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plummet

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v.
to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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adj.
controversial; argumentative

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abscond

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v.
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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acumen

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n.
quick, keen or accurate knowledge or insight

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adulation

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n.
excessive praise; intense adoration

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adulterate

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v.
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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aggrandize

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v.
to increase in intesnsity, power or prestige

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alacrity

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n.
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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amalgamate

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v.
to combine several elements into a whole

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ameliorate

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v.
to make better or more tolerable

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approbation

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n.
an expression of approval or praise

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ascetic

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n.
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of
religious devotion

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assuage

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v.
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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austere

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adj.
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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aver

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v.
to state as a fact; to confirm or support

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axiom

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n.
a universally recognized principle

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axiomatic

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adj.
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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bolster

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v.
to provide support or reinforcement

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bombast

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n.
self important or pompous in writing or speech

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bombastic

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adj.
pompous; grandiloquent

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bucolic

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adj.
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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burgeon

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v.
to grow rapidly or flourish

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canon

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n.
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious
in nature

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canonical

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adj.
following or in agreement with accepted, traditiona standards

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castigation

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n.
severe criticism or punishment

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caustic

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adj.
burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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censure

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v.
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chary

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adj.
wary; cautious; sparing

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chicanery

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n.
trickery or subterfuge

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cogent

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adj.
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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complaisance

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n.
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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contrite

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adj.
regretful; pentinent; seeking forgiveness

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credulous

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adj.
tending to believe too readily; gullible

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culpable

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adj.
deserving blame

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cynicism

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n.
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by
selfishness

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decorum

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n.
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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demur

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v.
to question or oppose

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derision

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n.
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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diatribe

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n.
a harsh denunciation

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didactic

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adj.
intended to teach or instruct

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dilettante

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n.
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a
branch of knowledge

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disabuse

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v.
to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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adj.
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparage

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v.
to slight or belittle

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disparate

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adj.
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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dissemble

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v.
to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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dogmatic

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adj.
stubbornly opinionated

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ebullience

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adj.
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and
feelings

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eccentric

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adj.
departing from norms or conventions

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eclectic

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adj.
composed of elements drawn from various sources

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effrontery

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n.
extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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elegy

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n.
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

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emollient

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adj.
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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empirical

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adj.
based on observation or experiment

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endemic

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adj.
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region
or people

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enervate

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v.
to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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enigmatic

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adj.
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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ephemeral

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adj.
brief; fleeting

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equivocate

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v.
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite

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adj.
very learned; scholarly

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esoteric

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adj.
intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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evanescent

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adj.
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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exculpate

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v.
exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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adj.
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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exonerate

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v.
to remove blame

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extemporaneous

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adj.
improvised; done without preparation

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facetious

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adj.
playful; humorous

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fallacy

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n.
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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filibuster

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n.
intentional obstruction, especialy using prolonged speechmaking to
delay legislative action

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flout

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v.
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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fulminate

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v.
to loudly attack or denounce

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garrulous

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adj.
pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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germane

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adj.
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject manner

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glib

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adj.
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth;
superficial

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grandiloquence

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n.
pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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adj.
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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adj.
calm and peaceful

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harangue

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v.
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

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hegemony

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n.
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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heretical

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adj.
vioating accepted dogma or convention

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hubris

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n.
arrogant presumption or pride

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iconoclast

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n.
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or
institutions

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idolatrous

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adj.
given to intense or excessivedeviotion to something

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immutable

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adj.
not capable of change

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impassive

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adj.
revealing no emotion

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impecunious

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adj.
lacking funds; without money

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imperturbable

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adj.
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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impetuous

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adj.
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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impunity

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n.
immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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adj.
in an initial stage; not fully formed

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incipient

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adj.
beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert

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adj.
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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ingenuous

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adj.
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inimical

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adj.
damaging; harmful; injurious

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innocuous

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adj.
harmless; causing no damage

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insipid

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adj.
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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intractable

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adj.
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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intransigent

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adj.
refusing to compromise

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intrepid

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adj.
steadfast and courageous

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inured

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adj.
accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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inveigle

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v.
to obtrain by deception or flattery

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irascible

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adj.
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laconic

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adj.
using few words; terse

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lucid

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adj.
clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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n.
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially
in forgiving

