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superficial

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insubstantial or insignificant

concerned with only what is on the surface or obvious

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emaciation

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becoming extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation

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minatory

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menacing or threatening

He was often observed peeping through the bars of a gate and making minatory gestures with his small forefinger while he scolded the sheep with an inarticulate burr, intended to strike terror into their astonished minds.

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epithet

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a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

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repugnant

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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive

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viscid

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sticky; adhesive; viscous

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odium

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strong dislike, contempt, or aversion

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insuperable

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incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier

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prolific

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highly fruitful; highly productive

prolific writer

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ignoble

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not noble; base; inferior

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hover

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waver; falter; pause

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presumption

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impertinent boldness

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hirsute

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hairy; shaggy

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prolix

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long and wordy

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hibernal

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pertaining to winter

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obloquy

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slander; calumny; aspersion

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cadaverous

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thin; pale; like a corpse

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nebulous

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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy

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hummock

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small hill

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profane

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Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred; secular

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illusive

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illusory; causing illusion; deceptive; misleading

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prodigious

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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force; enormous

a prodigious research grant.

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perigee

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The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited

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pernicious

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Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
: a pernicious virus.

Causing great harm; destructive: pernicious rumors.

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haggard

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appearing worn and exhausted; gaunt.

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lax

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not strict or severe; careless or negligent

lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.

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pertinacious

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Holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion, or course of action

stubbornly persistent

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gratuitous

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Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified:
gratuitous criticism

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grisly

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horrible; gruesome

a grisly murder

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martial

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inclined or disposed to war; warlike

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livid

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Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.

extremely angry

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inordinate

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excessive; disproportionate

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limpid

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clear; transparent; lucid

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pert

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boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent

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lechery

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lewdness

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impecunious

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having little or no money; penniless; poor

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congenital

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Existing at or before birth usually through heredity, as a disorder.

congenital deafness

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mundane

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of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly
secular

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recourse

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assistance from; turn to for help

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effulgent

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shining forth brilliantly; radiant

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acerbic

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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism

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astringent

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Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: astringent remarks

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ossify

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harden into bone; cease to develop or progress; become rigid

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iniquitous

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wicked; sinful

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renegade

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one who deserts from a cause or group ; traitor

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proselyte

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recent convert to a religion.

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superfluous

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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

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flay

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to strip off the skin;

to assail with stinging criticism

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truculent

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fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.

his truculent criticism of her work

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magnanimity

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noble and generous in spirit

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agrarian

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concerning land, farming

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platitudinous

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commonplace; trite

At the farewell function, the dignitary's address to the young graduates was platitudinous, offering no new words of wisdom but common knowledge.

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impertinent

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impudent or rude

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affable

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friendly; pleasant

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sextant

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a navigational instrument

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convivial

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friendly; agreeable

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stock

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repeated too often; routine

a stock answer

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occult

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hidden and difficult to see;

supernatural

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garble

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to mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible; scramble

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interplay

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interaction

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extenuate

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to represent as less serious, especially by providing excuses;

to extenuate a crime

extenuating- partially excusing or justifying
extenuating circumstances

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dissipation

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dispersion

wasteful expenditure or consumption

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harrow

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To inflict great distress or torment on; to disturb

to desoil

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nice

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precise

a nice job

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dereliction

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deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence

dereliction of duty

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cloudburst

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a sudden and very heavy rainfall

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gust

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a sudden, strong blast of wind

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summarily

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in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; without delay

the suspected spy was summarily executed

without notice; precipitately

to be dismissed summarily from one's job.

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stolid

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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive

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idyll

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A carefree episode or experience:

a summer idyll on the coast of France.

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rumination

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The act of pondering; meditation

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veritable

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real, authentic, genuine

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mettle

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courage and fortitude; troops who showed their mettle in combat

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denunciation

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public censure or condemnation

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heavy-handedness

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clusmy; awkward

oppressive; harsh

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venal

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open to bribery; mercenary; corruptible

a venal police officer.

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taut

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Pulled or drawn tight; not slack

emotionally or mentally strained

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disinter

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To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume

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benevolence

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desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness:

to be filled with benevolence toward one's fellow creatures.

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liberality

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the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.

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despotic

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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical

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quaff

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To drink (a beverage) heartily:

quaffed the ale with gusto

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mince

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To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness

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porter

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a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

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lien

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The right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt or duty

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totality

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The quality or state of being total:
appalled by the totality of the destruction

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idealist

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One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations.

One who is unrealistic and impractical; a visionary.

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superintend

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To oversee and direct; supervise

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ail

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To feel ill or have pain

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amphibious

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living or able to live both on land and in water

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sidereal

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Of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations; stellar

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table

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To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.

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rent

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to separate into parts with force or violence

The storm rent the ship to pieces

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tenuous

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Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands.

Having a thin consistency; dilute.

Having little substance; flimsy: a tenuous argument

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prudish

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excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc..

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waft

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To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift

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meander

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To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction

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finicky

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excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.

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moralistic

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narrowly and conventionally moral

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poseur

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One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others

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solicitous

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Anxious or concerned: a solicitous parent

Extremely careful; meticulous:
solicitous in matters of behavior

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scrutinize

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observe intently;
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention

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vitiate

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to debase; corrupt;

to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil

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espouse

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to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause

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mettlesome

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spirited; courageous

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feckless

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ineffective; incompetent; futile:

feckless attempts to repair the plumbing

Careless and irresponsible

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foolhardy

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Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash

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commingle

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to mix or mingle together; combine

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univocal

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having only one meaning; unambiguous

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obtuse

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Lacking quickness of perception or intellect

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congruent

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Corresponding; congruous; agreeing

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transmute

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To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform:
Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold.

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quarry

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to obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting

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outset

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the beginning or start:

I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.

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scurvy

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contemptible; despicable; mean

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beyond reproach

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So good as to preclude any possibility of criticism

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pith

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the important or essential part; essence; core; heart: the pith of the matter.