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Insularity
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4.detached; standing alone; isolated.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of islanders. 6.narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes toward foreigners. |
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Obtuse
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Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.
Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark. Not distinctly felt: an obtuse pain. Not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt |
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Histrionics
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1. dramatic representation; theatricals; acting.
2. behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion; dramatics; operatics: Cut out the histrionics—we know you're not really mad. |
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Miscegnation
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interbreeding of races
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Congenital
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existing as such from birth
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Suffuse
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to spread throughout or over from within
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Idiom
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a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to a people
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Idiosyncracy
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricy
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Incarnate
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given a bodily, esp. a human, form
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Interloper
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one who intrudes in the domain of others
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Subjugate
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to conquer
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Junta
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1. A governmental council or committee, especially one that rules after a revolution._2. A closely knit group united for a common purpose and usually meeting secretly; also called a junto.
The Greek junta that seized power during 1967 mobilized the courts against its foes. |
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Perjury
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willful lying while on oath
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Ablution
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1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it (as in a religious rite)._2. The water used in cleansing.
Worshipers, who have performed their ablutions in the basement before entering the prayer hall, individually prepare themselves for participation in the communal worship |
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Levitate
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to rise in the air or cause to rise
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Levee
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embankment against river flooding
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Edifying
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enlightening, informative
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Empirical
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based on observation
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Encomium
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glowing and enthusiastic praise. Pangyric, tribute
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Endemic
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characterized by or only found in a particular region
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Ennui
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dissatisfaction or restlessness caused by boredom
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inerrant
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infallible
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Enormity
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excessive wickedness, evilness
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Epicure
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one devoted to sensual pleasures, particularly in food and drink
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Sybarite
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a person devoted to luxury and pleasure
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Gourmand
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a gourmet, an epicure
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Episodic
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occurring at intervals. Loosly connected, not flowing logically
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Epithet
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a disparaging word or phrase
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Errant
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traveling from place to place, peripatetic…’a knight errant’
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Eschew
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to shun or avoid
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Essay
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to attempt, try, experiment
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Estimable
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worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
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Evince
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to show clearly, to indicate
The study showed that girls were better prepared for class, had better attendance records, and evinced more positive academic behavior overall. |
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Exact
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to demand, require, call for
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Extant
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existing: not destroyed or lost
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Extirpate
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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots
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Palimpsest
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palimpsest \PAL-imp-sest\, noun:_1. A manuscript, usually of papyrus or parchment, on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible._2. An object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface.
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coterminous
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1. Having the same or coincident boundaries._2. Having the same scope, range of meaning, duration.
In a democracy the interests of the people are, or at least should be, coterminous with those of the state._-- Ronald Steel, "The Domestic Core of Foreign Policy", The Atlantic, June 1995 |
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Eschatological
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1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
2.the branch of theology dealing with such matters. |
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Propaedeutic
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1. pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
2. introductory to some art or science. |
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Privation
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1. An act or instance of depriving._
2. The state of being deprived of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need. |
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Fallow
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untilled, inactive, dormant
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Fatuous
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silly, inanely stupid
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Inane
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1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
2. empty; void. |
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Feckless
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irresponsible, ineffectual, incompetent, futile
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Felicitous
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well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
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Fell
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1. a barren or stony hill. An animal’s hide.
2. cruel, savage, brutal. Destructive, deadly (fell poison) |
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Fetter
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to shackle, put in chains, restrain
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Filibuster
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intentional obstruction-usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Filigree
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ornamental work, esp. of a delicate, lacelike pattern. As a verb, filigree means to adorn. (the broach was filigreed with a delicate pattern of vines and grapes)
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Flag
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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline.
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Flip
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sarcastic, impertinent
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Foment
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to stir up, incite, rouse
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Forebearance
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patience, willingness to wait
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Forbear
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to refrain or abstain from
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Ford
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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Forstall
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to act in a way to hinder, exclude, or prevent something from happening
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Forswear
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to renounce, give up, disallow, repudiate
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Repudiate
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to reject, cast off, disown
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Fracas
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noisy fight or quarrel, brawl, rumpus
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Rumpus
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a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
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Froward
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intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
(a froward, intractable child.) |
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Fulminate
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to attack loudly or denounce. “He lets others fulminate on his behalf while he maintains his gentlemanly demeanor.”
