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contemptuous
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showing contempt; scornful
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she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race
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presumptuous
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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropiate (of person or their behavior)
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I hope I wont be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice
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pithy
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concise and forcefully expressive
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terse
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colloquial
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use in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal
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prattle
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talk at length in a foolish way
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she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist
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banal
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lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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songs with banal, repeated words
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verbose
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expressed in more words than are needed
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try not to be so verbose when youre being interviewed
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insipid
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lacking energy or interest
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mugs of insipid coffee
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vapid
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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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tuneful but vapid musical comedies
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placate
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make less angry or hostile (person)
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they attempted to placate the students with promises
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antagonism
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active hostility or opposition
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his antagonism toward the local people
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altruistic
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unselfish, compassionate, kind
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a team of altruistic doctors who left their lucratives practices to open a clinic in Zambia
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squander
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foolish waste (ex. money,time)
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entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars
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lithe
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thin, supple, and graceful ex. dancer
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coalesce
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come together and form one mass or whole
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the seperate details coalesce to form a single body of scientific thought
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