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abdicate

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to give up a position, right or power

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abeyance

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temproary suppression or supension

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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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amortize

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to diminish by installment payments

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anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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apocryphal

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questionable authority

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approbation

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approval and praise

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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arrogate

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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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assail

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to attack; assault

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augury

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prophecy; prediction of events

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axiom

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premise; self-evident truth

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bevy

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group

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bilk

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to cheat; defraud

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blight

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to afflict; destroy

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blithe

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joyful; cheerful; without appropriate thought

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bonhomie

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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boor

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crude person, one lacking manners or taste

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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calumny

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a false and malicious accusaion; mistrepresentation

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cloying

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sickly sweet; excessive

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contumacious

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rebellious

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cosset

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to pamper; treat with great care

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deference

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respect; courtesy

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demur

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to express doubts or objections

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doctrinaire

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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

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dupe

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

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ebullient

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exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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effigy

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

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epicure

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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eschew

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to shun; to avoid

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fecund

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fertile; fruitful; productive

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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fractious

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unruly; rebellious

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furtive

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secret; stealthy

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glib

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fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

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hegemony

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the domination of one state or group over its allies

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idiosyncrasy

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peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

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ignoble

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having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

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impetuous

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impulsive

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imprecation

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curse

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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inculcate

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to teach; impress the mind

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ingratiate

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to gain favor with another by beliberate effort; to seek to please someone to gain an advantage

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inure

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to become used to

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invidious

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envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill will

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jettison

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to discard

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jingoism

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support of one's country

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judicious

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sensible; showing good judgment

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lachrymose

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tearful

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languid

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lacking energy; indifferent

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latent

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potential that isnt readily apparent

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leery

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suspicious

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legerdemain

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trickery

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levity

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inappropriate lack of seriously; overly casual

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limpid

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clear; transparent

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lissome

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easily flexed; limber; agine

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mannered

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artificial or stilted in character

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militate

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to operate against; work against

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mirth

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frivolity; laughter

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nadir

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lowest point

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noisome

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stinking; putrid

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obviate

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to prevent; make unnecessary

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officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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opine

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to express an opinion

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orotund

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pompous

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ostensible

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apparent

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palliate

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to make less serious; ease

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pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

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parley

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discussion between enemies

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parry

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to ward off or deflect by a quick witted answer

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pastiche

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piece of music imitating other works

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pejorative

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bad connotations; disparaging

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perspicacious

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shrewd, astute, keen-witted

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philistine

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

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phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temperament

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plebeian

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crude or coarse; characteristic of a commoner

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politic

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diplomatic; practical in dealing with things

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posit

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to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation

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potentate

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a monarch or ruler with power

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prescient

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having foresight

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probidy

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honesty

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proclivity

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predisposition; natural inclination

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prodigal

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lavish; wasteful

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profligate

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corrupt; degenerate

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pulchritude

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beauty

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querulous

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inclined to complain; irritable

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raconteur

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skillful storyteller

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redress

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relief from wrong or injury

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repose

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relaxation; leisure

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requite

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to return or repay

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ribald

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humorous in a vulgar war

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sagacious

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shrewd; wise

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salient

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prominent; notable significance

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sanguine

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optimistic

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sardonic

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cynical; scornfully mocking

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sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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seraphic

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angelic; sweet

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sinecure

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a well paying job that requires little work

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sobriquet

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nickname

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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sully

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to tarnish; taint

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surfeit

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excessive amount

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sycophant

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self-serving flatterer; suck up

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tangential

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digressing; diverting

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tawdry

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gaudy, cheap, showy

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toady

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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

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trenchant

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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful; effective

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turgid

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swollen; bloated

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tyro

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beginner; novice

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umbrage

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offense; resentment

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usury

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lending a lot of money

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vicissitude

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change or variation

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vituperate

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abuse verbally; berate

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voluble

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talkative; speaking easily

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wan

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sickly pale

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winsome

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charming; happily engaging

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wizened

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wrinkled; withered

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yoke

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to join together