Gre Vocab

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Temperance

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moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.

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Providential

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Relating to the foreseeing care and guidance of God

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Precariously

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Uncertain

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Fastidious

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please:

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Polemical

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a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine

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Capricious

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:

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Diffidence

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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy

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Belies

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show to be false; contradict

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Frivolity

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lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

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Penitential

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feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

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Prolixity

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Drawn out, too long, excessive words

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Prodigality

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characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure

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Tactiturnity

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temperamentally disinclined to talk

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Volubility

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characterized by ready or rapid speech; talkative

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Pellucidity

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Translucent clear ; easy to understand

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Prosaic

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factualdull, unimaginative : everyday, ordinary

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Hackneyed

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lacking in freshness or originality

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Restive

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stubbornly resisting control : balky: marked by impatience or uneasiness : fidgety

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Vociferous

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marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

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Circumscribed

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Limited

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Indecorous

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conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste; improper

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Antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

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Imperturbability

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Equanimity

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evenness of mind especially under stress nothing could disturb his equanimity: right disposition : balance

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Indigence

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a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking

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Miserly

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a mean grasping/sting person; especially : one who is extremely stingy with money

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solipsism

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a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing

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lionization

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to treat (a person) as a celebrity

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Consternation

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amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

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Mollify

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to soothe in temper or disposition : appease : to reduce the rigidity of : soften 3: to reduce in intensity

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Venal

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capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable; especially : open to corrupt influence and especially bribery :

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Profligate

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wildly extravagant spending; shamelessly immoral

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Denigration

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to attack the reputation of : defame; to deny the importance or validity of : belittle

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Interminable

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having or seeming to have no end; especially : wearisomely protracted

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Arcane

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understood by few; mysterious or secret.

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Histrionic

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overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style (to attract attention) ; over-dramatic

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Assuaging

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make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense;relieve

To satisfy

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Ignominious

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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; embarrassing or humiliating

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Apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

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Inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm. unfriendly; hostile.

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

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Mellifluous

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sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

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Laconic

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using very few words. concise

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Euphonic

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pleasing to the ear

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Strident

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loud and harsh; grating.

presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.

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Circuitous

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longer than the most direct way

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reticent

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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

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congenial

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pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.

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scurrilous

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making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

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Gregarious

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fond of company; sociable.

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Deriding

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express contempt for; ridicule.

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Snub(bed)

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rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.

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Toothsome

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agreeable, attractive : sexually attractive

-of palatable flavor and pleasing texture

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Scanty

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small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

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Extirpate

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root out and destroy completely;eradicate

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Recondite

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little known; abstruse.

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Detritus

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waste or debris of any kind.

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Gaudiness

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brilliantly or excessively showy:

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Refuse (n.)

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matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; trash.

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Waggish

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humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

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Punctilious

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showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

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Vituperated

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blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.

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Ostentatious

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attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous

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Brazen

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1: made of brass

2a : sounding harsh and loud like struck brass

b : of the color of polished brass

3: marked by shameless or disrespectful

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Orotund

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Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.Pompous; bombastic.

(Loud?)

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Depilation

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To remove hair from (the body).

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Inundation

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To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

To overwhelm.

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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required).

To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).

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Stolid

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not easily stirred or moved mentally;unemotional; impassive.

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Commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

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Beseech

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ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore;

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Ineluctable

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incapable of being evaded; inescapable:

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Invidious

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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

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Plangent

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resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive (mournful)

sound, as a bell.

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Nugatory

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of no real value; trifling; worthless

of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain

not valid.

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Erudite

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characterized by great knowledge; learned or

scholarly:

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Antediluvian

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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date;antiquated; primitive:

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Pusillanimous

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lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.

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Jejune

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Dull or lacking

without interest or significance; dull; insipid:

2.juvenile; immature; childish

3.lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed:

4.deficient or lacking in nutritive value

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Imbibe

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to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink

2.to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat

3.to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge,ideas

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Antedate

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to be of older date than; precede in time:

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Superannuate

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to allow to retire from service or office on apension because of age or infirmity.

2.to set aside as out of date; remove as too old

3.to be or become old, out of date, or retired.

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Choleric

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extremely irritable or easily angered

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Maladroit

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lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward

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Repatriate

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to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, arefugee, etc.) to his or her country

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Nascent

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beginning to exist or develop

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Parsimonious

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extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

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Improvidently

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lacking foresight; incautious; unwary; neglecting to provide for future needs.

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Perspicaciously

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having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning

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Immaterial

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unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant;

spiritual, rather than physical.

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Recapitulation

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to review by a brief summary; summarize; repeat

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Prognostication

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to forecast or predict

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Insouciance

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indifferent; free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree;

nonchalant.

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Excoriate

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to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

to strip off or remove the skin from

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Censure

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to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner

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Noxious

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harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.

morally harmful; corrupting

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Salubrious

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favorable to or promoting health; healthy

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Vulgarize

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to make coarse; lower; less refined

to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize.

