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216 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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amalgamate
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to combine, mix together
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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analogous
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simliar or alike in some way
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree, to weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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bolster
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to support, to prop up
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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condone
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting, gullible
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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deference
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respect, courtesy
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
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desiccate
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to dry out throughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilate
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to make larger, expand
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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discern
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to perceive, recognize
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disparate
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fundamentally different, entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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dupe
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deceive
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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emulate
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to copy, to try to equal or excel
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery
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enumerate
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to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expresions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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euphemism
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use of inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exculpate
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to clear from blame, prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent, requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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fawn
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to grovel
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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discern
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to perceive, recognize
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disparate
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fundamentally different, entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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dupe
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deceive
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fervid
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intensely emotional
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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garrulous
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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to fully formed, disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm, to cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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to express sorrow, to grieve
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laud
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to give praise, to glorify
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lavish
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to give unsparingly, extremely generous or extravagant
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lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clearly and easily understood
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
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to soften, to lessen
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mollify
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to clam or make less severe
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
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to prevent, to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up, to prevent the passge of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way, indifferent
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placate
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to sooth or pacify
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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prevariacate
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to lie
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate, to appease
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propriety
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correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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quiescent
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motionless
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gregarious
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outgoing
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facetious
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joking, humorous
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fatuous
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brainless
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felicitous
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well chosen
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject, mock
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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futile
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useless, hopeless
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ebullient
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showing excitement
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denigrate
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blacken
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delineate
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portray, depict
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empirical
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based on experience
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explicit
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clearly stated
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grandiloquent
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pompous, using high sounding language
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goad
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urge on
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gainsay
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deny
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harangue
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long, passionate speech
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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boorish
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rude, instnsitive
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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
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aver
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assert confidently or declare
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assiduous
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diligent
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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artless
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open & honest
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arduous
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hard, strenuous
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appropriate
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acquire, take possession of for one's own use
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approbation
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approval
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alacrity
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cheerful promtness; eagerness
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apprise
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inform
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aggregate
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gather, accumulate
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admonish
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warn
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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abeyance
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suspended action
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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decorum
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propriety, orderliness & good taste in manners
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eulogy
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speeech in praise of someone
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derisive
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in a mocking manner
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dichotomy
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split; branching into 2 parts
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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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disparge
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belittle
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dissolution
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looseness in morals
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distend
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expand; swell out
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divest
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strip; deprive
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition, something that rounds out, summarizes or conclues
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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conciliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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confound
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confuse, puzzle
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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inert
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inactive; lacking power to move
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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inured
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accustomed; hardened
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zeal
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passion, excitement
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whimsical
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unpredictable
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vex
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to annoy
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verbose
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wordy
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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vacillate
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to sway physically, to be indecisive
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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tacit
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done w/out using words
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stolid
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unemotional
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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specious
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decepively attractive, seemiingly plausible but fallacious
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sporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
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motionless
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or retraint
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propitiate
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to appease
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proscribe
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ostracize, banish, outlaw
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propriety
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correct behavior, obediance to rules and customs
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propensity
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natural inclination
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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impede
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hinder, block
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