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pithy
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short but forceful
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banal
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trite; hackneyed; commonplace; predictable
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cantankerous
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cranky; disagreeable`
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polemical
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antithetical; in opposition
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platitude
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a banal saying or remark; flat; dull; trite
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captious
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concerned about the trivial
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conflagration
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destructive; combustible
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penurious
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parsimonious; extremely stingy
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parsimonious
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frugal; stingy; niggardly
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munificent
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full of largess; very generous
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debacle
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disaster; calamity
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largess
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generous gift giving
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disputatious
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cantankerous; quick to dispute; argumentative
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laconic
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concise; like Hemmingway
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garrulous
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captious RAMBLING; loquacious;
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labyrinth
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complicated; like a maze
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grandiloquent
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speaking bombastically; pompous
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jocular
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joking; waggish; facetious; amusing
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haughty
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snobbish; arrogant
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hackneyed
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commonplace; stale
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stolid
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phlegmatic; unemotional; not easily disturbed
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voluble
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glib; fluent; talkative; loquacious
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toady
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sycophant; flatters others for self-serving reasons
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ardent
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intense; zealous; eager
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berate
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scold; rebuke
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taciturn
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inclined to silence
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sycophant
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servile; fawning; flatterer; toady
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soporific
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drowsy
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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impugn
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to cast doubt; challenge as false
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servile
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submissive
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rhetorical
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more style than substance; not requiring a response
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority
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languor
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sluggishness
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rancorous
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showing bitterness
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lassitude
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weariness; languor
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quiescent
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quite; still; motionless
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nefarious
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wicked; deceitful
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pugnacious
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ready to fight; combative
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phlegmatice
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apathetic; calm; composed; not easily excited
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chary
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cautious; careful; proceed gingerly
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adulate
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showing excessive admiration
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alimentary
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nutritive; connected with nutrition
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abstemious
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moderate and temperate in diet
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autonomous
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independent; self-governing
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antediluvian
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before the flood (Biblical); out of date; antiquated
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attenuated
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reduce; make less; make thinner
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antidote
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a remedy
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antiquated
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obsolete; old fashioned
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ascetic
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austere; leading a simple life
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allusion
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a reference in art, literature, history, etc.
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pariah
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an outcast; one who is ostracized
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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panegyrize
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eulogize
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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eulogize
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praise highly particularly at death
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gingerly
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carefully; with caution
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hidebound
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narrow; rigid
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hedonist
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one devoted to a life of pleasure
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epicurean
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luxurious tastes especially in food and drink
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raze
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demolish; tear down
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avian
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relating to birds
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voracious
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having an extreme and gluttonous appetite
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gelatinous
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jelly-like
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virtuoso
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a person of specialized skills often in music and in arts
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vilify
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defame; slander
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glacial
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slow moving; coldly ponderous
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heterogeneous
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different in kind; varied; mixture
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homogeneous
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similar in kind
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sylvan
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related to the woods or a forest
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illusion
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state of deception; false; misleading; "trickery"
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surfeit
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excess; overindulgent
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sagacious
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shrewd; wise; like a sage
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relic
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a surviving memorial of something past
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miasma
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poisonous; deathly
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proximity
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nearness in location
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ponderous
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massive
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ponderable
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having great weight; capable of deep study
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raconteur
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a good storyteller
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phallic
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image of male reproductive organ in mythology. art, etc; penis
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querulous
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full of complaints
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perspicacious
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keen mentally; discerning; sagacious
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peripheral
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on the outskirts; on the edges; superficial
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about; itinerant
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metaphor
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a comparison between two unlike images
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pithy
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short but forceful
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banal
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trite; hackneyed; boring; commonplace
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cantankerous
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cranky; disagreeable
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polemical
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antithetical; in opposition
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platitude
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a banal saying or remark; flat; dull
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captious
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concerned about the trivial
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conflagration
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destructive
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penurious
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parsimonious; extremely stingy
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parsimonious
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niggardly; frugal; stingy; penurious
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munificent
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full of largess; very generous
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debacle
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disaster; calamity
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largess
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generous gift giving
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disputatious
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cantankerous; quick to dispute
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laconic
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concise; like Hemmingway
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garrulous
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loquacious; captious RAMBLING
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labyrinth
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complicated; like a maze
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grandiloquent
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speaking bombastically; pompous
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jocular
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waggish; facetious; amusing
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haughty
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snobbish; arrogant
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hackneyed
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commonplace; stale
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stolid
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plegmatic; unemotional; not easily stirred
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voluble
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glib; fluent; talkative; loquacious
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toady
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sycophant; flatters others for self-serving reasons
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ardent
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intense; zealous; eager
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berate
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scold; rebuke
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taciturn
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inclined to silence
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sycophant
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servile; fawning; flatterer
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soporific
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drowsy
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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impugn
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to cast doubt; challenge as false
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servile
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submissive
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rhetorical
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more style than substance; not requiring a response
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority
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languor
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sluggishness
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rancorous
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showing bitterness
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lassitude
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weariness; languor
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quiescent
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still; quiet; motionless
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nefarious
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wicked; deceitful
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pugnacious
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ready to fight; combative
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phlegmatic
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apathetic; calm; composed; not easily excited
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chary
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cautious; careful; proceed gingerly
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adulate
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showing excessive admiration
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alimentary
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nutritive; connected to nutrition
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abstemious
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moderate and temperate in diet
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autonomous
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independent; self-governing
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antediluvian
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before the flood (Biblical); out of date; antiquated
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attenuated
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reduce, make less, make thinner
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antidote
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a remedy
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antiquated
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obsolete; old-fashioned
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ascetic
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asutere; leading a simple life
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allusion
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reference in art, literature, history, etc.
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pariah
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outcast; one who is ostracized
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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panegyrize
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eulogize
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gingerly
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cautiously; carefully; with caution
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hidebound
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narrow; rigid
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hedonist
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one devoted to a life of pleasure
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epicurean
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luxurious tastes esp. in food or drink
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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eulogize
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praise highly particularly at death
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raze
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demolish; tear down
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avian
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related to birds
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voracious
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having an extreme and gluttonous appetite
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gelatinous
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jelly-like
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virtuoso
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a person of specialized skills often in music and arts
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vilify
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slander; defame
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glacial
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slow moving; coldly ponderous
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heterogeneous
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different in kind; varied; mixture
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homogeneous
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similar in kind
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sylvan
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related to the woods or a forest
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illusion
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state of deception; false; misleading; "trickery"
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surfeit
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excess; over indulgent
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sagacious
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wise; shrewd; like a sage
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relic
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a surviving memorial of something past
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|
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miasma
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poisonous; deathly
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proximity
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nearness in location
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ponderous
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massive
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ponderable
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having great weight; capable of deep study
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raconteur
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a good storyteller
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phallic
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penis; reference to one in art, mythology; etc.
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querulous
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full of complaints
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perspicacious
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keen mentally; discerning; sagacious
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peripheral
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on the outskirts; on the edges; superficial
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about; itinerant
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metaphor
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a comparison between two unlike images
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