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august
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dignified; grandiose
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limpid
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clear; transparent
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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inquest
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an investigation; an inquiry
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epicure
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person with refined taste in food and wine
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supplant
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to replace (another) by force; to take the palce of
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fractious
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unruly; rebellious
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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exponent
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one who champions or advocates
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syncopation
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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tacit
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done without using words
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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multifarious
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diverse
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or expected
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pariety
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discussion, usually between enemies
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arbitrary
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determined by chance or impulse
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variegated
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varied; marked with diff colors
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leery
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suspicious
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vex
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to annoy; to irrutate; to puzzle; to confuse
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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nadir
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lowest point
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vim
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vitality and energy
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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machination
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plot or scheme
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sedition
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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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fatuous
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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
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precipitate
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lacking deliberation
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdernsome
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
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quotidian
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occurring daily; commonplace
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vituperate
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to abuse verbally; to berate
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larceny
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theft of property
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rococo
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very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation
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calumny
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a false and malicious accusation; a misrepresentation
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polemic
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controvery; argument; verbal attack
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inter
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to bury
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cosset
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to pamper; to treat with great care
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trenchant
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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful,effective
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usury
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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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militate
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to operate against; to work against
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alacrity
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speed or quickness
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gestation
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growth process from conception
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penultimate
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next to last
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cloying
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sickly sweet; excessive
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repose
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relaxation; leisure
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rustic
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rural
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metaphor
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figure of speech comparing two things
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ethos
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beliefs or character of a group
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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winsome
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charming; happily engaging
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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sybarite
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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
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neologism
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new word or expression
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viscous
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thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
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catholic
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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bevy
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group
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fetid
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foul-smelling; putrid
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yoke
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to join together
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ebullient
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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decorous
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proper; tasteful; socially correct
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judicious
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sensible; showing good judgement
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incarnadine
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blood-red in color
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ignoble
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having low moral standards, not noble in character; mean
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belfry
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bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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inure
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to harden; to accustom; to become used to
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reticent
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silent; reserved
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abase
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to humble; to disgrace
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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mendicant
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beggar
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officious
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too helpful; meddlesome
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fallow
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dormant; unused
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mercurial
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quick; shrew; unpredictable
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tangential
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digressing; diverting
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer; a yes man
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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pejorative
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having bad connotations; disparaging
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probity
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complete honesty and integrity
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impugn
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to call into question; to attack verbally
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intrepid
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fearless, resolutely courageous
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palliate
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to make less serious; to ease
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coterie
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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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deference
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respect; courtesy
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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precis
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short summary of facts
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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augury
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prophecy; prediction of events
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enigma
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a puzzle; a mystery
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gregarious
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outgoing; sociable
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laconic
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using few words
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peccadillo
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minor sin or offense
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whimsical
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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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panache
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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
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glower
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to glare; to stare angrily and itnensely
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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polyglot
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a speaker of many languages
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dilettante
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someone with a amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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pariah
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an outcast
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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embellish
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to add ornamental or fictitious details
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verbose
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wordy
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furtive
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secret; stealthy
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audacious
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fearless; daring
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euphony
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a pleasant, harmonious sound
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coffer
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strongbox; large chest for money
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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peripatetic
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wandering from place to place, especially on foot
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irascible
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easily made angry
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lampoon
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to ridicule with satire
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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languid
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lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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levity
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an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual
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pithy
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concise; succinct; to the point
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voluble
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talkative; speaking easily; glib
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ersatz
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fake
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stasis
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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
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vacillate
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to physically sway; to be indecisive
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mannered
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artificial or stilted in character
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numismatics
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coin collecting
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tome
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book, usually large and academic
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expurgate
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to censor
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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forestall
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to prevent or delay; to anticipate
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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cupidity
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greed; strong desire
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aggrandize
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to inc in power, influence, and reputation
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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bilk
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to cheat; to defraud
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politic
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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
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listless
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lacking energy and enthusiasm
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prudence
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wisdom; caution or restraint
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slake
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to calm down or moderate
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pastiche
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piece of literature or music imitating other works
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kudos
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fame, glory, honor
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myopic
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lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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hegemony
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the domination of one state or group over its allies
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abdicate
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to give up a position , right or power
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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sobriquet
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nickname
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fawn
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to grovel
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vicissitude
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a change or variation; ups and downs
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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lissome
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easily flexed; limber; agile
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condon
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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noisome
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stinking; putrid
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proclivity
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a natural inclination or predisposition
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lachrymose
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tearful
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salient
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prominent; of notable significance
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unconscionable
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unscupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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invesititure
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ceremony conferring authority
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propriety
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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
