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146 Cards in this Set
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tolerate, stand for
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approbation
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approve formally, praise
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adulation
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excessive flattery/ praise
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extol
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praise highly, glorify
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laud
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excessive praise
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obsequious
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fawning attentiveness (ex:assistants)
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penchant
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strong and continued liking
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tout
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make much of, promote, persuade
to spy on, watch |
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veneration
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to respect
awe inspired by wisdom, dignity, dedication or talent of a person |
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assiduous
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care unremitting attention or persistence to something (ex: assiduous book collector)
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auspicious
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prosperous, good fortune
showing future success is likely |
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blithe
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lighthearted in character
lacking thought/consideration |
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concord
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unified, agreement, harmony
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deference
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respect and esteem, regard for elders/others
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ebullient
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liveliness and enthusiasm/ exuberant
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fortuitous
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fortunate, lucky
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innocuous
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harmless
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magnanimity
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loftiness of spirit, display noble generosity, take meanness/ trouble calmly
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prodigious
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exciting amazement or wonder (ex: feats)
enormous in bulk or quantity (ex: amounts of food |
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restitution
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act of restoring/ being restored
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sage
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wise through reflection and experience
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savor
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distinctive quality
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solvent
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able to pay all legal debts
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tractable
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docile, easily led/ taught
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unfettered
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unrestrained/ free
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imperturbable
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serene, calm
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phlegmatic
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calm, showing little to no emotional temperament
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quiescence
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being at rest/ tranquil
causing no trouble |
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candor
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unstained purity, honest sincere expression
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pristine
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not spoiled or corrupted
original |
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unfeigned
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genuine
not hypocritical |
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veracity
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conveying or perceiving truth/ devotion to the truth
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wieldy
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manageable
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beatify
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to make happy
sanctify |
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mitigate
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to make less severe or painful
cause to become less harsh/ hostile |
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mollify
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soothe/ appease
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placate
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soothe/ appease
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propitiate
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gain the favor of goodwill/ appease
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commensurate
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equal in measure or extent
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burgeon
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new growth/ bloom/ flourish
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engender
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to develop or cause to exist
produce, procreate |
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erudite
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having or showing knowledge gained by studying
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inchoate
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imperfectly formed
being only partly in existence |
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nascent
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justing coming into existence
not fully developed |
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perennial
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persistant, enduring
constant |
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plasticity
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ability to retain shaped attained by pressure deformation
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proliferate
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to grow/ increase in number
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propagate
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to continue to increase by reproduction
to pass along to offspring to cause to spread out |
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aver
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verify or prove to be true
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circumspect
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prudent/ careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
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cogent
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convincing/ relevant
having the power to compel or constrain |
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exculpate
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to clear from alleged fault or guilt
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disabuse
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to free from error, fallacy or misconception
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solicitous
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meticulously careful
apprehensive/ full of fears eager and full of desire |
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abscond
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depart suddenly in a secret manner
avoid capture |
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aberrant
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atypical
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belie
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give a false impression of
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capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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chicanery
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deception by artful trickery
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delude
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deceive, trick, mislead
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enigmatic
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mysterious, relating to an enigma
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equivocate
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to avoid committing to what you say
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dissemble
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to hide under false appearance
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furtive
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done by stealth/ sly
obtained underhandedly |
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oblique
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devious, underhanded
not straightforward |
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secrete
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approach secretly
conceal in a hiding place |
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specious
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having deceptive attraction or allure
having the false look of the truth |
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spurious
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corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities
deceitful nature or quality |
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tortuous
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devious, crooked tactics
winding bending turns (as in a path) |
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wheedle
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influence or entice by flattery
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent
make unnecessary |
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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hegemony
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authority/ domination over others
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intrepid
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resolute fearlessness
fortitude and endurance |
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preemept
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to take precedence over
to take for onesself |
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austere
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stern, cold manner, strict morally, unadorned
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ascetic
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strict morally, practice self denial
austere in appearance (ex: ascetic jews) |
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esoteric
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limited to a small circle
private/ confidential |
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glib
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nonchalant, lacking depth, superficial
showing little thought forehand |
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laconic
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concise to the point of being rude
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probity
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adherence to the highest principles and ideas
uprightness |
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succinct
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compact, precise expression without wasted words
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syncopate
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to cut short/ abbreviate
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tacit
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implied or indicated/ carried on with out words
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taciturn
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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bellicose
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demonstrating aggression/ will to fight
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derision
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use or ridicule or scorn to show contempt
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust/ mean
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inimical
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tending to obstruct or harm
unfriendly/ hostile |
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malevolent
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having intense ill will spite or hatred
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precipitate
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to throw violently
to bring about abruptly |
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rancor
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deep seated ill will
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vexation
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act of harassing or vexing
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castigation
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to subject to severe punishment
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censure
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act of condemning sternly
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divest
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strip of/ rid
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repudiate
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to divorce or separate from
refuse to have anything to do with |
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fulminate
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vehement protest
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iconoclastic
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person who destroys religious images
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intransigent
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refusal to compromise or abdandon extreme viewpoint
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lugubrious
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mournful, gloomy
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mendicant
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beggar
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nonplussed
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state of bafflement/ quandary
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistant in wrongdoing
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officious
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interfering in an annoying intrusive way
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perfidy
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faithless/ disloyal
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pragmatic
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practical, dealing with facts
meddler/ busybody |
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prodigal
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lavish, spendthrift
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profligate
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extravagant
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insipid
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dull
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pedantic
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pedestrian, dull
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perfunctory
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routine and superficial
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prosaic
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dull unimaginative
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quotidian
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occurring every day, routine
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antipathy
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opposition in feeling
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dogmatic
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strongly state
uphold unproved beliefs |
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consternation
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dismay/ amazement that throws into confusion and hinders
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exacerbate
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to make more violent/ bitter
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discomfit
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thwart the plans of
defeat in battle |
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insouciant
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nonchalant/ no concern
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intemperance
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lack of moderation
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inured
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to accustom to accept something undesirable
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obtuse
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lacking intellect, difficult to comprehend
insensitive/ stupid |
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onerous
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involving/imposing a burden
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opprobrium
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something that bring DISGRACE
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penury
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lack of resources!!!
$$$$$ |
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recalcitrant
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difficult to manage
not responsive to treatment (ex: tumor) |
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tangential
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of little relevance
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torpid
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lacking energy/ vigor
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical
unpredictable and rash |
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platitude
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superficial remark
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craven
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lacking least bit of courage
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enervate
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lacking mental/physical vigor
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diffident
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hesitant in acting or speaking bc lack of self confidence
reserved/ unassertive |
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bombast
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inflated/ pretentious writing or speech
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compendium
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abstract
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convention
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agreement/ contract
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elegy
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poem or song expressing sorrow
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harangue
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speech addressed to public assembly
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rhetoric
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art of speaking/ writing effectively
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enumerate
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to count/ to list
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extemporaneous
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spur of the moment
impromtu |
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stint
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to be sparing/ frugal. to put an end to/stop
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tantamount
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equivalent in
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ineffable
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too great or extreme to put in words (ex: ineffable beauty)
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aggregate
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a collection
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