English 3 Semester 1 Vocab

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zealot

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A fanatic or bigot

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wane

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To diminish or decrease

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vulpine

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Cunning, crafty, like a fox

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voracious

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Ravenous, greedy, gluttonous

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vivacious

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Lively, animated, sprightly

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virile

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Vigorous, masculine, manly

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virago

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A shrew; an ill-tempered, scolding woman

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vilify

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To slander or defame

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verbose

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Wordy, talkative, chatty

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vendetta

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A feud, rivalry, contention

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vehement

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Forceful, furious, eager, passionate

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vapid

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Dull, spiritless, without zest

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urbane

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Smooth, polished, sophisticated

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unlettered

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Uneducated, illiterate, ignorant

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unctuous

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Smug, suave; oily or soapy to the touch

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ululate

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To howl or wail; hoot, like an owl

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tyrannical

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Oppressive, dictatorial, domineering

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turncoat

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A traitor or renegade

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turbid

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Muddy, clouded, having the sediment disturbed

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truculent

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Savage, cruel, fierce

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transitory

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Short-lived, fleeting

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torpid

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Lethargic, dull, inert, stupid

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tirade

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A long, angry speech

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timorous

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Fearful, timid, cowardly

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thrifty

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Frugal, sparing, saving

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tepid

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Lukewarm

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tendril

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A shoot, a sprout

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teem

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To be prolific; to pour out, to discharge

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tactile

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Tangible, able to be touched

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tacit

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Unspoken, implied

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surreptitious

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Stealthy, sneaky, secret

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supplant

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To replace or remove; to overthrow

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suave

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Sophisticated, wordly

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stringent

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Strict, severe, urgent

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stolid

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Unemotional, immovable, not easily stirred

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stigmatize

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To mark with a brand or mark of disgrace

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squall

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To cry or scream violently; a sudden storm with snow or sleet

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sordid

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Dirty, morally base, vile

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somber

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Shadowy, dull, sunless, melancholy

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sloth

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Laziness

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sinister

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Evil, threatening

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servile

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Slavishly submissive

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seething

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Surging, foaming, boiling

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scruple

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A moral or ethical restriction

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scour

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To cleanse or polish by rubbing

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scathing

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Causing injury, harmful, bitter

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sardonic

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Biting, scornful

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sanguine

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Cheerful, hopeful, confident

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sanctimonious

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Hypocritical, usually with regards to religion

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salubrious

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Healthful, wholesome, favorable to health

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salacious

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Lustful, obscene, grossly indecent

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sagacious

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Wise, discerning

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roister

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To party noisily; to swagger boisterously

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rescind

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To annul, revoke, repeal

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relinquish

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To surrender, yield, resign

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rejuvenate

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To restore to youthful vigor; refresh, renew

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regicide

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The killing of a king

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redemption

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A rescue; conversion; salvation

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rebuke

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To reprimand or admonish

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recalcitrant

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Rebellious, resistant

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rancorous

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Antagonistic, spiteful

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quirk

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A mannerism, peculiarity

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quench

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To satisfy or extinguish

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qualm

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A misgiving or pang of conscience

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quagmire

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A bog; a difficult situation

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quaff

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To drink heartily

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quack

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A charlatan; a medical fraud

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pyromania

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A compulsion to set things on fire

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pulverize

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To demolish, crush, reduce to dust

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pugnacious

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Argumentative, ready to fight

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provincial

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Narrow-minded; conservative in views

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puerile

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Childishly foolish, boyish, juvenile

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prosthetic

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An artificial part to supply a defect

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propitious

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Favorable, good

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proliferation

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An excessive or rapid spread

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prodigy

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Someone with extraordinary talent or ability

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procrastinate

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To delay or put off until another time

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pragmatic

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Practical

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portentous

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Ominous, significant

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pompous

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Showy, self-important

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plethora

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An excess or overabundance

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plebian

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Common, vulgar

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pithy

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Concise; short and to the point

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pique

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An offense or fit or resentment; to provoke or challenge

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pious

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Devout, religious

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philogyny

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Fondness for women

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pessimistic

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Gloomy, hopeless, expecting the worst

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peruse

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To read critically or thouroughly

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perjure

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To lie under oath

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peripheral

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External, outside, superficial

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pensive

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Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

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pelt

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A hide or skin of an animal; to attack, beat, or pound

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pathos

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Pity; something that sparks pity or compassion

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parvenu

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An upstart; someone with new money who lacks proper social qualifications

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parsimonious

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Stingy, frugal

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pariah

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A social outcast

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paradox

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A self-contradiction which may be true

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paradigm

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A model, pattern, or standard

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otiose

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Futile, ineffective, slothful

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ostracize

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To banish or exile

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ornithologist

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Someone who studies birds

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opaque

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Not transmitting light; hard to understand

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omnivore

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Organism who eats both animals and plants

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omniscient

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All-knowing

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ominous

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Threatening evil or harm

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olfactory

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Of the sense of smell

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obtuse

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dull

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obliterate

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To destroy completely

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obese

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Excessively fat

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obdurate

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Stubborn, unyielding

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nugatory

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Trifling, trivial, useless

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notorious

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widely--but unfavorably--known

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noisome

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Offensive, disgusting, harmful

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neurotic

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Someone affected with anxiety or compulsion

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nepotism

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Favoritism based on a family relationship

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nefarious

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Extremely wicked, heinous, vile

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necromancy

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Magic, communication with the dead

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nebulous

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Hazy, vague, indistinct

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naive

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Unsophisticated, lacking experience

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munificent

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Very generous

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mundane

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Common, ordinary

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mordant

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Sarcastic, caustic

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morbid

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Gruesome, grisly

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moot

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Doubtful, debatable, hypothetical