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Prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly;lie

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Capitulate

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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated

terms.

to give up resistance:

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Equivocate

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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead

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Intransigent

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refusing to agree or compromise;

uncompromising; inflexible.

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Nonplussed

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to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely

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Tenuous (4)

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thin or slender in form, as a thread

lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak:a tenuous argument.

slight importance or significance; unsubstantial:

lacking in clarity; vague:

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Slovenly

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untidy or unclean in appearance or habits (or in speech)

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Austere (5)

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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict

rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral

grave; sober; solemn; serious

without excess, luxury, or ease; simple

Stern, serious, plain, simple economical

lacking softness; hard,

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Innocuous

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not harmful or injurious; harmless

not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive

not interesting, stimulating, or significant

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Panegyrics

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(elaborate) a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing

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Opprobrium

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the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.

a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach.

(expressed disapproval of)

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Hearken

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to give heed or attention to what is said; listen

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Spurious

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not being what it purports to be; false or fake:

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Gauche

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lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.

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Ascetic

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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons:

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Unstinting

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given or giving without restraint; generous (in giving)

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Quiescent

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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy; idle

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Fatuous

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silly and pointless:

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Comely

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(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive.

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Prepossessing

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attractive or appealing in appearance:

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Felicitous (2)

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well chosen or suited to the circumstances: apt

pleasing and fortunate:

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Propriety

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the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals: proper

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Whimsical

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acting or behaving in an erratic manner:

Playful

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Pithy

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concise and forcefully expressive.

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Onerous

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(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

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Glib

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(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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Forlorn (2)

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pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely:

(of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless:

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Bellicose

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight: belligerent/aggressive

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Doughty

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brave and persistent: fearless

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Retrench

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(of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty:

Reduce or diminish (something) in extent or quantity:

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Perfidy

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deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery

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Sophistry

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the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.

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Expiate

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atone for (guilt or sin): redeem

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Soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep: sedative

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Sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence:

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Coruscating

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flashing; sparkling: (maybe in content or style)

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Countenance (3)

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(n) a person's face or facial expression:

support

(v) admit as acceptable or possible:

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Preternatural

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beyond what is normal or natural: unusual

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Complaisant

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willing to please others; obliging; agreeable:

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Cadge

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ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled):

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Mendicate

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to beg

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Allay (2)

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diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):

relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger):

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Anodyne (2)

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not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so:

a painkilling drug or medicine.

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Monocoque

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an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body.

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Pavonine

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of or like a peacock.

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Parietal (3)

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1) of, relating to, attached to, or denoting the wall of the body or of a body cavity or hollow structure.

2)relating to residence in a college or university dormitory and especially to visits from members of the opposite sex

3) denoting prehistoric art found on rock walls.

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Sautrnine (2)

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1)slow and gloomy:

2)(of a person or their features) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious:

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Callous

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showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others: no emotion

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Inured (2)

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1)accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant:

2)come into operation; take effect:

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Disinterested (Dispassionate)

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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage. (not influenced by emotion)

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Consummation

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The bringing of something to a satisfying conclusion, concluding (sex after marriage)

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Insularity (2)

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ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience; narrow-mindedness or isolation;

Or relating to island

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Servile

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having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others: slave/servant-like

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Pontifical (2)

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1)characterized by a pompous and superior air of infallibility

2) relating to pope

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Sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people: self-righteous, holier than though

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Sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical:

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Morose

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Sullen, ill-tempered, gloomy,

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Obfuscate (2)

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1) render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: confuse

2) Bewilder(someone)

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Repudiate (4) (re-pew-diate)

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1) to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)

2: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown 3a : to refuse to accept; especially : b : to reject as untrue or unjust repudiate a charge

4: to refuse to acknowledge or pay

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Axiomatic

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self-evident or unquestionable (obvious)

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Salve(3)

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1) an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection.

2) to soothe (wounded pride or one's conscience):

3) apply salve to.

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Pedantic (2)

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1)narrowly,and often ostentatiously learned: a pedantic insistence that we follow the rules exactly

2) : unimaginative, dull

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Ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate, zealous support

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Dour

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relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance:

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Buoyant

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cheerful and optimistic:

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Tyro

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a beginner or novice.

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Neophyte

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a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief: (sometime those to a new religion)

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Effusive

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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner: gushing

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thew(y)

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muscular strength.

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sinew(y)

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Of relating to muscle (muscular/strength)

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Pneumatic(2)

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1)containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.

2)of or relating to the spirit.

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Flocculent

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1)having or resembling tufts of wool: fluffy

2)having a loosely clumped texture:

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Obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

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Zeal(ousness)

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective:

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Unabashedly

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not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed:

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Exscind

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to cut out or off.

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Obloquy

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strong public criticism or verbal abuse: or the disgrace brought by

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Eschew

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deliberately avoid using; abstain from:

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Evince

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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling): be evidence of; indicate: to show

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Ossify

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cease developing; be stagnant or rigid:

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Recreant (2)

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1)cowardly

2)unfaithful to a belief;

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Redolent(2)

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1)strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something):

2)fragrant or sweet-smelling:

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Rarefied (2)

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1)of lower pressure than usual; thin.

