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120 Cards in this Set
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execrable
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abominable
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sidereal
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determined by the stars
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etiolate
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to cause to grow pale and weakened
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circumscribe
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to limit or confine
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desiccant
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drying, a drying agent
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tyro
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a novice
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a demagogue
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a person/orator who gains power through arousing an emotional response
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peroration
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a pompous speech OR concluding finale to a speech
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peregrination
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a journey (usually on foot)
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prestidigitation
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sleight of hand
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puerile
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childish
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benignant
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kind/beneficial to inferiors
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nascent
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beginning to develop/exist
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turgid
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swollen/tumid OR pompous
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timorous
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fearful
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expurgate
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to amend through removal of words OR removal of offensive content
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penury (n)
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destitution, extreme poverty
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parsimony
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stinginess
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probity
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honesty, integrity
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odium (n)
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intense dislike toward sth or sb
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churlish
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boorish, rude
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garrulous
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excessively talkative about trivial matters
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extirpate
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to remove or destroy totally
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paradigm
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a pattern
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aberrant (adj.)
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity (n)
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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abscond (v)
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to steal off and hide
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axiomatic (adj.)
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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capricious (adj.)
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic or unpredictable
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effrontery (n)
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate (v)
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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equivocate (v)
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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extemporaneous (adj.)
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improvised; done without preparation
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fulminate (v)
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to loudly attack or denounce
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irascible (adj.)
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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neologism (n)
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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obviate (v)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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paean (n)
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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perennial (adj.)
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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prevaricate (v)
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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torque (n)
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous (adj.)
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent (adj.)
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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antediluvian (adj.)
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ancient, outmoded (literally, before the flood)
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ascetic (n)
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one who practices rigid self-denial, often as an act of religious devotion
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axiom (n)
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a universally recognized principle
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castigation (n)
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severe criticism or punishment
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caustic (adj.)
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary (adj.)
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wary, cautious, sparing
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demur (v)
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to question or oppose
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dogmatic (adj.)
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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elegy (n)
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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj. form?)
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elegiac (adj.)
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emollient (adj./n)
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soothing; mollifying; an agent which smooths and softens
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empirical (adj.)
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based on observation or experiment
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esoteric (adj.)
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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facetious (adj.)
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playful, humorous, not meant to be taken literally
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gregarious (adj.)
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sociable, outgoing
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impecunious (adj.)
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lacking funds; without money
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incipient (adj.)
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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intransigent (adj.)
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle (v)
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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penurious (adj.)
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penny-pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous
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peruse (v)
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to examine with great care
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quaff (v)
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to drink deeply
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redoubtable (adj.)
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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torpid (adj.)
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lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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urbane (adj.)
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sophisticated, refined
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aver (v)
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to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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bombastic (adj.)
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pompous, grandiloquent (n?)
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bombast
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dissemble (v)
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to disguise or conceal
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evanescent (adj.)
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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germane (adj.)
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relevant to the subject at hand
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halcyon (adj.)
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calm and peaceful
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hegemony (n)
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology
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iconoclast (n)
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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implacable (adj.)
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not capable of being appeased or changed
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impunity (n)
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immunity from penalty
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inchoate (adj.)
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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insipid (adj.)
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flavorless or bland, lacking in spirit
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misanthrope (n)
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one who hates all other humans
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obdurate (adj.)
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unyielding, hardhearted, intractable
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occlude (v)
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium (n)
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disgrace, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy (n)
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the profession or principles of teaching
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pith (n)
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the essential or central part
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pithy (adj.)
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precise and brief
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platitude (n)
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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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prodigal (adj.)
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recklessly wasteful, extravagant
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repudiate (v)
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to disown, to refuse to have anything to do with
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salubrious (adj.)
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promoting health or well-being
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specious (adj.)
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plausible but false, misleadingly attractive
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spurious (adj.)
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lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit
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astringent (adj.)
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh or severe
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cynicism (n)
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an attitude that all people are motivated by selfishness
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dilettante (n)
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in a branch of knowledge
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glib (adj.)
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; superficial
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inimical (adj.)
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damaging, injurious
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intractable (adj.)
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not easily managed or directed, stubborn
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laconic (adj.)
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terse, using few words
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neophyte (n)
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a recent convert; a beginner
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obfuscate (v)
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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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phlegmatic (adj.)
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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profligate (adj.)
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excessively wasteful, extravagant
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prosaic (adj.)
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dull, lacking in spirit
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rarefy (v)
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to make or become thin; to refine
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recondite (adj.)
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hidden, concealed; difficult to understand
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refulgent (adj.)
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radiant, shiny, brilliant
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sedulous (adj.)
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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spendthrift (n)
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one who spends money wastefully
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trenchant (adj.)
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sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating
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alloy (v)
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to debase by mixing with sth inferior; unalloyed means pure
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brook (v)
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to tolerate, to endure, to countenance
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chauvinist (n)
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a blindly devoted patriot
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die (n)
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a tool used for shaping
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fell (adj.)
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inhumanly cruel
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grouse (v)
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to complain or grumble
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guy (n)
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a rope, cord, or cable attached to sth as a brace or guide
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meet (adj.)
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fitting, proper
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nice (adj.)
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exacting, fastidious
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obtain (adj.)
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to be established, accepted, or customary
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