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Approbation
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praise
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Paean
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song or hymn of praise , thanksgiving
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laud (laudatory)
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High praise
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neologism
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new words, expression
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nascent
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in early development stage
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obtuse
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not clear or precise in thought or expression. lacking sharpness in intellect
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Nebulous
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Vague, no clear form
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Abscond
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Flee secretly. steal off and hide
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Clandestine
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Secret
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct
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alacrity
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enthusiastic willingness
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connoisseur
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expert
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aberrant (noun aberration)
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deviating from the norm
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anomaly
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deviating from normal order ,form
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refute
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to disprove
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recant
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retract previously held belief
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive, eager
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squander
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waste by irresponsibility
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voracious
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insatiable appetite for activity or pursuit. ravenous
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Insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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synthesis
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combination of parts to form a whole
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torque
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force that causes rotation
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stymie
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Block or thwart
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prattle
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babble meaninglessly
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lucid
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clear
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prescience (adj prescient)
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foreknowledge of events
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relegate
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forcibly reassign to lower place
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enervate
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to reduce in vitality, weaken
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vitality
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capacity to grow, develop mentally, physically
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eloquent
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articulate
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assuage
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to ease lessen,appease, pacify
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arduous
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strenous, taxing
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audacious
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daring , recklessly bold
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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reticent
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reserved
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martial
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associated with war
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magnanimity (adj magnanimous)
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forgiving. generously noble in mind and heart
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noxious
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harmful physically or mentally
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mundane
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concerned with ordinary. Of the world
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onerous
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troublesome
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chicanery
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trickery
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convoluted
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complicated
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qualms
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misgivings or reservations
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sporadic
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occasionally
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static
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not moving
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perennial
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recurrent
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perfunctory
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done without care, cursory
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stupefy
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stun, baffle
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waver
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to and fro. unsettled in opinion
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous. bitterly hostile or antangonistic
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perspicacious
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acutely perspective
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acute or astutely
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sharp
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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perfidy
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treachery
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irascible
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easily angered
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censure
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criticize officially
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austere
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without adornment, bare
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adornment
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decoration or color to relieve plainess
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axiomatic
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evident without proof , self evident
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capricious
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erratic, unpredictable
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canonical
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following traditional standards
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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discordant
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conflicting
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ennui
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dissatisfaction from boredom, apathy
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apathy
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lack of interest, absence of emotions
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veracity
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honesty. truthfulness
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truculent
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fierce and cruel. eager to fight
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tortuous
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excessively complicated, twisting. winding
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sordid
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foul. characterized by filth. grime dirt or squalor
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prevaricate
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mislead, avoid truth
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equivocate (adj equivocal)
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use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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extemporaneous
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improvise. without prep.
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predilection
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preference. a disposition in favor of something
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste. cause or happen before anticipated
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exculpate
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exonerate
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fulminate
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loudly attack
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ingenuous
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artless, no sophistication. frank and candid
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exigent
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urgent
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erudite (noun erudition)
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scholar
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abate
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less intensity or degree
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accolade
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expression of praise
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adulation
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intense adoration, excessive praise
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciative, responsive to art, beauty
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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 especially as an act of religious devotion
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avarice (adj avaricious)
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greedy especially fro wealth
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axiom
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Universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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pastoral and rustic.Characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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cacophony (adj cacophonous)
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harsh, discordant sound. Dissonance
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dissonance
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disagreement
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canon
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Established set of principles or laws usually religious
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castigation
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severe criticism, punishment
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catalyst
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substance that accelerates rate of chem. rxn. A person or thing that causes change.
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caustic
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causing corrosion. Burning or stinging
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chary
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wary, cautious, sparing
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cogent
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convincing
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complaisance (adj complaisant)
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willingness to comply with will of others
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contentious
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argumentative, quarrelsome
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contrite (noun contrition)
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regretful, penitent
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culpable (noun culpability)
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity, number. Scarcity. Lack
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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demur
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to question or oppose
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discretion (adj discreet)
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cautious reserve in speech. Ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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impartial. Free of bias, self interest
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dogmatic
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expressing rigid opinions based on unprovable principles
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ebullience
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quality of lively and enthusiastic expression of thoughts, feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy (adj elegiac)
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mournful poem
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emollient
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soothing especially to the skin
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empirical
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based on observations or experiments
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esoteric
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intended or understood by a small, specific group
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eulogy (verb eulogize)
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speech honouring the dead
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enigmatic (noun enigma)
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Mysterious, obscure
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ephemeral
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brief. Fleeting
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Fleeting
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lasting for a brief time
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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fallacy (adjective fallacious)
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mistaken belief. Incorrect notion
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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
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harangue
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pompous speech or tirade
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heretical (adj heresy)
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement, usually used as a figure of speech (adj hyperbolic)
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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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lethargic, sluggish, unmoving
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise (Noun intransigence)
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or seduction
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innocuous
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harmless or causing no damage
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morose
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sullen ,sad, melancholy
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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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act of swinging from back and forth with a steady uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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excessively thrift. Penny-pinching, ungenerous.