2)distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people:

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Verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real:

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Venerable

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accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character:

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Beguiling(2)

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1) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way:

2) help (time) pass pleasantly

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August

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respected and impressive:

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Specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive:

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Noisome

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having an extremely offensive smell: disagreeable; unpleasant:

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Atavistic

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relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: "atavistic fears and instincts"

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Mephitic

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foul-smelling; noxious.

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Orate

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make a speech, especially pompously or at length; pontificate

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Languish (2)

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1. lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble; deteriorate, decline

2.suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.

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Blanch

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1.make white or pale by extracting color; bleach; turn pale, whiten

2.(of a person) grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion.

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Conciliate

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stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify.

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Prescience

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the fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge.

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Presentiment

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an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding.

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Eponymous

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(of a person) giving their name to something.

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Malign

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speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

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Obeisance

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deferential (humble submission) respect (or a gesture that coveys)

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Asperities (3)

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1) harshness of tone or manner; harshness,

2) harsh qualities or conditions

3) a rough edge on a surface.

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Deference

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humble submission and respect.

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Impunity

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exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action:

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Untenable

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not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; unjustified

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Mercurial (2)

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1) (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind: volatile

2) containing the element mercury.

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Taut (3)

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1) stretched or pulled tight; not slack: tight · (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed.

2)(of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled:

3)(of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew.

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Balmy

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1) (of the weather) pleasantly warm: soothing

2) (dated) extremely foolish; eccentric:

mad; crazy:

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Dreary

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dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing:

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Duplicitous

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deceitful:

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Vexation

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the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried:

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Hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others:

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Obsequiousness

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree:

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Fawning

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displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious:

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Probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency:

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Chary

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cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something: wary/careful

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Inchoate

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary: immature

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Vacuity (2)

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1) lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness:

2) empty space; emptiness.

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Acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling: animosity

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Stoicism

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1) the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint.

2) an ancient Greek school of philosophy that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge, and that the wise live in harmony with the divine Reason that governs nature, and are indifferent to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain.

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Iconoclast (2)

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1) a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. critic ·

2) a destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular.

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Pariahs

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an outcast:

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Adulation

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obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise:

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Winnowed (out)

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remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left: sort

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Quibble

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a slight objection or criticism: about something trivial

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Alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness: ardor/eagerness

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Cogency

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the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing; lucidity: (Persuasive?)

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way:

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Intrepid

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fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect):

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Fulminate

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express vehement protest: (Complain)

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Urbane

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suave, courteous, and refined in manner; cultured

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Quotidian

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of or occurring every day; daily: ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane: Common

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Ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy: buoyant

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Approbation

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approval or praise:

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Trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen:

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Timorous

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showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: apprehensive

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Stratagem

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a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end:

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Paucity

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the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity:

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Surfeit

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1) an excessive amount of something:

surplus

2) VERB(be surfeited with) cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess:

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Indemnify

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compensate (someone) for harm or loss: secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions: Secure against loss

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Underwrite

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undertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee (something): sponsor/support

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Contrite

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feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt:

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Delude

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impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool:

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Covet

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yearn to possess or have (something): desire

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Gull

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fool or deceive (someone):

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Apprised (of)

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assess the value or quality of:

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Pilloried

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attack or ridicule publicly: criticize

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Hermetic (2)

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1) Airtight

2)of or relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy.

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Preened (3)

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1) of a bird) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak:clean

2) (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance: spruce oneself up · titivate oneself

3) (preen oneself) congratulate or pride oneself:

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Nebulous

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in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy; indistinct ·

(of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined:

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Oblique

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neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting:

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Prattle

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talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way:

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Collude

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come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire:

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Arrant

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complete, utter, downright: "what arrant nonsense!"

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Usury

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the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

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Mendacity

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untruthfulness:

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Diatribe

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a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something: (Long, angry, speech)

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Insipid (2)

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1)lacking flavor: flavorless · bland

2) lacking vigor or interest: Dull, uninteresting

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Unfeigned

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Genuine;sincere

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Surreptitious

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kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of: Secretive

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Grandiloquence

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pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress:

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Revelry

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lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol:

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Debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

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Hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

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Imperious

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering: bossy

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Craven

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contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly:

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Recalcitrant

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline:

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Truculence

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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant: aggressive

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Chicanery

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the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose: deceit

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Effrontery

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shameless or impudent boldness;

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Vitiate (2)

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1) impair the quality or efficiency of:

2) destroy or impair the legal validity of.

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Titivate

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make small enhancing alterations to (something): groom ·

(titivate oneself) make oneself look attractive.

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Insolent

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect:

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Impertinent (2)

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1) not showing proper respect; rude: "

2) not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant: