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liberal

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tolerant; broad–minded; generous

He made a very liberal donation to the museum.

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libertine

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one without moral restraint

The legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine.

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malign

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/məˈlaɪn/

causing or intended to cause harm; malevolent; injurious.

malign effects

Both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable.

Sinister, baleful, malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. Sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer . Baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly . Malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful . malign effects> sinister aura> malign effects>

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malinger

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to feign illness to escape duty

His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.

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baleful

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threatening harm or evil, harmful or deadly.

“I was saying, my dear, that you were clearly born under the baleful influence of Saturn,”

Sinister, baleful, malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. Sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer . Baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly .

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malleable

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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mendacious

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dishonest

That tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities.

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mendicant

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beggar

Those wretched mendicants on the streets of Calcutta.

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obsequious

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/əbˈsi kwi əs/

overly submissive

too eager to help or obey someone important

She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.

Origin: from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow

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obsequy

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/ˈɒb sɪ kwi/

plural obsequies — often used in plural

funeral ceremony

The murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies.

Origin: alteration of Latin exsequiae, from exsequi to follow out, execute.

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plumb

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n. a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction

adj. to a complete degree. I plumb forgot about the party.

v. to examine closely in order to discover or understand:to plumb someone's thoughts.

Origin: Latin plumbum lead (used for plumbs)

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plume

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to congratulate oneself in a self–satisfied way. That jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills.

a feather or group of feathers on a bird. A hat with bright ostrich plumes

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qualm

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: uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

He accepted their offer without a qualm.

She has no qualms about downloading pirated music files from the Internet.

: sudden feeling of faintness or nausea.

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strident

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/ˈstraɪd nt/

loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy: a strident voice

expressing opinions or criticism in a very forceful and often annoying or unpleasant way : a strident slogan

The strident tone in his voice revealed his anger.

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stentorian

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extremely loud

The professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake.

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suppliant

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beseeching, imploring, pleading, expressing supplication.

The suppliant thief pleaded for a second chance.

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beseeching

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suppliant, imploring, pleading, expressing supplication.

Narcissa began to cry in earnest, gazing beseechingly all the while at Snape.

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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

The new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors.

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turbid

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muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

The pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing.

An emotionally turbid response.

Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrbē confusion

Turbid (dirry or unclear) and "turgid" (which means "swollen or distended" or "overblown, pompous, or bombastic") are frequently mistaken for one another, and it's no wonder. Not only do the two words differ by only a letter, they are often used in contexts where either word could fit. For example, a flooded stream can be simultaneously cloudy and swollen, and badly written prose might be both unclear and grandiloquent.

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turgid

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: swallen: turgid limbs

: pompous: turgid prose

: very complicated and difficult to understand: turgid prose

He removed the turgid leeches having had their fill of blood.

Latin turgidus, from turgēre to be swollen

Turbid (dirty, unclear) and turgid (which means "swollen or distended" or "overblown, pompous, or bombastic") are frequently mistaken for one another, and it's no wonder. Not only do the two words differ by only a letter, they are often used in contexts where either word could fit. For example, a flooded stream can be simultaneously cloudy and swollen, and badly written prose might be both unclear and grandiloquent.

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defunct

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no longer existing

She wrote for the now-defunct newspaper.

A stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization.

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inveterate

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: confirmed; long–standing; deeply rooted

: always or often doing something specified

: always or often happening or existing

His inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious.

He has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales.

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occlude

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to shut; block

A blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body

Latin occludere, from ob- in the way + claudere to shut, close

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zealotry

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fanaticism

This faction was as blind in its zealotry in favor of Johnston, as in its prejudice against Davis.

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carnal

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: of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

: sexual or sensual

The preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven.