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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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Deviating from the proper or expected course.
Deviating from what is normal; untrue to type. |
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
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admonish
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warn, reprove
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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artistic
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aggregate
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gather, accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness, eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine, unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body, state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal, irregular
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antipathy
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Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime opponents or rivals
Extreme hostility and dislike |
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apathy
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lack or caring, indifference
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appease
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pacify or soother, relieve
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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An expression of warm approval; praise.
Official approval. |
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appropriate
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acquire, take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
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hard, stenuous
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artless
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1.without guile, open and honest
2.Free of artificiality; natural 3.Of a plain and unsophisticated nature |
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial, austere
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen (pain), satisty (hunger), soother (anger)
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attenuate
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make thinner, weaken or lessen ( in density, force, degree)
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audacious
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daring, bold
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austere
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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave
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autonomous
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self-governing
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aver
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assert confidently or declare
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banal
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hackneyed, commonplate, trite, lacking originality
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belie
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contradict, give a false impression
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beneficent
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kindly, doing good
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bolster
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support, reinforce
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bombastic
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pompous, using inflated language
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boorish
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rude, insensitive
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burgeon
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grow forth, send out buds
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burnish
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make shiny by rubbing, polish
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buttress
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support, prop up
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cacophonous
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discordant, inharmonious
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capricious
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1. Determined or marked by whim or caprice rather than reason; arbitrary
2. Following no predictable pattern |
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castigation
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punishment, severe criticism
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catalyst
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agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged, person or thing that causes action
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caustic
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burning, sarcastically biting
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chicanery
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trickery, deception
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coagulate
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thicken, congeal, clot
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition, something that summarizes or concludes
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cogent
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convincing
Based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence |
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent or degree or amount, proportionate
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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complaisant
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trying to please, overly polite, obliging
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compliant
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yielding, conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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condone
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overlook, forgive, give tacit approval, excuse
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confound
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confuse, puzzle
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connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of something, a lover of an art
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contention
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claim, thesis
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contentious
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Given to arguing
Having or showing an eagerness to fight Inclined to act in a hostile way |
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contrite
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Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
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conundrum
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riddle, difficult problem
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converge
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approach, tend to meet, come together
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convoluted
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coiled around, involved, intricate
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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To abate the courage of; discourage
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decorum
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propriety, orderliness and good taste in manners, proper manners
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
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To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
To represent pictorially; depict. To depict in words or gestures; describe |
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denigrate
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To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame
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deride
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ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal, obtained from another source
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desiccate
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To dry out thoroughly.
To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See synonyms at dry. To make dry, dull, or lifeless. |
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desultory
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aimless, haphazard, disgressing at random
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deterrent
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something that discourages, hindrance
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diatribe
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bitter scolding, invective
A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation |
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dichotomy
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split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffuse
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wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas)
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression, undeceive
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant, having insight
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discordant
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not harmonious, conflicting
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discredit
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defame, destroy confidence in, disbelieve
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency, difference
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discrete
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separate, unconnected, consisting of distinct parts
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disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor, insincere
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking coherence, separated at the joints
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dismiss
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eliminate from consideration, reject
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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basically different, unrelated
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dissemble
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To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
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disseminate
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distribute, spread, scatter (like seeds)
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dissolution
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disintegration, looseness in morals
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dissonance
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discord, opposite of harmony
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distend
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expand, swell out
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distill
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purify, refine, concentrate
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diverge
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vary, go in different directions from the same point
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divest
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strip, deprive
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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dormant
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sleeping, lethargic, latent
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling. |
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eclectic
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selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
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impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, presumptuousness
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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embellish
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adorn, ornament, enhance (as a story)
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empirical
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based on experience
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emulate
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imitate, rival
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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To bring into existence
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enhance
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increase, improve
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament, composure
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equivocate
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To use evasive or deliberately vague language
To stray from truthfulness or sincerity |
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand, known only to the chosen few
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eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
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worsen, embitter
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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urgent situation, pressing needs or demands, state of requiring immediate attention
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extrapolation
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(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
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facetious
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joking (often inappropriately), humorous
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facilitate
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help bring about, make less difficult
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fallacious
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false, misleading
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fatuous
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Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way
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fawning
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trying to please by behaving flattering or cringing
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felicitous
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apt, suitably expressed, well chosen
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fervor
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glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
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flag
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To hang limply; droop
To signal with or as if with a flag |
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject, mock, show contempt for
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
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thrift, economy
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futile
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useless, hopeless, ineffectual
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech. |
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goad
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urge on
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent
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pompous, bombastic, using high-sounding language
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gregarious
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sociable
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guileless
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without deceit
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gullible
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easily deceived
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harangue
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long, passionate, and vehement speech
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
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worship of idols, excessive admiration
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure, hurt
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impassive
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without feeling, imperturbable, stoical
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impede
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hinder, block
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impermeable
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impervious, not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
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calm, placid
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impervious
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impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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implicit
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Implied or understood though not directly expressed
Having no doubts or reservations |
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implode
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burst inward
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inadvertently
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unintentionaly, by oversight or carelessly
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inchoate
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recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
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incongruity
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lack of harmony, absurdity
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inconsequential
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insignificant, unimportant
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incorporate
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introduce something into a larger whole, combine, unite
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indeterminate
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uncertain, not clearly fixed, indefinite
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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inert
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inactive, lacking power to move
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ingenuous
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Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless
Openly straightforward or frank; candid |
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensible
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unconscious, unresponsive
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insinuate
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hint, imply, creep in
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insipid
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lacking in flavor, dull
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness, isolation
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intractable
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unruly, stubborn, unyielding
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise, stubborness
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inundate
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overwhelm, flood, submerge
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inured
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To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom: “Though the food became no more palatable, he soon became sufficiently inured to it” (John Barth).