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maverick

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n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or
party

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mendacity

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n.
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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mercurial

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adj.
characterized by rapid and unpredictabe change in mood

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misanthrope

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n.
one who hates all other humans

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mitigate

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v.
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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mollify

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v.
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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nascent

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adj.
coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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adj.
vagues; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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n.
a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words
or senses

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neophyte

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n.
a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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noxious

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adj.
harmful; injurious

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obdurate

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adj.
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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obfuscate

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v.
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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obsequious

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adj.
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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obtuse

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adj.
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or
expression

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obviate

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v.
to anticipate and make unnecessary

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occlude

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v.
to obstruct or block

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onerous

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adj.
troubling; burdensome

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opaque

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adj.
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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opprobrium

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n.
disgrace; contempt; scorn

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paean

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n.
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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pedagogy

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n.
the art or profession of training, teaching or instructing

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pedantic

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adj;
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and
formal rules

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penury

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n.
poverty; destitution

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percursor

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n.
one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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perennial

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adj.
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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n.
intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perfunctory

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adj.
cursory; done without care or interest

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pernicious

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adj.
extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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pernurious

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adj.
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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perspicacious

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adj.
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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peruse

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v.
to examine with great care

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pervade

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v.
to permeate throughout

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pervasive

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adj.
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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phlegmatic

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adj.
calm; sluggish; unemotional

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pith

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n.
the essential or central part

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pithy

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adj.
precise and brief

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platitude

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n.
a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful

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pragmatic

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adj.
practical rather than idealistic

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prattle

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v.
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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v.
to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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preen

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v.
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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prescience

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n.
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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presumptuous

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adj.
overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking
liberties

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prevaricate

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v.
to deliberatey avoid the truth; to mislead

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probity

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adj.
adherence to highest principles; uprightness

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proclivity

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n.
a natural predisposition or inclination

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prodigal

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adj.
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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prodigious

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adj.
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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profligate

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adj.
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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proliferate

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v.
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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prolific

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adj.
producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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propensity

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n.
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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prosaic

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adj.
dull; unimaginative

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putrefy

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v.
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

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quaff

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v.
to drink deeply

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qualms

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n.
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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querulous

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adj.
prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome

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quixotic

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adj.
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideas

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quotididan

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adj.
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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rancorous

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adj.
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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rarefy

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v.
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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recalcitrant

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adj.
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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recant

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v.
to retract, especially a previously held belief

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recondite

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adj.
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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redoubtable

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adj.
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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refulgent

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adj.
radiant; shiny; brilliant

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relegate

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v.
to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position

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renege

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v.
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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repudiate

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v.
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

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rhetoric

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n.
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and
persuasion

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salubrious

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adj.
promoting health or well-being

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sanction

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n.
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce
compliance

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satire

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n.
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through
humor or derision

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sedulous

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adj.
diligent; persistent; hard-working

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shard

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n.
a piece of broken pottery or glass

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive; eager

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solvent

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adj.
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another
substance

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soporific

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adj.
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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specious

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adj.
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly
attractive

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spendthrift

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n.
one who spends money wastefully

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spurious

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adj.
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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stoic

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adj.
indifferent to or unaffected by pleaure or pain; steadfast

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stupefy

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v.
to stun, baffle or amaze

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stymie

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v.
to block; thwart

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supplant

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v.
to take the place of; supercede

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surfeit

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v.
excess; overindulgence

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synthesis

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n.
the combination of parts to make a whole

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tacit

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adj.
implied; not explicitly stated

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tenacity

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n.
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

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tenuous

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adj.
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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torpid

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adj.
lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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torque

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n.
a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adj.
winding; twisting; excessively complicated

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tout

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v.
to publicly praise or promote

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transient

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adj.
fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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trenchant

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adj.
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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truculent

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adj.
fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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unfeigned

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adj.
genuine; not false or hypocritical

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untenable

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adj.
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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urbane

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adj.
sophisticated;; refined; elegant

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variegated

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adj.
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different
color

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vilify

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v.
to defame; to characterize harshly

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virulent

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adj.
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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viscous

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adj.
thick; sticky

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vituperate

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v.
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or
abusively; berate

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voracious

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adj.
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous