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Raillery |
light teasing, banter, jest
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Chaff , v
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Lighthearted joking; banter; chaffing - teasing, joking
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Arch
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teasing, saucy
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Addle
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to confuse, muddle, drive crazy; rot (egg)
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Obviate
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to render unnecessary, prevent
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Reprove
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to correct gently
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Chasten
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chastise, castigate; subdue or humble, moderate
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Hobble
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prevent or restrict
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Abrogate
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officially annul, overturn; ignore responsibilities
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Abnegation
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denial, espec. self-denial ~ see repudiation
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Frangible
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fragile, breakable, delicate
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Incipient
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just beginning to develop or exist ~ nascent
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Inchoate
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not yet complete, fully developed
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Novitiate
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the state or time period of being a novice
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Proselyte
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recent convert, recruit ~ proselytize
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Tyro
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beginner (esp. in learning)
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Dilettante
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dabbler, amateur
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Sinecure
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easy job with a fancy title
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Arriviste
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upstart ~ e.g. has the money, but not the class
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Parvenu
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upstart ~ new money w/ no class
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Callow
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lacking adult sophistication
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Jejune
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naive, simplistic, and superficial ~ " jejune remarks about life and art", "another moralizing tale filled with jejune platitudes"
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Ingenuous
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innocent in a childlike manner, lacking subtelty
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Verdant
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"green" (verde!), unripe in experience or judgment
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Pollyanaish
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unreasonably/stubbornly optomistic ~ from char Polyanna in novel of her namesake
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Panglossian
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from Candide's Pangloss - characterized by a naïve belief in a just world
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Waggish
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humurous, playful, mischievious
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Blithe
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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; Happy or joyous ~ Bliss
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Insouciance
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nonchalance; indifference, blasé
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Blinkered
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narrow-minded, limited in scope or understanding
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Insularity
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narrow-minded, parochial, provincial ~ insulated (from criticism)
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Benighted
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(figurative)unenlightened, ignorant; (literal) overtaken by darkness
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Philistine
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person hostile or indifferent to the arts, unsophisticated person
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Prodigal
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wasteful, irresponsible ~ e.g. Prodigal Son - returns in repentence after running away to act out
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Mawkish
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sappy, overly-sentimental
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Twee
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sweet or cute in a way that is silly or sentimental
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Nettlesome
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annoying
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Fledgling
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A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped ~ more spec than simply struggling by giving reaosn why
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Mollycoddle
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spoil, pamper, or dote on
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Cosseted
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spoiled, overly pampered
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Foundering
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sinking of (e.g. Titanic), failure ~ FOUNDER = FAIL ~ floundering(for anything other than ship)
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Denouement
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end result, climax in a sequence of events; espec. In literary context (climax)
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Effete
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No longer capable of effective action; (Of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual ~ Latin effetus 'worn out by bearing young'
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Extirpate
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Root out and destroy completely
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Moribund
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approaching death or (figurative) obsolescence, inactivity
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Ineluctable
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inevitable, inescapable ~ ineludible
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Lachrymose
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weepy, tearful, mournful
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Lugubrious
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mournful or especially dismal in an exaggerated way
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Dolorous
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sorrowful, doleful
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Woebegone
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sad or miserable in appearance or expression
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Bereft
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sad from a loss
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Doldrums
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the blues; listlessness; slack period ~ (origin) ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind
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Fallow (of land)
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(Of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown; inactive, dormant
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Egress
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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress ~ congres = arrange together; ingress = enter, and exgress = exit
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Benison
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blessing
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Unalloyed
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pure, unadulterated ~ "unalloyed happiness"
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Beneficent
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doing good
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Auspicious
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favorable, good ~ auspicious beginnings
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Auspice
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a favorable sign, (pural) helpful guidance,
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Propitious
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favorable, hopeful
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Lodestar
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one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
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Edifying
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enlightening or uplifting through teaching, to ennoble
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Disinterested
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2ND DEF unbiased, unprejudiced
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Abstemious
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*same as below; describes life, habits or diet marked by moderation ~ abstenence
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Ascetic
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practicing self-denial, austere; ‰ A(s)CETIC ~ vinegary!
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Purgation
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the act of purging/cleansing, catharsis
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Assiduous
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diligent
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Fastidious
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meticulous ~ BAD overly concerned w/ details, fussy
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Punctilious
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overly precise ~ punctual
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Sedulous
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diligent
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Abject
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humble, ingratiating; servile, spiritless ~ "abject/humble apology", "abject flattery"; "a man made abject by suffering"
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Apposite
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apt, well-suited
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Felicitous
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well-suited to the circumstances, apt; pleasant ~ "perfect thing to say" = felicitous
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Salutary
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beneficial
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Panacea
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a cure-all ~ often used in hyperbole, sarcasm
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Salubrious
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healthful, wholesome, restorative, medicinal ~ Brits use more often to describe a nice, quaint location or space
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Doughty
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brave, bold, determined
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Avuncular
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genial, friendly like an uncle
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Bonhomie
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good-natured, pleasant friendliness; affability
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Jocose
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jovial, merry, jocular
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Effervescent
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vivacious and full of life
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Elan
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enthusiasm, zest
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Beatific
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blissfully happy ~ beatitude - utmost bliss
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Inculcate
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instill in, implant in, fix in, impress in, imprint in; btwn instill and brainwash ---- "inculcate in you"
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Didactic
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instructive
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Staid
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respectable, unadventurous, prim, settled
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Clemency
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mercy
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Halcyon
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peaceful, idyllic, happy (describes a time period)
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Elysian
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relating to paradise; blissful
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Ecumenical
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having to do with friendly relations between different religions or unification of seemingly divergent religions
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Encomium
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glowing praise; a - encomiastic
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Perspicacious
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keen, having intelectual acuity
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Percipient
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perceptive
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Efficacious
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effective, able to cause the intended result
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Celerity
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quickness, rapidity ~ velocity
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Dispatch
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speed, efficiency
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Fecund
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mentally productive (attached to "creativity, intelligence, imagination"); literal - fertile
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Prolific
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productive --OT famous, well-known
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Polymath
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individual adept at various subjects; Jack-of-All-Trades ~ Leo Da Vinci, Newton, Ben Franklin, Tommy J
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Cognoscente
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expert, connoisseur; (p) = "cognoscenti"
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retread - n
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something that uses ideas, stories, etc., that have been used before; can be a person or thing Literal: An old tire that has been given a new tread
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Quiddity
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* The inherent nature or essence of someone or something * A distinctive feature; a peculiarity
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Ungainly
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(Of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy
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(with/con) brio
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w/ vigor or vivacity of style or performance
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Dash
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Impetuous or flamboyant vigor and confidence; panache "he has youthful energy, dash, and charisma"
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Lading
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cargo; the act of loading a vessel w/ cargo
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Bathos
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a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. ; also - absurdity (less disparaging)
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Erstwhile
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Belonging to a prior time; former
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Amalgamate
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V. To combine several different elements Syn: unite; blend; merge; consolidate Ant: splinter; disunite
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Rancorous
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Characterized by bitterness or resentment: sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes a rancorous debate
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Rancor
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Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing: he spoke without rancor
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Ebullience
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The quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance: the ebullience of happy children
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Aggrandize
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2nd def - increase the power, status, or wealth of Known - Enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts (e.g. self-aggrandizing)
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Sharing a common border; touching
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the 48 contiguous states
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refulgent |
(adj.) shining, radiant, resplendent Synonyms : luminous, splendid Antonyms : dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky |
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quaff
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To drink in large quantities; to gulp SYN: guzzle, swig ANT: sip
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Gull |
to fool or hoodwink
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Jape - n
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a practical joke
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etiology
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Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something
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temporize
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equivocate or prevaricate
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contretemp -n
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an unexpected and unfortunate occurrance; a minor dispute or disagreement
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militate
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be an important factor in preventing (X) , to discourage (X)
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Imprimatur |
someone's acceptance or guarantee that something is of good quality
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Expostulate
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remonstrate with, disagree with, argue with, take issue with, protest against, reason against, express disagreement with, raise objections to, rail against
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Mobile (face)
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expressive face
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Indelible
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not able to be forgotten or removed. "his story made an indelible impression on me"
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Eidetic
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relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible "photographic mem" = "eidetic mem"
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