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invective
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Harsh, often insulting language, verbal abuse
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irascible
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irritable, easily angered
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act, weak
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itinerary
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plan of a trip
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laconic
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brief and to the point
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise |
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lassitude
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languor, weariness
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latent
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potential but undeveloped, dormant, hidden
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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drowsy, dull
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity.
Inconstancy; changeableness. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy |
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log
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record of a voyage or flight, record of day-to-day activities
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood, clear, intelligible
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luminous
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shining, issuing light
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding, impressionable
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maverick
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rebel, nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying, habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change in form
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meticulous
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excessively careful, painstaking, scrupulous
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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appease, moderate
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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ill-humored, sullen, melancholy
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual, every-day
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negate
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cancel out, nullify, deny
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neophyte
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recent convert, beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive, servile, sycophantic
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obviate
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make unnecessary, get rid of
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occlude
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shut, close
prevent the passage of |
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officious
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meddlesome, excessively pushy in offering one's services
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy, vilification
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oscillate
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vibrate pendulumlike, waver
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious, trying to attract attention
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paragon
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model of perfection
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partisan
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one-sided, prejudiced, committed to a party
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pathological
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pertaining to disease
Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive |
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paucity
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scarcity
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pedantic
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Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
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penchant
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strong inclination, liking
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penury
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severe poverty, stinginess
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perennial
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something long-lasting
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perfidious
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treacherous, disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial, not thorough, lacking interest or care or enthusiasm
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permeable
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penetrable, porous, alowing liquids or gas to pass through
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm, not easily disturbed
unemotional |
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piety
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devoutness, reverence for God
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placate
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pacify, conciliate
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite remark, commonplace statement
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plethora
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excess, overadundance
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plummet
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fall sharply
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porous
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full of pores, like a sieve
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pragmatic
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practical (as opposed to idealistic), concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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precipitate
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To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly |
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precursor
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forerunner
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presumptuous
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arrogant, taking liberties
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prevaricate
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lie
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times, primitive, unspoiled
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probity
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uprightness, incorruptibility
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problematic
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doubtful, unsettled, questionable, perplexing
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prodigal
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wasteful, reckless with money
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profound
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deep, not superficial, complete
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prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something, inclined to prevent or forbid
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proliferate
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grow rapidly, spread, multiple
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propensity
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natural inclination
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propitiate
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appease
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propriety
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fitness, correct conduct
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proscribe
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ostracize, banish, outlaw
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pungent
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stinging, sharp in taste or smell, caustic
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qualified
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limited, restricted
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
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recant
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disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess eror
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recluse
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hermit, loner
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recondite
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abstruse, profound, secret
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refractory
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stubborn, unmanageable
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refute
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disprove
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position, delegate, assign
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reproach
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express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
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n.
A morally unprincipled person. One who is predestined to damnation. adj. Morally unprincipled; shameless. Rejected by God and without hope of salvation |
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repudiate
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To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust
To reject the validity or authority of |
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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determination
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resolve
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determination, firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved, uncommunicative, inclined to silence
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reverent
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respectful, worshipful
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sage
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person celebrated for wisdom
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salubrious
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Conducive or favorable to health or well-being
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sanction
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approve, ratify
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satiate
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satisfy fully
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saturate
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soak thoroughly
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savor
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enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell or quality
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secrete
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hide away or cache, produce and release a substance into an organism
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shard
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fragment, generally of potter
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skeptic
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doubter, person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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soporific
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sleep-causing, marked by sleepiness
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specious
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Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
Deceptively attractive |
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spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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stigma
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token of disgrace, brand
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stint
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To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.
To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military |
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stipulate
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make express conditions, specify
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stolid
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dull, impassive
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striated
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marked with parallel bands, grooved
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strut
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pompous walk, supporting bar
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
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settle down, descend, grow quiet
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substantiate
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establish by evidence, verify, support
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supersede
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cause to be set aside, replace, make obsolete
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supposition
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hypothesis, surmise
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tacit
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understood, not put into words
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tangential
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peripheral, only slightly connected, digressing
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tenuous
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thin, rare, slim
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tirade
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extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
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torpor
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lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
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tortuous
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winding, full of curves
Highly involved; complex |
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tractable
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docile, easily managed
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transgression
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violation of a law, sin
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truculence
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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vacillate
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waver, fluctuate
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another |
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venerate
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revere
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veracious
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truthful
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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practical or workable, capable of maintaining life
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viscous
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sticky, gluey
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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volatile
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changeable, explosive, evaporating rapidly
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warranted
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justified, authorized
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wary
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very cautious
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welter
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turmoil, bewildering jumble
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whimsical
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capricious, fanciful
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zealot
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fanatic, person who shows excessive zeal
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