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vitriol
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extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing
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non sequitur
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A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it., statement not supported by previous evidence
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ipso facto
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"by the fact itself" in and of itself,
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affadavit
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formal sworn testament of fact
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alacrity
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willingness, eagerness, promptness
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avarice
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excessive or inordinate desire for gain, greediness
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bellicose
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warlike
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congenital
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present from birth
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convivial
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relating to entertainment, feast (eating and drinking)
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deference
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great respect, willingness to carry out desires of others
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laconic
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pithy, concise, using as few words as possible
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latent
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concealed, inactive
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lithe
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capable of being bent, calm (weather)
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mendacious
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lying, untruthful
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mirth
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that which causes merriment, emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter
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munificent
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liberal, very giving
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nocent
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causing injury, harmful
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oblique
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Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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obtuse
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intellectually dull, dim-witted
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parsimonious
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Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
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pejorative
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belittling, derogatory
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pervade
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to be in every part of, spread through
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philistine
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lacking in appreciation for art or culture
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prodigious
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colossal huge
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rancor
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deepest malignity or spite
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reproach
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mild rebuke, implied criticism
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reticent
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keeping one thoughts to oneself
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serendipity
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events that are not individually beneficial but taken as a whole are of good fortune
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taciturn
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silent, disinclined to talk
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torpid
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lazy, lethargic
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tyro
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learner, beginner
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venerate
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to treat with great respect, deference
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verisimilitude
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property of merely seeming true
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wan
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dim, pale, sickly
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chide
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voice disapproval
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circumspect
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cautious
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inveterate
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stubbornly established by habit
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to write off
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reduce the number to zero
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capital gain
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income earned when price of an asset increases
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equity
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net value of a company to its shareholders (assets-liabilities), (value of property-outstanding mortgage debt)
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privation
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lack of basic necessities
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aver
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to affirm positively, declare
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ingénue
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naive, innocent girl or young woman
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prescient
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perceiving events' significance before they occur
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anathema
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one that is cursed, damned, loathed or shunned
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druze
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A member of a Syrian people following a religion marked by monotheism and a belief in al-Hakim (985-1021), an Ismaili caliph, as the embodiment of God.
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lithe
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bending readily, flexible
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farrago
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confused mixture, hodgepodge
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling manner particularly over trivial things
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impecunious
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penniless, poor
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about, pertaining to Aristotle
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true
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rapacious
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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
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predation
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depredation, act of plundering
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satrap
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The word satrap is also often used in modern literature to refer to world leaders or governors who are heavily influenced by larger world superpowers or hegemonies and act as their surrogates
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polemic
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A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc
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bellicose
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having a fondness for war
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moxie
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vigor, verve, pep
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cacoethes
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irresistible urge, mania
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taciturn
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habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner
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parvenu
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somebody who has recently gained wealth or social status but who is still considered as inferior
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conflagration
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a large fire that causes a great deal of damage
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vacillate
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hesitate, waver
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