Insidious

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stealthily treacherous or deceitful

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Contemptible

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deserving of or held in contempt

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Elusive

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eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

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Improvisation

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an act of improvising.

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Ridicule

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speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.

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Cliché

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a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea

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Scourge

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a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment or torture

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Waver

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to sway to and fro; flutter

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Eloquence

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the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.

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curmudgeon

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a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

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Corpulent

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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

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Supplant

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to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

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Callow

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immature or inexperienced

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Repute

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estimation in the view of others

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Implacable

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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified;

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Impeccable

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faultless; flawless; irreproachable

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Aegis

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protection; support

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Tremulous

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characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.

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Tedious

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wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker or writer; prolix

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Non sequitur

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an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.