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kith
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your friends and acquaintances
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overweening
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Presumptuously arrogant; overbearing
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jaunty
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lively
to walk with a jaunty step natty; smartly trim |
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odious
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highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting
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pejorative
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disparaging
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depravity
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moral corruption
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gourmet
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connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
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decrepit
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weakened by old age; feeble; infirm
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dastard
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a mean, sneaking coward
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defalcate
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to misuse funds; embezzle
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odium
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intense hatred or dislike
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irreverent
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showing no respect or reverence; disrespectful
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pious
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devout; reverent
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pluck
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courage
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vim
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lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality
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vaunt
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To speak boastfully of; brag about
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gaucherie
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lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness
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donnybrook
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an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all.
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unkempt
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not combed; messy
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sapience
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having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment
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impress
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to press or force into public service, as sailors
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recusant
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refusing to submit, comply
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humbug
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Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud
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outlandish
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Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre
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elocution
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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
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skinflint
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a mean, niggardly person; miser.
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provident
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having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future; frugal
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exegesis
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Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text
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prescient
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having foresight
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ignominious
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Marked by shame or disgrace
an ignominious retreat |
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voluble
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Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent
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unwholesome
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unhealthy; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being:
unwholesome food; unwholesome activities |
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vestige
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a visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
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harbinger
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one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
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bastion
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stronghold
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effulgent
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shining forth brilliantly; radiant
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sophomoric
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Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment
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rancor
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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satiety
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the state of being satiated; surfeit
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provincial
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Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered
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rueful
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feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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propitious
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favorable
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sallow
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of a sick, yellowish color
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miasmic
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a noxious atmosphere or influence
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sanctimonious
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Feigning piety or righteousness
excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" |
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robust
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strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous
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rotundity
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Rounded in figure; plump
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protean
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taking on different forms
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rudimentary
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Being imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic; primitive
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prevalent
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generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored
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wholesome
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conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial
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refine
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to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities
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pathological
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caused by or involving disease; morbid
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rein
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to restrain; curb; control
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prod
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to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad
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pertinacity
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persistence determination
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qualified
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modified, limited, or restricted in some way: a qualified endorsement
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absolute
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free from imperfection; complete; perfect
free from restriction or limitation; not limited in any way: absolute command; absolute freedom |
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boon
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blessing; benefit.
Antonynm: misfortune |
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rouse
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to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger
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scrappy
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Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative
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havoc
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Widespread destruction; devastation
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utter
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Complete; absolute; entire:
utter nonsense; utter darkness |
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shoal
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of little depth, as water; shallow
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decorous
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Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper
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badinage
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light, playful banter
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embolden
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to make bold; encourage
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estrangement
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To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate
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cow
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to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe
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lull
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to make calm or quiet
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noncontemporaneous
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not occuring in the same period of time
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flounder
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To move or act clumsily and in confusion
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roil
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To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment; to disturb or irritate
Antonym: settle |
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indict
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To accuse of wrongdoing; charge
Antonym: exculpate |
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pan
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to criticize severely, as in a review of a play
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peremptory
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Putting an end to all debate or action:
a peremptory decree |
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impel
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to drive forward; propel
Antonym: extract |
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slipshod
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careless, untidy, or slovenly
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paean
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a formal expression of praise
song of joyful praise or exultation |
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concerted
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carried out by people acting together
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unscrupulousness
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lack of scruples; dishonest
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chromatic
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pertaining to colors
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pontificate
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To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way
Antonym: speak modestly |
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controvert
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to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose
Antonym: substantiate |
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abrade
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To wear down or rub away by friction; erode
Antonym: augment |
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apologist
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A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution.
Antonym: detractor |
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procrastination
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put off till another day or time; defer; delay
Antonym: allegiance |
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rite
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an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
Antonym: improvise act |
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anhydrous
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without water
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors
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forensic
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Relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation
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offal
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garbage
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continent
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restrained from sexual desires
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patina
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green coating that forms on bronze over a period of time
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unwitting
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inadvertent; unintentional; accidental:
His insult, though unwitting, pained her. |
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viable
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capable of living;
practical Antonym: moribund |
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untenable
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indefensible; that cannot be supported or maintained against objection
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salutatory
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an opening or welcome statement
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valedictory
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bidding good-bye; saying farewell
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succulent
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full of juice or sap; juicy
Highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable : a succulent bit of gossip |
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unseemly
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improper; in poor taste
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sententious
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terse and energetic in expression; pithy
Antonym: verbose |
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vanguard
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the foremost position in an army or fleet advancing into battle
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venial
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easily excused or forgiven; pardonable: a venial offense.
