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fickle
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inconsistent
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seminal
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influential
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prescience
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knowledge of something before it happens (forseight)
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omniscient
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all knowing
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percipient
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quick witted
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extol
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laud, praise
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sully
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to stain
Ex. Be sure not to sully the tablecloth |
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exhume
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to dig up
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inter
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to put in the ground
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acrimonious
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bitter
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germane
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closely related, relevant
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dour
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gloomy
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blithe
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joyous, merry
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modish
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stylish
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unscrupulous
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low moral standards
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irascible
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easily made angry
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irresolute
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indecisive
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judicious
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sensible
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kindle
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to ignite
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lachrymose
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tearful
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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to greive
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lampoon
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to ridicule
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largess
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generosity
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lassitude
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to make clear; weariness; diminished energy
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latent
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not active
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laud
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to praise
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leviathan
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something very large
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lionize
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to honor
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear
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lugubrious
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gloomy
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malevolent
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evil
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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mendacity
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dishonesty; to lie!
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mercurial
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rapid, unpredictable
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misanthrope
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one who dislikes others
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misnomer
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wrong word
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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mitigate
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to soften; to make less severe
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mollify
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to calm
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monastic
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extremely plain
...like a monk would live |
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monotomy
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no variation
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multifarious
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diverse
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nefarious
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evil
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neophyte
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new, recent
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noisome
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stinking, harmful
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obdurate
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resistent to persuation
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obfuscate
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to deliberately confuse/obscure
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obsequious
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eager to please; a person who is a "suck up"
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obviate
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to make unnecessary
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onerous
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troublesome and oppresive
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opprobruim
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public disgrace
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ossify
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to harden
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ostenation
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excessive showiness
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panegyric
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formal praise in writing
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paradox
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contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence
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partisan
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biased, a member of a party
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peccadillo
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a small fault
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pedagogy
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principles of teaching
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pedant
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one who shows off learning
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penury
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extreme poverty; destitution
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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routine
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permeate
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to penetrate
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perspicacious
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keen-witted
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petulant
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irritable
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philanthropy
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charity
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phlegmatic
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sluggish
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platitudes
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dull remarks
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plethora
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excess
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polemic
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a verbal attack
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ponderous
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heavy, awkward, dull
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pragmatic
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practical
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prevaricate
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to lie
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probity
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honesty; integrity; adhering to highest principles
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proclivity
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natural predisposition, inclination
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prodical
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lavish/wasteful
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profligate
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excessively wastefull
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propensity
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tendency
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propitiate
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to humor; to satisfy
to appease; to conciliate |
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propriety
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appropriate behavior
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prosaic
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dull
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prudence
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wisdom
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pulchritudinous
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beautiful
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quiescent
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motionless
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quixotic
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impractical
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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rejoinder
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response
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reproof
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scolding
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repudiate
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to reject validity of
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reticent
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quiet
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rhetoric
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effective speech
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sagacious
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sharp; intelligent
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salubrious
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healthful, healthy
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sanguine
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optimistic
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sardonic
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cynical, bitter; mocking; contemptuous
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sate
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to fully satisfy
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voracious
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craving lots of food
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
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unpredictable
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wily
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clever
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zeal
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excitement
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disseminate
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to scatter; to disperse
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insular
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isolated
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plucky
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brave
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sedulity
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perservering/consistent in effort; diligence
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restive
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uneasy, restless
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trite
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boring
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portentous
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marvelous; amazing
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syllogism
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reasoning from the general to the specific
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circumlocution
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using too many words to describe something
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provident
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economical, saving, frugal
Ex. If we are provident with our supplies, we may be able to get through the next week. |
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furtive
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characterized by stealth; surreptitious
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derisive
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mocking; jeering
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elusive
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difficult to describe; tending to avoid capture
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satiate
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to satisfy
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saturnine
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having a gloomy temperment; melancholy
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savant
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genious
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scintilla
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trace amount
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sedulous
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diligent; perservering
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sentient
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conscious;
experiencing sensation or feeling |
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slake
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to satisfy or moderate
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solicitious
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full of desire (i.e. to learn)
concerned; anxious |
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soporific
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to cause sleep
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sordid
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filthy
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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sporadic
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occuring occasionally
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squander
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to waste by spending
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stigma
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a mark of shame
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stolid
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having little emotion
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stymie
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to block or thwart;
an obstacle |
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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surly
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rude
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tacit
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using few words, unspoken
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tawdry
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gaudy, cheap
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temperate
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calm, mild
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tentative
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provisional, unsettled
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tirade
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a long, harsh speech
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torpor
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extreme sluggishness
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tortuous
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excessively complicated
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tractable
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can be easily managed
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transitory
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short-lived; temporary
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travail
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hard work
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trenchant
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forceful, effective;
sharp |
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truculent
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fierce, cruel
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turgid
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bloated, swollen
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tyro
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a beginner
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umbrage
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offense
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unconscionable
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unfair
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unwieldy
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bulky
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vacillate
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indecisive
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vacuous
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empty
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venerable
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respected due to age
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venerate
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to respect
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veracity
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truthfulness or accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
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to annoy
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vim
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energy
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voluble
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talkative, fluent
Ex. A voluble spokeswoman for the cause. |
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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trickery
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guileless
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honest
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hapless
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unfortunate
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headlong
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impulsive (caprice)
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hegemony
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domination
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hoary
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very old;
grey or white due to old age |
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hyperbole
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exaggeration in speech
i.e. I could sleep for a year |
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iconoclast
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a rebel; one who goes against accepted norms
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ignoble
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low moral standards;
not noble |
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impecunious
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poor
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impend
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to be about to occur; threatening
Ex. Impending danger. |
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imperious
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commanding; overbearing
Ex. The imperious manner of the old man made his wife seem timid. |
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imperturbable
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unable to be disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate
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impetuous
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to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to calm
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imprecation
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a curse
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improvidence
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an absence of foresight;
not prepared for the future |
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impunity
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immune from punishment
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inchoate
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disorganized, not fully formed;
in an early stage, incipient |
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incongruous
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incompatible
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incorrigible
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can't be corrected
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incursion
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entering foreign territory
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indefatigability
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never tired
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indelible
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permanent
ALWAYS THERE |
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indolence
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laziness
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ineffable
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indescribable
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infelicitious
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innapropriate, unfortunate
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ingenious
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clever
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ingenuous
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unsophisticated, naive
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inimical
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hostile
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inimitable
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unable to be copied
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innocuous
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harmless
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inscrutability
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hard to understand
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insensible
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numb
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insipid
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dull, boring
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insolence
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rude, arrogant
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insular
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exclusive, i.e. an island
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interpolate
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to insert, as in text
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intransigent
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stubborn
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intrepidity
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fearlss courage
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inundate
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to overwhelm
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inure
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to accustom
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invective
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abusive language
Ex. Her constant use of invective made people write her off as a beeotch. |
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cogent
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convincing
Ex. The professor thought she presented her points in a cogent manner making him believe in God. |
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cognizant
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to be aware
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complaisant
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tending to consent to other's wishes; accepting of status quo
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condone
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to overlook; to forgive
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conscription
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enlisted forcefully;
drafted |
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contentious
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argumentative
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contrite
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feeling regretfull for one's own sins; penitent
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corporal
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of the body
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corporeal
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materialistic
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corroborrate
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to provide supporting evidence
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cosset
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to pamper
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craven
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cowardly
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credulous
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gullible
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culpable
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deserving of blame
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cupidity
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greed
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dearth
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lack, scarcity
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decorum
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appropriatness of behavior
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deference
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respect
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demur
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to question or oppose
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deprecation
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belittlement
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depredation
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preying upon, plundering
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deride
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to mock
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descry
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to discover by careful observation
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desiccate
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to dry out
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desultory
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disconnected; lacking effort
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diatribe
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an abusive speech
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didactic
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intended to teach
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diffident
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shy, lacking self confidence
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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one with a superficial interest
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dirge
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a funeral hymn
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disabuse
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to fix; to set right
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disparaging
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belittling, deprecation
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disparate
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different, entirely unlike
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disspasionate
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unbiased, objective, calm
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dissemble
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to disguise
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dissonance
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a harsh sound
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dither
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to act without a purpose; indecisive
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dogged
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stubborn
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dogma
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an accepted belief
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dogmatic
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dictorial in one's opinions
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dupe
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to decieve
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eclectic
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taken from a variety of sources
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deign
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condescend
Ex. She's so stuck-up, she deigned to reply. |
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autonomously
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separately
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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exhaustive
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thorough
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perdition
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damnation; the loss of the soul
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raconteur
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a story-teller
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ruminate
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to chew, to overly reflect
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allay
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to relieve
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paean
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a song of praise
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potentate
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monarch
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mendicant
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beggar
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votary
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person bound by religious vows
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peregrination
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the act of travelling
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extraneous
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irrelevant
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laxity
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lack of discipline; relaxed about the rules
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aversion
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no natural inclination, lack of proclivity; dislike
Ex. He developed an aversion for meat after the raw chicken incident. |
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check
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to hinder or restrain
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endow
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to give
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promulgate
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to publicly promote or advocate for
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prognosticate
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to tell the future
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appraise
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to evaluate, rate
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puissant
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mighty, powerful
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copious
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plentiful
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evanescent
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short-lived, fleeting
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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effluent
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flowing out
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elegy
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sorrowful poem
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eloquent
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persuasive in speech
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elucidate
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to make clear
Ex. Allow me to elucidate...(clarify) |
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emollient
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something that softens
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emulate
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to copy
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encomium
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speech of praise
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endemic
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inherent to an area
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to produce
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery
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enumerate
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to count
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ephemeral
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short time
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equivocal
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unclear, ambiguous, to use a double meaning
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erroneous
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incorrect
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erudite
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scholarly
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esoteric
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understood by few
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estimable
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admirable
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ethereal
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heavenly
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euphemism
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use of a good word for a bad one, "what the fudge?!"
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exculpate
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to prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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exorbitant
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exceeding customary limits
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extant
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in existence
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extemperaneous
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improvised with no preparation
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fanatical
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excessively enthusiastic
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fawn
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to grovel, beg
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fervid
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intensely emotional
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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florid
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excessively decorated
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floundering
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struggling
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foment
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to arouse, incite
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furtive
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secretive
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garrulous
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talkative
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glib
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casually fluent
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gossamer
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cobweb, gauzy fabric
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antithetical
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contrasting, opposing
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ungainly
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awkward
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paucity
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scarcity
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munificence
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generosity
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windfall
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bonus
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torrid
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very hot
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enrapture
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to cause great pleasure
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consecrate
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to bless
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hidebound
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very rigid
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deft
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graceful, not clumsy
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chary
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caution
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forestall
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to prevent
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palliate
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to lessen, make less severe
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
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exalted
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put in a higher position
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congenial
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friendly, agreeable
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affectation
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artificial behavior, (i.e. an american speaking with an english accent)
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impugn
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to attack with words
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clamorous
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excited
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equanimity
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calmness
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brevity
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to be brief
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arduous
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difficult
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factious
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not cooperating, difficult
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interdict
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to forbid
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sanctioned
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permitted
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chimerical
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unreal
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pithy
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substantial
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delve
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to carefully search for info
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digress
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to stear away from the topic; to change the subject
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abate
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to reduce
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aberrant
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abnormal
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abet
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to assist, to help
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advocate
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to support
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aggrandize
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to increase in power
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amalgamate
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to mix
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain
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ambrosial
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pleasing to the senses
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ameloriate
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to improve
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anachronism
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outdated
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anomaly
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not normal
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andediluvian
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ancient
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute
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ardor
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passionate feeling
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ascetic
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rigid self denial
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assuage
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to relieve
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attenuate
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to weaken
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audacious
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fearless
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austere
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stern
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to declare
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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banal
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boring
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barefaced
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shameless
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bawdy
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racy
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blandishment
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persuasive speech
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bombastic
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pompous in speech
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bucolic
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rural
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burgeon
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to grow, flourish
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burnish
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to polish
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buttress
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a support
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cacophony
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harsh noises
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cadge
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to take advantage
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canon
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a code of laws
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caprice
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impulse
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capricious
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uncertain
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cartography
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making maps
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castigate
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to criticize harshly
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caustic
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biting in wit
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cephalic
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related to the skull
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chary
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wary, cautious
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chicanery
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trickery
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acerbic
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sour/bitter to taste; sharp
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on tissue; harsh; severe
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contiguous
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having a border; touching; adjacent
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convention
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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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cynicism
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belief that people are motivated by selfishness
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derision
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scorn; ridicule
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disparate
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to slight or belittle
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divulge
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to disclose (reveal) something secret
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flout
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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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glib
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking depth; superficial
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hubris
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arrogance
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imminent
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about to happen; impending
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immutable
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not capable of change
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impetuous
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rashly energetic; impulsive
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inimical
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damaging, harmful
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intractable
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not easily managed; stubborn
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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maverick
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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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neophyte
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a beginner; novice
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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obstinate
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stubborn; uncompromising
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ostentatious
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showy
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pervade
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to permeate throughout
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds
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pristine
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pure; uncorrupted
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probity
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adhering to the highest principles
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prosaic
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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quotidian
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occuring or recurring daily; commonplace
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recondite
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand
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refulgent
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radiant, shiny, bright
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renege
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to go back on a promise
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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tacit
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implied; not explicitly stated
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tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive; keen; peretrating
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unfeigned
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genuine
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untenable
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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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variegated
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multicolored
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vexation
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annoyance, irritation
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh language, to abuse; berate
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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connoisseur
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an expert in matters of taste
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disabuse
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to set right
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discordant
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conflicting, harsh in sound
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate
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to weaken
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ennui
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dissatisfactoin and restlessness resulting from boredome and apathy
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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mundane
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of the world; ordinary
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nascent
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coming into being; early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intelect
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paean
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a song of praise
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perennial
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happening repeatedly; recurring through the year
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perfidy
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treachery
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly
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precipitate
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adj. acting with impulse
verb. to cause before anticipated or required |
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predilection
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preference
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qualms
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causes for hesitancy
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recant
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to retract esp. a previously held belief
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refute
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
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to forcibly assign to a lower position
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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truculent
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fierce, cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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intense adoration
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cogent
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convincing
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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ebullience
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enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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elegy
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a mournful poem
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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facetious
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humorous; playful
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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synopsis
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summary
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vehemence
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forcefulness; intensity; conviction
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aspersion
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slander, a derogatory remark
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lien
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a legal claim until the debt is recieved
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preclude
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to prevent
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verve
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spirit, vigor, enthusiasm
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hypocrisy
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falsely making oneself appear to be good
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peripatetic
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wandering
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inasmuch
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since, because
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jibe
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to make fun of
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contemn
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to scorn; to despise
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picaresque
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involving adventures
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auspicious
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successful, prosperous, favorable
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brash
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hasty, cheeky
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luculent
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easily understood, lucid
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conduce
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to bring about
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verdant
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fresh and green
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proscribe
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to denounce as dangerous
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abdiction
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giving up, control, authority
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deprecate
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to protest against
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effete
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infertile, worn out, weak
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labrynthine
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to entangle the state of affairs
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forswear
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to renounce, repudiate
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palpitate
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to beat rapidly
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asperity
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roughness; irritability
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reslilient
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being able to spring back
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puerile
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pertaining to a child or childhood; fearful
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protract
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cause to last longer
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punctilious
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excessively attentive to details
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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quell
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to put down, to extinguish
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punitive
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enflicting punishment
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propitious
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fortunate, of good omen
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inauspicious
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unfortunate
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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recalcitrant
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disobediant
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protean
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able to take many forms
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mellifluous
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sweet-sounding
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abeyance
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suspension; temporary inaction
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ablution
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washing/cleansing of the body
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abrogate
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to abolish
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abstruse
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dealing with matters difficult to understand
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abut
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to touch at the boundary line
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accede
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to agree
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acquiesce
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to comply
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adage
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an old saying
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agog
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eager desire
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animosity
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hatred
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