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equivocal/equivocate/equivocation

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ambiguous, open to two interpretations

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tractable (intractable)

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obedient, yielding

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placate (implacable)

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to soothe or pacify

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miser

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person who is extremely stingy

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engender

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to produce, cause, bring out

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dogma(tic)(tism)(tist)

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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

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garrulous (garrulity)

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very talkative

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homogeneous (homogenize)

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composed of identical parts

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laconic

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using few words

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quiescence (quiescent)

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inactivity, stillness

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anomalous

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irregular or deviating from the norm

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venerate(-ion)

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to respect

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assuage

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to make less severe, ease, relieve

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misanthrope(-ic)

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person who hates human beings

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digress(ive)

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to turn aside; to stray from the main point

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corroborate (-ion)

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to confirm, verify

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buttress

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to reinforce or support

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antipathy

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dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion

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disabuse

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to free from error or misconception

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feigned (unfeigned)

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pretended

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banal(ity)

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trite and overly common

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desiccate (-ion)

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to dry completely, dehydrate

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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pedant(ic)(ry)

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uninspired, boring academic

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guile(less)

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trickery, deception

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eulogy(-ize)

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high praise, often in public

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fawn(ing)

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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of

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aberrant/aberration

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different from the usual or norman

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heresy/heretic(al)

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an act of opposed to established religious orthodoxy

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obdurate

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stubborn

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prevaricate(-ion)

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to lie, evade the truth

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embellish(ment)

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to ornament; make attractive with decoration or details, add details to a statement

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pragmatic/pragmatism

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practical, moved by facts rather than abstract ideals

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precipitate

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to cause to happen, to throw down from a height

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proximity

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nearness

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profoundity

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depth (usually depth of thought)

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adulterate

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to corrupt or make impure

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sanction

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permission, support, law, penalty

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ameliorate(-ion)

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to make better, improve

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anachronism/acachronistic

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something chronologically innappropriate

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vindictive

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spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving

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propitiate

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to win over, appease

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aver

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to declare to be true, affirm

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burgeon(-ing)

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to sprout or flourish

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commensurate

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proportional

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mitigate/mitigation

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to soften, or make milder

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culpability

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guilt, responsibility for wrong

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specious(ness)

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having a false appearance of truth, showy

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turpitude

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inherent baseness, depravity

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diffident/diffidence

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shy, lacking confidence

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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discrete

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individually distinct, consisting of unconnected elements

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obviate

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to make unnecessary, to anticipate and prevent

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dissemble

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to pretend, disguise ones motives

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implacable

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inflexible, incapable of being pleased

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emulate

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to copy, imitate

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complaisance/complaisant

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disposition to please or comply

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enervate

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to weaken, sap strength from

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latency

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the condition of being present but hidden

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erudite(ition)

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learned, scholarly

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espouse

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to support or advocate, to marry

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florid(ness)

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gaudy, extremely ornate, ruddy, flushed

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occlude

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to shut, block

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haranguc

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a ranting writing or speech, lecture

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hieroglyph(ic)

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pictoral character

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iconoclast

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one who attacks traditional beliefs

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected

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effecacv/efficacious

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effectiveness, efficiency

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inchoate

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imperfectly formed or formulated

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loquacity/loquacious

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talkative

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irascible(-ility)

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easily angered

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ephemeral

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momentary, transient, fleeting

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laudable

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land, lacking flavor, lacking excitement

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magnanimity/magnanimous

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generosity

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precarious(ly)

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uncertain

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endemic

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belonging to a particular area, inherent

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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rarefy/rarefaction

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to make thinner, purer, or more refined

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disinterest(ed)(edness)

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unbiased, not interested

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foster

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to nourish, cultivate, promote

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perennial

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present throughout the years, persistent

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malevolent

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ill-willed, causing evil or harm to others

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defer(ence)

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to show respect or politeness in a submissive way

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precursor(y)

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forerunner, predecessor

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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probity

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honesty, high-mindedness

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abscond

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to depart secretly

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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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audacious

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bold, daring, fearless

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wheedle

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to influence or entice by flattery

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prudent

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careful, cautious

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mundane

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worldly, commonplace

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diffuse

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widely spread out

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aggrandize

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to make larger or greater in power

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decimate

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to reduce drastically, to destroy a large part of

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succinct

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terse, brief, concise

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enigma(tic)

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a puzzle, something inexplicable

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unfettered

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free, unrestrained

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ascetic

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self-denying, abstinent, austere