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traduce
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slander or misrepresent
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doting
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excessively fond
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inanity
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silliness
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punctilio
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a fine point of etiquette
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cavalcade
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a procession of people traveling on horseback
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drake
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male duck
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gaggle
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a flock of geese
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gander
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male goose
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pride
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a group of lions
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aquiline
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like an eagle
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equine
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like a horse
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porcine
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like a pig
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insidious
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working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner:
insidious rumors; an insidious disease |
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incendiary
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tending to inflame; inflammatory; arousing to action or rebellion
: an incendiary speech involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire" |
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imprudent
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not prudent or wise
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conducive
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tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable
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tonic
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a medicine that invigorates or strengthens
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pariah
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outcast
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arbitrary
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having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical
an arbitrary government. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle |
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affront
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To insult intentionally, especially openly.
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stygian
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dark and dismal
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stilted
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Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff
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delude
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to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies)
Example: She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her. |
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extemporize
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To do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice; improvise
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paradigmatic
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relating to standard or typical example
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swatch
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sample patch of cloth/fabric
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bouquet
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a bunch of flowers; nosegay
the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs |
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dote
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To show excessive fondness or love:
parents who dote on their only child |
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undergird
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To support or strengthen from beneath; secure
undergird a ship |
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cavalier
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Showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive
rash a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others. |
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solder
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to join closely and intimately
Antonym: breach |
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breach
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To make a hole or gap in; break through
to break or violate (an agreement) |
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allusive
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characterized by indirect references
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wallow
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To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel: to wallow in luxury; |
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loath
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unwilling or reluctant; disinclined
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listless
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lacking energy; lethargic; indifferent
He was listless and bored. |
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disrepute
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bad reputation; low favor
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exasperate
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to make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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nonchalant
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unconcerned or indifferent; casual
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orison
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a prayer
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onus
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A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
The onus was on the defense attorney. The onus is on him to prove his theory. |
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adumbrate
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to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch
to foreshadow |
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asseverate
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to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
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entreat
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ask for or request earnestly; implore; beg
to entreat the judge for mercy. |
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apothecary
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one that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist
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floe
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a mass or sheet of floating ice
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titillate
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to excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy
tickle |
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flagellation
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beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
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aerate
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To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air
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effusive
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unduly demonstrative;
unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: an effusive manner. profuse; overflowing: effusive praise |
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stalactite
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a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
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temperamental
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moody, irritable, or sensitive
unpredictable |
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decamp
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to depart secretly or suddenly
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palliate
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to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible:
ineffable joy. |
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unfathomable
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difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible:
unfathomable theories difficult or impossible to measure : the unfathomable depths |
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countermand
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to cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order)
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abase
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degrade; humble; humiliate; to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
He abased his colleague by critizing him in front of the boss. |
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orotund
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pompous or bombastic
orotund talk |
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panache
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flair; flamboyance in style or action; verve
Mike has such panache when planning parties. |
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inexorable
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inflexible; unyielding
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knell
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sound of funeral bell; omen of death
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incarnadine
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blood-red in color
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investiture
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ceremony conveying authority
Napolean's investiture |
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languid
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lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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malediction
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curse; a wish of evil upon another
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repose
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rest; calm; peacefulness; leisure; relaxation
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dysphemism
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the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one
Antonym: euphemism |
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flippant
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marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert
lacking in seriousness |
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overt
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open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret
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veer
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To alter the direction of; turn
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ensconce
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To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably:
She ensconced herself in an armchair. to place or conceal in a secure place He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop. |
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brusque
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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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oeuvres
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a work of art
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chintzy
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cheap, inferior, or gaudy
stingy; miserly |
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reprobation
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disapproval, condemnation, or censure
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synergic
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cooperative
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bristle
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To react in an angry or offended manner;
The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism. |
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personable
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pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
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mire
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to sink or become stuck in mire (mud)
To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire |
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conceptual
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relating to a general notion or idea
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byzantine
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highly complicated; intricate and involved:
a bill to simplify the byzantine tax structure. |
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meek
