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waver

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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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veracity

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truthfulness, honesty

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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tortuous

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winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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torque

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a force that causes rotation

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synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole

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stymie

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to block or thwart

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stupefy

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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static

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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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sporadic

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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sordid

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characterized by filth, squalor, or grime; foul

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive; eager

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reticent

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quiet, reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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refute

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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recant

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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qualms

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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perfunctory

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or years; happening repeatedly

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parody

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect esp. in literature or art

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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onerous

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troubling; burdensome

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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obtuse

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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noxious

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harmful; injurious

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neologism

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a new work, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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nebulous

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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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mundane

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

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lucid

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clear, easily understood

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laud

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to praise highly

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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ingenuous

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artless, frank, and candid; lacking in sophistication

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speech to delay legislative action

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extemporaneous

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improvised done without preparation

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exigent

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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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exculpate

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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eloquent

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well spoken, expressive, articulate

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right

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convoluted

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complex or complicated

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connoisseur

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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censure

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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capricious

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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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canonical

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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axiomatic

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taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

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austere

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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audacious

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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arduous

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strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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approbation

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approving; expressing approbation (official approval or sanction)

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anomaly

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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alacrity

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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aberrant

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deviant from the norm

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abscond

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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arable

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capable of producing crops; suitable for farming

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laudatory

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containing or expressing praise

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adulatory

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excessive devotion to someone; flattery

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morose

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gloomy, moody, sad

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obnubilate

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to cloud over, becloud, obscure

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didactic

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intended to instruct

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paradigmatic

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of or pertaining to a paradigm (a pattern or model; a typical or stereotypical example)

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covenanted

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an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified. Past of covenant

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predicated

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to proclaim, declare, affirm, or assert; to connote or imply; to found or derive; to base on something or someone

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relegated

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to send or assign to an inferior position, place, or condition; to send into exile or banish; to assign or refer something to a particular class or kind

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extirpate

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to tear up by the roots or destroy completely

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lambasting

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to beat or whip severely; to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate

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denunciations

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an act or instance of denouncing; public censure or condemnation

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obloquy

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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing; discredit, disgrace, or a bad reputation resulting from public blame

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opprobrium

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

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conflate

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to fuse into one entity

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cogent

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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; to the point, relevant, pertinent