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adulaterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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aver
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to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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pompous; grandiloquent
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate inthe subject matter
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grandiloquent
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impunity
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immunity from punishment
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inchoate
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in an initial state; not flly formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful
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misanthrope
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one who hates all otehr humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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obdurate
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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
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pedantic
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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penury
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poverty; destitution
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise; brief
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platitude
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a superficial remark
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse
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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
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reverent
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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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promoting health and well-being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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specious
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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surfeit
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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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zealous
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ferventl impassioned; devoted to a cause
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