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showing patience and humility; gentle
overly submissive |
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infirm
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Weak in body, especially from old age or disease; feeble
lacking firmness; irresolute |
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abnegate
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to give up (rights, claims); renounce
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serried
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Pressed or crowded together, especially in rows:
troops in serried ranks |
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competent
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properly or sufficiently qualified; capable
Antonym: banal |
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buck
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to resist or oppose obstinately; object strongly to
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mean
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low in status, rank, or dignity: mean servitors
inferior in grade, quality, or character: no mean reward penurious, stingy, or miserly: a person who is mean about money. |
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exacting
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making severe demands; rigorous: an exacting instructor
requiring great care, effort, or attention: an exacting task |
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coarse
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lacking delicacy, taste, or refinement; unpolished
composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand |
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rescission
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act of rescinding
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meld
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to cause to merge; blend
a professional position that seemed to meld all his training |
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circumlocution
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the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language; roundabout
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volition
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the act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision
She left of her own volition. |
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excrete
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to separate and discharge (waste matter) from the blood, tissues, or organs
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circumvention
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to go around or bypass:
He circumvented the real issues. to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap: to circumvent a body of enemy troops. Antonym: direct encounter |
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preposterous
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absurd; senseless; utterly foolish
Antonym: commonsensical |
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disgorge
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to bring up and expel from the throat or stomach; vomit
Antonym: swallow |
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harbor
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to give shelter to; offer refuge to
Antonym: evict |
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stratify
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to develop different levels of caste, class, privilege, or status
Antonym: homogenize |
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exotic
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from another part of the world; foreign
Antonym: indigenous |
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dogma
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a system of principles or tenets, as of a church
Antonym: heresy |
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peevish
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easily made angry; irritable
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spleen
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resentful anger; ill humor, peevish temper
vent one's spleen Antonym: goodwill |
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purlieu
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a place that one frequents
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protuberant
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swelling outward; bulging
Antonym: depressed |
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stipulation
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a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract
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rankle
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to irritate or make angry
His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days. |
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ingenuity
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the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness
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opacity
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mental dullness
Antonym: perspcuity |
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septic
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infected
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lurch
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move slowly and unsteadily:
The truck lurched down the road. move abruptly: The ship suddenly lurched to the left. |
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detritus
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any disintegrated material; debris
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gild
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To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to
to cover with gold Antonym: represent accurately |
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pandemic
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widespread; general
pandemic fear of atomic war |
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inclement
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severe, rough, or harsh; stormy
not kind or merciful |
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balmy
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mild and pleasant; soft; smoothing
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spiny
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covered with spines
difficult; troublesome A spiny problem Antonym: smooth |
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obstructionist
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a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress (especially legislative issues)
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intemperate
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Not temperate or moderate; excessive; subject to extremes
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stifle
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to quell, crush, or end by force : to stfile a revolt
to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn Antonym: foment |
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subvert
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to overthrow or ruin completely
subvert a government |
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commencement
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the beginning:
the commencement of hostilities |
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apocrypha
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writings, statements, etc., of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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meteoric
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similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or brevity; rapid and often only lasting a short time
a meteoric rise to fame |
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torridness
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intensely hot: the torrid noonday sun
Passionate; ardent: a torrid love scene hurried; rapid: set a torrid pace; |
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emboss
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to cause to bulge out; make protuberant
Antonym: flatten out |
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conversance
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the state of being conversant; familiarity.
conversant with Spanish history |
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distension
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the act of expanding by pressure from within; act of distending
Antonym: compression |
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corrugated
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wrinkled; furrowed;
to become shaped into such folds or ridges and grooves Antonym: smooth |
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furrowed
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having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
Antonym: smooth |
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revere
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to regard with awe, deference, and devotion
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avid
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enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen:
an avid moviegoer |
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arrhythmic
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Lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm
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verisimilar
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appearing to be true or real; probable
Antonym: implausible |
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integrity
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the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished:
to preserve the integrity of the empire soundness of moral character; honesty |
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teetotalism
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abstaining from alcohol
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incense
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make angry; enrage
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exactitude
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the quality of being exact; exactness; preciseness; accuracy
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lucubration
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laborious study or meditation
Antonym: cursory consideration |
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judiciousness
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showing good judgment; discreet, prudent, or politic:
judicious use of one's money |
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indiscretion
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Lack of discretion; injudiciousness; imprudence
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mongrel
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mixed breed
Antonym: purebred |
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inconsonant
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lacking harmony, agreement, or compatibility; discordant
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riven
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rent or split apart
Stones that rive easily. Antonym: intact |
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tempestuous
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tumultuous; turbulent; very stormy
a tempestuous period in history |
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slew
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a large number or quantity
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exude
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to give off (eg sweat) or show (a quality etc) strongly
Antonym: absorb |
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potable
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fit or suitable for drinking: potable water
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indurate
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to become hard; harden:
Cold indurates the soil. to inure; accustom: to indurate oneself to privation and suffering. |
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excavate
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to make hollow by removing the inner part
Antonym: fill in |
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arcane
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known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric
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evince
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to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest: evince distaste by grimacing.
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accrete
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to grow or increase gradually, as by addition.
Antonym: wear away |
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sate
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to satisfy fully
to fill to excess; surfeit; glut |
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disposed
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having a certain inclination or disposition; inclined
Antonym: disinclined |
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appreciable
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possible to estimate, measure, or perceive:
appreciable changes in temperature Antonym: imperceptible |