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puerile
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childish; immature; silly
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nuance
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a subtle expression of meaning or quality
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distastful one
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vernal
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related to spring; fresh
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nominal
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existing in name only; negligible
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plucky
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courageous; spunky
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naive
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lacking sophistication or experience
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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legerdemain
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trickery
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burnish
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to polish
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debutante
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young woman making debut in high society
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itinerant
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wandering from place to place; unsettled
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redress
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relief from wrong or injury
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zealot
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someone passionately devoted to a cause
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hapless
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unfortunate; having bad luck
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zeal
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passion; excitement
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endemic
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belonging to a particular area; inherent
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deface
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to mar the appearance of; to vandalize
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posit
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to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
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contumacious
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rebellious
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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invidious
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envious; obnoxious; offensive; likely to promote ill-will
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restive
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impatient; uneasy; restless
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unequivocal
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absolute; certain
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peregrinate
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to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
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inculcate
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to teach; to impress in the mind
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emulate
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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surfeit
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excessive amount
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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latent
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potential that is nto readily apparent
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libertine
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a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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licentious
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immoral; unrestrained by society
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glib
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fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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sagacious
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shrew; wise
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mores
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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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interregnum
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interval btwn reigns
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keen
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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive
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vestige
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a trace; a remnant
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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palatial
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relating to a palace; magnificent
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specious
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deceptively attractivel seemingly plausible but fallacious
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liberal
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tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
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dither
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to act confusedly or without clear purpose
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quixotic
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overly idealistic, impractical
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impious
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not devout in religion
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kindle
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to set fire to ignite; to excite or inspire
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flag
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to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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archaic
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ancient; old-fashioned
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Plebeian
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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
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permeate
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to penetrate
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dissemble
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to present false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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collusion
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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
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wan
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sickl, pale
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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sportive
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frolicsome; playful
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panegryic
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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spartan
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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
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panoply
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impressive array
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apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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verdant
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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inexorable
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inflexible; unyielding
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gradation
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process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
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pervade
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to be present thruout; to permeate
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potentate
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a monarch or ruler with great power
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cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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deleterious
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subtly or unexpectedly harmful
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lament
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to express sorrow; to grieve
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surly
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rude and bad-tempered
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laud
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to give praise; to glorify
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husband
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to manage economically; to use sparingly
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wily
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clever; deceptive
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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bifurcate
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to divide into 2 parts
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pare
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to trim off excessl to reduce
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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mar
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to dmg; to deface; to spoil
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imprecation
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a curse
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seraphic
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angelic; sweet
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lavish
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extremely generous or extravagant
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raconteur
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a witty, skillful storyteller
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effrontery
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impudent boldness; audacity
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sanguine
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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grievous
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causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
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insurrection
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rebellion
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waver
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to fluctuate btwn choices
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ambiguous
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doubtful; uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
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profligate
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corrupt; degenerate
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demagogue
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a rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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assail
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to attack; to assault
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terrestrial
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earthyl; down-to-earth; commonplace
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toady
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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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ostensible
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apparent
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hyperbole
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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umbrage
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offense; resentment
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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boor
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crude person; one lacking manners or taste
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scintilla
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trace amount
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abjure
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to reject; to abandon formally
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sentient
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aware; conscious; able to perceive
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prescient
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having foresight
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inimical
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hostile; unfriendly
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turgid
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swollen as from a fluid, bloated
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dictum
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authoritative statement
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ribald
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humorous in a vulgar way
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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rebarbative
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causing annoyance or irritation
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amalgamate
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to combine; to mix together
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meretricious
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gaudy; falsely attractive
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prattle
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meaningless, foolish talk
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malediction
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a curse; a wish of evil upon another
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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neophyte
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novice; beginner
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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philistine
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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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wanton
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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
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zenith
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the point of culmination; peak
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largess
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generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
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sardonic
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cynical;scornfully mocking
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impecunious
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poor; having no money
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phalanx
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a compact or close-knit body of ppl, animals, or things
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orotound
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pompous
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frenetic
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frantic, frenzied
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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impasse
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blocked path; dilemma with no solution
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lumber
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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edify
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to instruct morally and spiritually
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venerable
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respected because of age
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requite
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to return or repay
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declivity
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downward slope
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solecism
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grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
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erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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juncture
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point of time, especially where two things are joined
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tawdry
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gaudy; cheap; showy
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jettison
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to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
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divine
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to foretell or known by inspiration
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diurnal
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existing during the day
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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esoteric
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known or understood only by a few
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craven
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lacking courage
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overwrought
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agitated; overdone
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sinecure
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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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pulchritude
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beauty
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disparate
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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apace
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with speed; quickly; swiftly.
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novitiate
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a novice
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be·muse
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to bewilder or confuse
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tyro
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novice
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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confused; muddled; disturbed.
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pellucid
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easy to understand
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canny
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smart/learned
astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious |
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aspersion
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criticisize/criticism
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calumny
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criticisize/criticism
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something |
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gainsay
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criticisize/criticism
to deny, dispute, or contradict. |
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objurgate
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criticisize/criticism
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply. |
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harangue
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criticisize/criticism
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. |
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lambaste
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criticisize/criticism
to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate. |
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excoriate
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criticisize/criticism
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: |
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obloquy
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criticize/criticism
censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public. |
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pillory
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criticize/criticism
to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse |
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bacchanalian
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carousal
a drunken feast; orgy. |
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salacious
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carousal
salacious |
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reprobate
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carousal
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: |
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sordid
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carousal
morally ignoble or base; vile |
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dissipated
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carousal
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute. |
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libidinous
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carousal
full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious. |
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turpitude
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carousal
turpitude |
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fealty
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truth
fidelity; faithfulness. |
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feigned
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falsehood
pretended; sham; counterfeit |
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mendacity
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falsehood
the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie. |
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perfidy
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falsehood
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: |
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spurious
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falsehood
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. |
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fallacious
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falsehood
deceptive; misleading |
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mendacious
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falsehood
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful |
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asperity
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biting (as in wit or temperament)
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony |
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mordacious
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biting (as in wit or temperament)
sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc. |
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encomium
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praise
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: |
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accolade
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praise
any award, honor, or laudatory notice: |
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baleful
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harmful
full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious. |
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baneful
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harmful
destructive; pernicious |
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perfidious
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harmful
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: |
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pernicious
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harmful
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: |
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recreant
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timid/timidity
cowardly or craven. |
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platitude
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boring
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. |
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quotidian
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boring
usual or customary; everyday |
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vitiate
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weaken
to impair or weaken the effectiveness of. |
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stultify
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weaken
to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means |
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abet
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assist
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: |
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proponent
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assist
a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate. |
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mainstay
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assist
a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part: |
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stalwart
|
assist
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust. |
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ancillary
|
assist
subordinate; subsidiary. |
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countenance
|
assist
approval or favor; encouragement; moral support. |
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munificent
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assist
munificent |
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antithetic
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hostile
directly opposed or contrasted; opposite. |
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churlish
|
hostile
like a churl; boorish; rude: |
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curmudgeon
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hostile
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person |
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untoward
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stubborn
1. unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. 2. improper: untoward social behavior. 3. Archaic . froward; perverse. |
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renitent
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stubborn
resisting pressure; resistant. |
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burgeoning
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to grow or develop quickly; flourish:
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venal
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greedy
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary |
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covetous
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greedy
inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy. |
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penurious
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greedy
extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly. |
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mercenary
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greedy
working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. |
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rapacious
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greedy
given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed |
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largess
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generous/kind
generous bestowal of gifts. |
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stint
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to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict.
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clement
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generous/kind
mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate |
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munificent
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generous/kind
extremely liberal in giving; very generous. |
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compendious
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terse
of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: |
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prolix
|
overblown/wordy
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy. |
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circumlocution
|
overblown/wordy
a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. |
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periphrastic
|
overblown/wordy
circumlocutory; roundabout. |
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turgid
|
overblown/wordy
swollen; distended; tumid. |
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imperious
|
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
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peremptory
|
imperious or dictatorial.
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anathema
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a person or thing detested or loathed
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odium
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intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
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novitiate
|
a novice
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tyro
|
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
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lackadaisical
|
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless
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defer
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pacify/satisfy
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time |
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slake
|
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
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acquit
|
forgive
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: |
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expiate
|
forgive
to atone for; make amends or reparation for: |
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vindicate
|
forgive
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: |
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palliate
|
forgive
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate |
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destitute
|
poor
without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. |
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esurient
|
poor
hungry; greedy. |
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impecunious
|
poor
having little or no money; penniless; poor. |
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doctrinaire
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favoring/not impartial
dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical |
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partisan
|
favoring/not impartial
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
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tendentious
|
favoring/not impartial
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: |
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abnegate
|
denying of self
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce. |
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ascetic
|
denying of self
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons. |
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disingenuous
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insincere
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: |
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dissemble
|
insincere
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of |
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discomfit
|
prevent/obstruct
to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil. |
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ostensible
|
insincere
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended |
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encumber
|
prevent/obstruct
to impede or hinder; hamper; retard |
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fetter
|
prevent/obstruct
to confine; restrain. |
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forfend
|
prevent/obstruct
to defend, secure, or protect |
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chortle
|
funny
to chuckle gleefully. |
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droll
|
funny
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. |
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facetious
|
funny
not meant to be taken seriously or literally: |
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gibe
|
funny
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer. |
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riposte
|
funny
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke |
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simper
|
funny
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. |
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disconsolate
|
sorrow
without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable |
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elegiac
|
sorrow
expressing sorrow or lamentation: |
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dolor
|
sorrow
dolor |
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lugubrious
|
sorrow
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: |
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morose
|
sorrow
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. |
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plaintive
|
sorrow
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: |
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threnody
|
sorrow
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song. |
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fetid
|
disgusting/offensive
having an offensive odor; stinking. |
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invidious
|
disgusting/offensive
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful |
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noisome
|
disgusting/offensive
offensive or disgusting, as an odor. |
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odious
|
disgusting/offensive
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. |
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rebarbative
|
disgusting/offensive
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent. |
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abeyance
|
withrdrawal/retreat
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension |
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aboritive
|
withrdrawal/retreat
failing to succeed; unsuccessful |
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abrogate
|
withrdrawal/retreat
to put aside; put an end to. |
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renege
|
withrdrawal/retreat
to go back on one's word |
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abnegation
|
withdrawal/retreat
the act of reliquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc.: |
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decamp
|
withdrawal/retreat
to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously |
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recidivism
|
withdrawal/retreat
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime. |
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defunct
|
death/mourning
no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning |
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facsimile
|
copy
an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript |
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obsequy
|
death/mourning
a funeral rite or ceremony. |
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sepulchral
|
death/mourning
of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb. |
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factitious
|
copy
made; manufactured: |
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quintessence
|
copy
the pure and concentrated essence of a substance. |
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discursive
|
wandering
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling. |
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expatiate
|
wandering
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion |
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peregrination
|
wandering
travel from one place to another, especially on foot. |
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interregnum
|
gaps/openings
an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor. |
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interstice
|
gaps/openings
an intervening space. |
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lull
|
gaps/openings
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: |
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compendium
|
abbreviated communication
a summary, epitome, or abridgment. |
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adage
|
wisdom
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb. |
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axiom
|
wisdom
a universally accepted principle or rule. |
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aphorism
|
wisdom
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, |
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bromide
|
wisdom
a platitude or trite saying. |
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platitude
|
wisdom
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. |
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apothegm
|
wisdom
a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark |
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sententious
|
wisdom
given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous. |
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conjugal
|
family
pertaining to the relation of husband and wife. |
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consanguine
|
family
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood. |
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endogamy
|
family
marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit. |
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filial
|
family
noting or having the relation of a child to a parent. |
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fratricide
|
family
a person who kills his or her brother. |
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progenitor
|
family
a biologically related ancestor: |
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scion
|
family
a descendant. |
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askance
|
not a straight line
with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval |
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carom
|
not a straight line
to strike and rebound. |
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gyrate
|
not a straight line
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl. |
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sinuous
|
not a straight line
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: |
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serrated
|
not a straight line
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting |
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undulating
|
not a straight line
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement |
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sidle
|
not a straight line
to move sideways or obliquely. |
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descry
|
investigate
to discover; perceive; detect. |
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penultimate
|
time/order/duration
next to the last |
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bilious
|
bad mood
peevish; irritable; cranky. |
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dudgeon
|
bad mood
a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: |
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pettish
|
bad mood
petulantly peevish: |
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pique
|
bad mood
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride |
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waspish
|
bad mood
like or suggesting a wasp, especially in behavior. |
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compunction
|
embarrass
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse. |
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contrition
|
embarrass
sincere penitence or remorse. |
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foible
|
embarrass
a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect |
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expiate
|
embarrass
to atone for; make amends or reparation for: |
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gaucherie
|
embarrass
lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness. |
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rue
|
embarrass
to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: |
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asperity
|
hardhearted
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony |
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fell
|
hardhearted
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mordant
|
hardhearted
sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. |
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vitriolic
|
hardhearted
very caustic; scathing: |
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cavil
|
nag
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily |
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belabor
|
nag
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary |
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enjoin
|
nag
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis |
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exhort
|
nag
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. |
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harangue
|
nag
scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. |
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hector
|
nag
a blustering, domineering person; a bully. |
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martinet
|
nag
someone who stubbornly adheres to methods or rules. |
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remonstrate
|
nag
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval. |
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reproof
|
nag
the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking. |
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augur
|
predict
soothsayer; prophet. |
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auspice
|
predict
a divination or prognostication, originally from observing birds. |
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fey
|
predict
supernatural; unreal; enchanted: |
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harbinger
|
predict
anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign |
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portentous
|
predict
ominously significant or indicative: |
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precursor
|
predict
a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger |
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presage
|
predict
a presentiment or foreboding. |
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|
prescient
|
predict
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight: |
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prognosticate
|
predict
to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy. |
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adventitious
|
luck
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. |
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kismet
|
luck
fate; destiny. |
|
|
optimum
|
luck
the best or most favorable point, degree, amount, etc., as of temperature, light, and moisture for the growth or reproduction of an organism. |
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portentous
|
luck
of the nature of a portent; momentous. |
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propitiate
|
luck
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. |
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propitious
|
luck
presenting favorable conditions; favorable: |
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din
|
harsh-sounding
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. |
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strident
|
harsh-sounding
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking |
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sonorous
|
pleasant sounding
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rescind
|
revoke or cancel
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. |
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respite
|
gap or opening
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renege
|
to take back
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anomalous
|
deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal
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accede
|
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent
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|
adduce
|
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive:
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animadversion
|
an unfavorable or censorious comment:
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antiphony
|
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions
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antithesis
|
opposition; contrast
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|
aquatint
|
a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing.
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aqueduct
|
a canal or passage through which liquids pass.
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automaton
|
a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot.
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belle
|
a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm.
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bellicose
|
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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bicameral
|
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
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bifurcate
|
divided into two branches.
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debonair
|
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
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brevet
|
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
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breviary
|
a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches
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|
brevity
|
shortness of time or duration
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|
bursar
|
a treasurer or business officer, especially of a college or university.
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disburse
|
to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend
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carnal
|
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual
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charnel
|
a repository for dead bodies.
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cauterize
|
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes;
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cautery
|
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
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encaustic
|
painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in.
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abscess
|
a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
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accede
|
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent
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centigrade
|
divided into 100 degrees, as a scale.
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countermand
|
to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
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counterpoint
|
a melody composed to be combined with another melody.
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indelible
|
making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like
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meridian
|
a point or period of highest development, greatest prosperity, or the like.
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diadem
|
a crown.
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diaphanous
|
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
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edict
|
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.
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indict
|
to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize
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predicate
|
to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
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adduce
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to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive:
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conduce
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to lead or contribute to a result
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conduit
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a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
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traduce
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to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
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viaduct
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a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.
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dulcet
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pleasant to the ear; melodious
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dul·ci·fy
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to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
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dulcimer
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a modern folk instrument related to the guitar and plucked with the fingers.
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perdurable
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very durable; permanent; imperishable.
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emanate
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to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
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excrescence
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an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.
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fatuity
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complacent stupidity; foolishness.
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affiance
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to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth.
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fealty
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fidelity; faithfulness.
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fiducial
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accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison:
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fulgent
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shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent:
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fulminant
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occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity;
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refulgent
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shining brightly; radiant; gleaming:
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fugue
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a period during which a person suffers from loss of memory, often begins a new life, and, upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase.
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
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genesis
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an origin, creation, or beginning.
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gentile
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of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.
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gentility
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good breeding or refinement
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gentry
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wellborn and well-bred people.
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progeny
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a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
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cognizance
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awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception
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quaint
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having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
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reconnoiter
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to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
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egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
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hemiptera
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the order comprising the true bugs.
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hemistich
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an incomplete line, or a line of less than the usual length.
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heterodyne
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noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.
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homophone
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a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
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homotype
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an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.
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iconography
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symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
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improvident
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not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
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imbibe
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to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink
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reiterate
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to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
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jocose
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given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
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adjudicate
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to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
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adjunct
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something added to another thing but not essential to it.
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conjugal
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage:
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junta
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a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
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ablution
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a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
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lave
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to wash; bathe.
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leaven
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a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
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lien
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the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
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illiberal
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narrowminded; bigoted.
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acrolith
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a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
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lithography
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the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
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lithoid
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resembling stone; stonelike.
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lithology
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the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
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megalith
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a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work,
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monolith
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an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
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grandiloquent
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speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
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obloquy
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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
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soliloquy
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an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present
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lucubrate
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to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
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macrobiotics
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a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
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macrocosm
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the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole
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magistrate
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a civil officer charged with the administration of the law
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amanuensis
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a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.
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