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Acquisitive (adj)
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able to get/retain ideas, concerned with acquiring wealth
synonym: greedy |
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Arrogate (verb)
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to take without right
synonym: usurp |
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Banal (adj)
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trite, commonplace
synonym: stale, old |
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Belabor (verb)
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to work on excessively
synonym: overwork |
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Carping (adj/noun)
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tending to find fault (adj)
petty, nagging criticism (noun) synonym: nit-picking |
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Coherent (adj)
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holding/sticking together
synonym: connected, united |
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Congeal (verb)
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to change from liquid to solid, to make inflexible
synonym: harden, solidify |
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Emulate (verb)
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to imitate with intent of equaling or surpassing the model
synonym: copy, mimic |
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Ecomium (noun)
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formal expression of praise
synonym:commendation |
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Eschew (verb)
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to avoid, shun, keep away from
synonym: abstain from, forgo |
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Germane (adj)
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relevant, appropriate
synonym: pertinent |
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Insatiable (adj)
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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
synonym: ravenous |
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Intransigent (adj)
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refusing to comprimise
synonym: uncomprimising |
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Invidious (adj)
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offensive, hateful
synonym: spiteful |
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Largesse (noun)
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generosity in giving, lavish contributions
synonym: bounty, munificence |
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Reconnaissance (noun)
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survey made for military purpose, preliminary inspection or examination
synonym: scouting expedition |
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Substantiate (verb)
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to establish by evidence, to prove
synonym: verify |
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Taciturn (adj)
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habitually silent or quiet
synonym: uncommunitive |
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Temporize (verb)
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stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid confrontation, to comprimise
synonym: procrastinate |
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Tenable (adj)
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capable of being defended
synonym: justifiable |
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Accost (verb)
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to approach and speak to first, to confront in agressive way
synonym: confront |
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Animadversion (noun)
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a comment indicating strong criticism/disapproval
synonym: rebuke |
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Avid (adj)
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desirous of something to the point of greed; eager
synonym: enthusiastic |
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Brackish (adj)
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having a salty taste, unpleasant to drink
synonym: briny |
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Celerity (noun)
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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
synonym: speed |
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Devious (adj)
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straying or wandering from direct course; acting in shify or underhand way
synonym:sly |
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Gambit (noun)
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opening move
synonym: stratagem |
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Halcyon (noun/adj)
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legendary bird (noun)
calm, happy, peaceful (adj) synonym: tranquil, serene |
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Histrionic (adj)
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pertaining to actors/techniques, theatrical, melodramatic, artificial
synonym: stagy |
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Incendiary (adj/noun)
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deliberatly setting fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion (adj)
one who sets fires, causes strife (noun) synonym: provacative (adj), firebrand (noun) |
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Maelstrom (noun)
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whirlpool of great size/violence, situation resembling whirlpoool
synonym: chaos |
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Myopic (adj)
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nearsighted; lacking broad realistic views
synonym: shortsighted |
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Overt (adj)
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open, not hidden, expressed in a way that is easily recognized
synonym: obvious |
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Pejorative (adj)
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tending to make worse, expressing disapproval, derogatory
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Propriety (noun)
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state of being proper; standards of what is proper
synonym: correctness |
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Sacrilege (noun)
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improper or disrespectful treatment of a sacred practice or object
synonym: profanation |
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Summarily (adverb)
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without delay or formality; briefly
synonym: abruptly |
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Suppliant (adj/noun)
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asking humbly or earnestly (adj)
one who makes request humbly (noun) |
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Talisman (noun)
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object that serves as charm or is believed to have special powers
synonym: good-luck charm |
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Undulate (verb)
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move in waves, wavelike motion, wavelike appearance
synonym: ripple |
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Articulate (verb/adj)
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pronouce distinctly (verb)
expressed clearly/forcefully (adj) synonym: pronounce (verb), eloquent (adj) |
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Cavort (verb)
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to romp or prance; to make merry
synonym: gambol |
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Credence (noun)
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belief, metal acceptance
synonym: trust, confidence |
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Decry (verb)
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to condemn, express strong dissaproval
synonym: devalue |
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Dissemble (verb)
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to disguise or conceal; give false impression
synonym: feign |
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Distraught (adj)
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agitated or upset as result of emotion or mental conflict
synonym: frantic |
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Eulogy (noun)
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formal statement of commendation or high praise
synonym: tribute |
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Evince (verb)
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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
synonym: exhibit |
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Exhume (verb)
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to remove from grave, bring to light
synonym: unearth |
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Feckless (adj)
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lacking in spirit or strength, weak, ineffective
synonyms: helpless |
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Murky (adj)
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dark and gloomy, lacking in clarity
synonym: unclear |
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Nefarious (adj)
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wicked, devoid of moral standards
synonym: evil |
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Piquant (adj)
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stimulating to taste or mind, spicy
synonym: tangy |
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Primordial (adj)
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developed or created at beginning, going back to ancient times, basic
synonym: original |
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Propinquity (noun)
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nearness in place or time
synonym: proximity |
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Unwonted (adj)
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not usual or expected, out of character
synonym: unusual |
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Utopian (adj)
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founded upon visionary view of an ideal world, impractical
synonym: idealistic |
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Verbiage (noun)
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wordiness
synonym: diction |
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Verdant (adj)
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green in tint or color, immature in experience
synonym: naïve |
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Viscous (adj)
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having gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
synonym: sticky |
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Atrophy (noun/verb)
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wasting away of body organ or tissue, progressive decline or failure (noun)
to waste away (verb) synonym: deterioration (noun), whither (verb) |
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Bastion (noun)
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a fortified place, stronghold
synonym: rampart |
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Concord (noun)
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state of agreement; treat, pact, covenant
synonym: disagreement |
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Consummate (adj/verb)
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perfect/complete in highest degree (adj)
to bring to state of perfection or completion (verb) synonym: masterful (adj), conclude (verb) |
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Disarray (noun/verb)
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disorder (noun)
to throw into disorder (verb) synonym: disorganization (noun), mess up (verb) |
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Exigency (noun)
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urgency, pressure, pressing need, emergency
synonym: crisis |
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Flotsam (noun)
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floating debris, homeless, impoverished people
synonym: floating wreckage |
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Frentic (adj)
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frenzied, highly agitated
synonym: frantic |
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Glean (verb)
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to gather bit by bit
synonym: collect |
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Grouse (noun/verb)
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type of game bird (noun)
to complain (verb) synonym: gripe |
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Incarcerate (verb)
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to imprision, confine, jail
synonym: jailed |
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Incumbent (adj/noun)
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required (adj)
one who holds specific office at time spoken of (noun) synonym: mandatory (adj) |
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Jocular (adj)
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humorous, jolly, joking
synonym: witty |
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Ludicrous (adj)
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rediculous, laughable, absurd
synonym: preposterous |
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Mordant (adj)
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biting or caustic in thought, style, or manner; sharp or harsh
synonym: scathing |
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Nettle (noun/verb)
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prickly or stinging plant (noun)
to arouse displeasure, anger, or impatience, to irritate (verb) synonym: irk |
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Precuniary (adj)
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consisting of or measured in money, of or related to money
synonym: financial |
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Pusillanimous (adj)
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contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited
synonym: craven |
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Recumbent (adj)
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in a reclining position, lying down, in posture of one sleeping
synonym: inactive |
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Strategem (noun)
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a scheme to outwit or decieve opponent or to gain an end
synonym: trick |
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Acuity (noun)
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sharpness (also of mind or senses)
synonym: keenness |
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Delineate (verb)
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to portray, sketch, describe in accurate/vivid detail; represent pictorally
synonym: depict |
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Depraved (adj)
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marked by evil or corruption, devoid of moral principle
synonym: corrupt |
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Enervate (verb)
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to weaken or lessen the moral or physical vigor of
synonym: cripple, paralyze |
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Esoteric (adj)
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
synonym: cryptic |
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Fecund (adj)
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation, itellectuallyproductive
synonym: fertile |
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Fiat (noun)
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order or decree; command or act of will
synonym: edict |
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Figment (noun)
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fabrication of the mind; arbitrary notion
synonym: creation, invention |
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Garner (verb)
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to acquire as a result of effort, to gather and store away for future use
synonym: collect |
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Hallow (verb)
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set apart as holy or sacred; honor greatly, revere
synonym: bless |
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Idiosyncrasy (noun)