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Gambol
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to skip about playfully, to frolic
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Garner
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to gather and save, to store up, to acquire
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Glib
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marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial
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Gossamer
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delicate. Insubstantial or tenuous, insincere
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Grouse
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to complain or grumble
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Guy
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a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide
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Hallow
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set apart as holy
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Harrow
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to distress, create stress, or torment
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Hermetic
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airtight, impervious to outside influence
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Hirsute
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hairy, shaggy
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Homily
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a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude
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Homeletics
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the art of preaching
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Idyll
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a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience. A literary or musical piece describing such.
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Imbroglio
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a difficult or embarrassing situation
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Imminent
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about to happen, impending
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Eminenet
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prominent, distinguished
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Immutable
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not capable of change
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Imperioius
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commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty
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Impeturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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Importune
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to ask incessantly, beg, nag
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Importunate
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persistent in asking
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Impute
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to attribute a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic
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Inchoate
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in an initial stage, not fully formed
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Incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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Indefatiguable
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not easily exhaustable, tireless, dogged
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Ineluctable
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certain, inevitable
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Infelicitous
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unfortunate, inappropriate
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Innervate
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to supply with nerves, energize
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Insensible
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unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected
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Insouciant
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unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
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Intimate
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to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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Jibe
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to agree, to be in accord
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Kinetic
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having to do with motion; lively, active
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Limn
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to draw, to outline in detail
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List
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to tilt or lean to one side
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Lumber
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to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound
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Maunder
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to talk or move aimlessly, to mutter
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Mendicant
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beggar, supplicant
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Mince
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to pronounce or speak too carefully, to euphemize
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Nice
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exacting, extremely precise
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Nonplussed
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baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to do/say/or think
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Obdurate
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unyielding, hard-hearted, inflexible
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Obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
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Obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness, subservient
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Obtain
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to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail
“The customary niceties of polite conversation do not obtain in the midst of a tornado |
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Opprobium
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disgrace, contempt, or scorn
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Ostensible
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seeming, appearing as such, professed
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Paean
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a song or expression of praise or thanksgiving
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Panegyric
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a formal expression of praise
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Parry
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to block, evade, ward off (as a blow)
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Peremptory
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admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to debate, haughty, imperious
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Perennial
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recurring throughout the year or many years, repeating
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Perfunctory
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cursory, hastily or superficially done, done with little care
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Peruse
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to examine with great care
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Petulant
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impatient, irritable
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Philistine
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a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values
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Pied
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multicolored, usually in blotches
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Piquant
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agreeably spicy
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Pique
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feeling of resentment due to hurt pride
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Plastic
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moldable, pliable
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Pluck
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courage, spirit, fortitude
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Plumb
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to measure the depth
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Precept
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a rule establishing standards of conduct, doctrine
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Predilection
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preference, a disposition in favor of something
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Preempt
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to replace, supercede, appropriate
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Preen
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to dress up, primp elaborately
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Prescience
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knowing of things before they occur
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Prize
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to pry, press, or force with a lever
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Probity
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uprightness, adherence to the highest principles
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Prodigious
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abundance in size, extraordinary
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Profligate
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wasteful, recklessly extravagant
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Prolix
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long winded, verbose
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Propinquity
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nearness in place or time, affinity of nature, kinship
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Propitiate
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to appease, conciliate
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Proscribe
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to outlaw or prohibit
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Provident
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frugal, looking to the future
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Puerile
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chidish, immature
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Punctillious
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attention to detail, especially in regards to etiquette
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Pundit
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an authority on a subject
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Quaff
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to drink deeply
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Quail
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to shrink back in fear, to lose courage
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Qualify
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to limit
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Quiescence
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stillness, at rest, inactive, dormant
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Quixotic
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Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
Some of his plans were quixotic and much too good for this world, but he never wavered in a cause that he considered just and he commanded the respect of all who opposed him. |