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vitiated
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Spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
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engendered
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Cause or give rise to
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Attenuated
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Weakened in force or effect
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aver
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to confirm or support
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blithe
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carefree; merry
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cogent
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convincing
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disabuse
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to set right
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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intrepid
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steadfast; courageous
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probity
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uprightness, good behavior
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unfeigned
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genuine
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veneration
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extreme respect
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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consternation
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dismay; confusion
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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equivocate
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to use vague language with deceptive intent
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fatous
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silly; inanely foolish
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implacable
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incapable of appeasement
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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platitude
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superficial remark
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prodigal
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excessively wasteful
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tortuous
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excessively complicated
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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unfettered
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unrestrained
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perfunctory
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Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
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ingenuity
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inventiveness
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tractable
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obedient; easy to control
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docile - amenable
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repudiate
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Deny the truth or validity of
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renounce, disavow
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penury
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Extreme poverty; destitution
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indigence
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penchant
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A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
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inclination, propensity
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ethereal
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extremely delicate or refined; imagination
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tenuous
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draconion
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great severity
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burgeon
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flourish
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burnish
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polish; rub to shine
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exculpate
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free from guilt or blame
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imperturbable
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extreme calm
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prudent
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wise and careful
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restitution
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an act of restoring or a condition of being restored; reparation
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abscond
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(v) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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(adj) deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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(n) eager and enthusiastic willingness
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arduous
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strenuous
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assuage
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to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify
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audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
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without adornment; severely simple
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ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively
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erratic; unpredictable
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censure
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(v) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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(n) trickery or subterfuge
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cannoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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(n) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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enervate
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(v) to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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(n) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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exonerate
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to clear from blame; exculpate
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exigent
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(adj) urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action
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extemporaneous
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(adj) improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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(n) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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(v) to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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(adj) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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(adj) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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(adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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martial
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(adj) associated with war and the armed forces
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nascent
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(adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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(adj) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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(n) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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(adj) harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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(adj) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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(v) to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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(adj) troubling; burdensome
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paean
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(n) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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perennial
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(adj) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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(n) intentional breach of faith; treachery
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prespicacious
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(adj) acutely perspective; having keen discernment
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precipitate
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(adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
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(n) a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prevaricate
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(v) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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relegate
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(v) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
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(adj) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
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(adj) concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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(adj) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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stymie
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(v) to block; to thwart
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torque
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(n) a force that causes rotation
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truculent
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(adj) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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virulent
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(adj) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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(adj) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise; intense adoration
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial
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avarice
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greed, esp for wealth
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characterisitc of rural areas and their inhabitants
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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complaisance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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free of bias or self-respect; impartial
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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a mounrful poem, esp one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens the skin
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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impecunious
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lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving; lethargic
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad; sullen;melacholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhytm
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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preen
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to dress up; to pimp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant
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vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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acumen
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keen, accurate judgement or insight
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adulterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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archaic
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outdated, associated with an earlier time, perhaps more primitive time
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent use
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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impunity
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immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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malevolent
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having or showing often vicious ill will
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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to become less severe
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obdurate
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unyielding; hard hearted; intractable
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedantic
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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pine
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to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise and brief
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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queries
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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment; rancor
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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rescind
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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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specious
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena
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a court requiring appearing and/or testimony
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succinct
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brief; concise
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surfeit
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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
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aggrandize
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to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
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alchemy
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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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anachronism
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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh
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contiguous
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sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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credulous
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tending to believe too readily; gullible
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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glib
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lackingi in depth; superficial
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hubris
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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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immutable
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not capable of change
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impetuous
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hastily or harshly energetic
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inimical
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damaging; harmful; injurious
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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neophyte
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a recent convert; 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; hard-headed
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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recondite
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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renege
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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous
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diligent, persistent; hard-working
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soporific
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causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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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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terse
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brief and concise in wording
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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; penetrating
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untenable
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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
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variegated
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multi-colored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vituperate
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to use harshly condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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