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peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
synonym: quirk, mannerism |
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Ignominy (noun)
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shame and disgrace
synonym: humiliation |
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Mundane (adj)
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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
synonyms: routine |
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Nuance (noun)
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a subtle or slight variation, shade of difference
synonym: shade, refinement |
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Overweening (adj)
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conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
synonym: arrogant |
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Penchant (noun)
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a strong attraction or inclination
synonym: propensity |
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Reputed (adj)
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according to reputation or general belief, alleged
synonym: supposed |
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Sophistry (noun)
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reasoning that seems plausible but is unsound; fallacy
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Sumptuous (adj)
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costly, rich, magnificent
synonym: lavish |
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Ubiquitous (adj)
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present or existing everywhere
synonym: universal, omnipresent |
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Abject (adj)
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degraded; contemptible; complete and unrelieved
synonym: complete, utter |
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Agnostic (noun/adj)
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic (noun)
without faith, skeptical (adj) synonym: doubter (noun) |
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Complicity (noun)
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involvement in wrongdoing; state of being an accomplice
synonym: connivance |
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Derelict (noun/adj)
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someone that is abandoned or neglected (noun)
left abandoned, neglectful of duty (adj) synonym: vagrant (noun), delinquent (adj) |
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Diatribe (noun)
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
synonym: tirade |
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Effigy (noun)
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a crude image of a despised person
synonym: figure **always preceded by in/an |
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Equity (noun)
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the state of being just, fair, or impartial; equal treatment
synonym: justice |
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Inane (adj)
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silly, empty of meaning or value
synonym: idiotic |
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Indictment (noun)
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act of accusing; formal accusation
synonym: accusation |
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Indubitable (adj)
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certain, not to be doubted or denied
synonym: indisputable |
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Intermittent (adj)
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stopping and beginning again
synonym: random, spasmodic |
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Moot (adj/verb/noun)
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open to discussion and debate, unresolved (adj)
to bring up for discussion (verb) hypotheticallaw case argued by students (noun) synonym: debatable (adj) |
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Motif (noun)
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principle idea, theme; repeated or dominant figure in a design
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Neophyte (noun)
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beginner, novice
synonym: rookie |
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Perspicacity (noun)
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keenness in observing or understanding
synonym: acuity |
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Plenary (adj)
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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute
synonym: complete **describes formal groups |
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Surveillance (noun)
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a watch kept over a person; careful, close observation
synonym: obsevation |
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Sylvan (adj)
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pertaining to forests; woody or wooded
synonym: forested |
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Testy (adj)
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easily irritated; characterized by impatience
synonym: irritable |
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Travesty (noun/verb)
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grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; diguise (noun)
ridicule by imitataing in a broad fashion (verb) synonym: parody, caricature |
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Allay (verb)
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to calm or pacify
synonym: alleviate |
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Bestial (adj)
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beastlike, beastly, brutal
synonym: animal |
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Convivial (adj)
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festive, sociable, having fun together
synonym: merry, fun-loving |
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Coterie (noun)
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circle of acquaintances; cose-knit group of people with common interests
synonym: clique |
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Counterpart (noun)
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person or thing closely resembling another; a complement
synonym: match |
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Demur (verb/noun)
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to object or take exception to (verb)
objection (noun) synonym: object to |
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Effrontery (noun)
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shameless boldness, impudence
synonym: nerve |
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Embellish (verb)
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to decorate, adorn, touch up, to improve by adding details
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Ephemeral (adj)
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lasting only a short time, short-lived
synonym: fleeting |
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Felicitous (adj)
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appropriate, well chosen, marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
synonym: fortunate |
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Furtive (adj)
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done slyly or stealthily; sneaky, secret, shifty
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Garish (adj)
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glaring, tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
synonym: flashy |
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Illusory (adj)
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misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
synonym: fanciful |
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Indigent (adj)
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needy, impoverished
synonym: penniless |
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Inordinate (adj)
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far too great; exceding resonable limits
synonym: extravagant |
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Jettison (verb)
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary
synonym: discard, abandon |
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Misanthrope (noun)
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a person that hates or despises people
synonym: people-hater |
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Pertinancious (adj)
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persistent, holding firmly to a course of actions or set of beliefs, hard to get rid of
synonym: stubborn, determined |
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Picayune (adj)
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of little value or importance; small-minded; concerned with small matters
synonym: trifling |
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Raiment (noun)
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clothing, garments
synonym: apparel |
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Allege (verb)
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to assert without proof or confirmation
synonym: claim |
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Arrant (adj)
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thoroughgoing; shameless, blatant
synonym: complete, total |
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Badinage (noun)
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Light and playful conversation
synonym: banter |
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Conciliate (verb)
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to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, to pacify; to reconcile
synonym: placate, to make peace with |
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Countermand (verb)
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to cancel or reverse an order or command
synonym: revoke |
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Echelon (noun)
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one of a series of grade in an organization; steplike formation or arrangement
synonym: rank, level |
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Exacerbate (verb)
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to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
synonym: worsen |
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Fatuous (adj)
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
synonym: silly |
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Irrefutable (adj)
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impossible to disprove; beyond argument
synonym: indisputable |
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Juggernaut (noun)
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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Lackadaisical (adj)
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lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted
synonym: indifferent |
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Litany (noun)
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a prayer consisting of short appeals to God, repetative chant, long list
synonym: long list |
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Macabre (adj)
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grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing
synonym: grotesque |
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Paucity (noun)
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inadequate quantity; scarcity
synonym: lack **followed by of |
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Portend (verb)
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to indicatethat something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
synonym: foreshadow |
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Raze (verb)
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to tear down, destroy completely
synonym: demolish |
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Recant (verb)
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to withdrawl a statement or belief to which one has previously been commited, renounce, retract
synonym: take back |
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Saturate (verb)
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to soak thoroughly, to satisfy fully, fill to capacity
synonym: drench, soak |
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Saturnine (adj)
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of gloomy or surely disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
synonym: sullen |
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Slough (verb/noun)
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to cast off, discard (verb)
state of depression (noun) synonym: shed |
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Acclamation (noun)
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shout of welcome, overwhelming verbal vote of approval
synonym: cheering |
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Bucolic (adj)
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characteristic of countryside, rural
synonym: rustic |
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Calumniate (verb)
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to slander; to accuse falsely
synonym: libel |
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Chary (adj)
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extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow
synonym: skittish |
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Collusion (noun)
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secret agreement or cooperation
synonym: conspiracy |
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Dilettante (noun/adj)
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dabbler in the arts; one who engages in activity in a amateurish or trifling way (noun)
superficial (adj) synonym: amateur |
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Imperturbable (adj)
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not easily excited, emotionally steady
synonym: serene, unexitable |
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Increment (noun)
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enlargement, increase, addition
synonym: gain |
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Mandate (noun/verb)
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authorative command, formal order (noun)
to issue such an order (verb) synonym: directive |
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Paltry (adj)
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trifling, insignificant, inferior, trashy
synonym: meager |
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Paroxysm (noun)
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a sudden outburst, a spasm, convusion
synonym: seizure |
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Pedantry (noun)
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pretentious display of knowledge; rigid attention to rules and details
synonym: nit-picking |
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Peregrination (noun)
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the act of traveling, excursion
synonym: journey |
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Redolent (adj)
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fragrant, smelling strongly, tending to arouse memories
synonym: aromatic |
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Refulgent (adj)
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shining, radiant
synonym: luminous |
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Shibboleth (noun)
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a word, expression, or custom that distiguishes a group of people
synonym: catchphrase |
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Tyro (noun)
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beginner or novice; one with little or no background or skill
synonym: neophyte |
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Unremitting (adj)
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not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
synonym: constant |
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Vacillate (verb)
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to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
synonym: fluctuate |
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Vituperative (adj)
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harshly abusive, severely scolding
synonym: abusive, insulting |