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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peruse
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examine with great care(( noun perusal)
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pious (noun piety)
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extremely reverent or devout
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announce another
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preen
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to dress up, to primp . 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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productive, producing large volumes or amounts
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putrefy
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to rot, decay and give off foul odor
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quaff
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drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest (adj quiescent)
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redoubtable
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awe inspiring, worthy of honor
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval. penalty intended to enforce compliance
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satire adj (form satirical)
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literary work that ridicules human vice through humor or derision
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derision
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treat with contempt
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contempt
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disrespect along with great dislike
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squalid (noun squalor)
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sordid, wrenched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic (noun stoicism)
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indifferent or unaffected by pleasure pain
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supplant
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supersede, take place of.
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torpid (noun torpor)
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lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time. widely spread, constantly encountered.
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urbane (noun urbanity)
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sophisticated, refined. elegant
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vilify
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to characterize harshly. to defame
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viscous (noun viscosity)
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thick, sticky
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acumen
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keen, accurate judgement or insight
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amalgamate
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combine several elements into a whole
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archaic
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outdated. associated with earlier perhaps more primitive time.
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aver
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to state as a fact. to declare or assert
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bolster
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to provide support ,reinforcement
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bombastic (noun bombast)
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pompous, grandiloquent
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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denunciation (adjective denunciatory)
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public denouncing especially public condemnation (accusing another of crime before public prosecutor) or censure
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denunciative
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containing warning or punishment
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal. to mislead
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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characteristics or often found in a particular locality, region or people
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
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fervent(noun fervor)
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happening by accident, chance
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germane
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relevant to subject at hand, appropriate to subject matter
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grandiloquence( noun grandiloquent)
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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trite
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over-familiar, repeated to often,, denomination of coinage in ancient Greece, a spider genus (class of spiders)
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism (hedonist)
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits especially to pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
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consistent domination of one state or ideology over another
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adulterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.
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idolatrous (noun idolatry)
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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reveling no emotion
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassiveness and steadiness
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
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immunity from punishment, 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 (noun loquacity)
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extremely talkative
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luminous
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characterized by brightness and emission of light
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malevolent (noun malevolence)
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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable
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mendacity (adj mendacious)
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condition of being untruthful, dishonesty
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meticulous
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attentive to detail, characterized by extreme care and precision
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misanthrope( adj misanthropic)
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one who hates all humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
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obdurate
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unyielding, intractable, hard hearted
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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fawning
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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery, servility
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servile
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being submissive
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occlude
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to obstruct block
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opprobrium
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disgrace, contempt ,scorn
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pedagogy
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profession or principles of teaching or instructing
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pedantic
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning and education. show-offish about one's knowledge.
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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trivial
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of little importance, substance or significance
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pervasive
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
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to yearn intensely, 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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precise
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accurate
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concise
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expressing much in few words
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placate
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to appease , to calm by making concessions
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concessions
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act of conceding or yielding, a contract granting the right to open a subsidiary business
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platitude
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a superficial remark especially one offered a meaningful
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superficial
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concerned or comprehend what is apparent or obvious. not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually (-ve connotation), little significance
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plummet
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plunge or drop straight down, sharp drop.
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polemical
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controversial, argumentative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse,lavish
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profuse
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given or coming forth abundantly.extravagant
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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questions, doubts, reservations, inquiries
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querulous
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prone to complaining, grumbling. Peevish
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rancorous (noun rancor)
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characterized by bitter long lasting resentment.
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage.
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repudiate
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disown, to refuse to have anything to do with
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obstinately
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stubbornly
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rescind
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to invalidate, to repeal (revoke) to retract
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reverent (noun reverence)
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marked y feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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art and study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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promoting health or well being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations, able to dissolve another substance.
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specious
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plausible (appar. credible) but false . seeming true but actually being fallacious. misleadingly attractive
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spurious
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lacking autheticity or validity. flalse counterfeit
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subpoena
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court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct
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brief, concise
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient, necessary
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surfeit
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overabundant supply, excess
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tenacity
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quality of adherence and persistence to something valued. persistent determination
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adherence
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attachment, faithfulness
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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, harsh denunciation
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transient
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fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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zealous(zealot)
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fervent, impassioned, devoted to a cause ,ardent
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ardent
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characterized by strong emotion/ strong enthusiasm
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surreptitious
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marked by caution, secrecy, clandestine
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tersely
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brief and concise
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salience
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germanely (core relevant info.). state of being prominent
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conductor
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readily conducts/transmits electricity and heat . person who leads a musical group. person who collects fares on public conveyance
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conveyance
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transferring property title from one person to another, transmission of information, means of transportation
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invective
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an intensely vehement(inveigh) , highly emotional attack. rail (complain bitterly) against
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vehement
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marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions. characterised by great force or energy
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wattage
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amount of power (electric) in kilowatts
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anarchist
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one who believes in the political philosophy which considers thje state undesirable, unnecessary and harmful
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dupe
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fool or hoax, a victim who is tricked or swindled
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ferocity
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property of being wild and turbulent (ferocious)
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acuity
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sharpness (of knowledge, vision,etc)
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foment
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to cause troublesome acts, bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
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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, influence, power or prestige
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alchemy (alchemist)
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medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals especially base metals to gold
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transmutation
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act that changes form/character of something/one
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amenable
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agreeable. responsive to suggestions
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anachronism
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something/one out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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havi a tightening effect on livig tissue. severe, harsh.
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contiguous
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sharing a border, touching, adjacent
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convention
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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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credulous (noun credulity)
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tending to believe too readily. gullible
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cynicism (adj cynical)
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum (adj decorous)
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision (adj derisive) (verb deride)
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contemptuous, scorn ridicule
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desiccate
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dry out, dehydrate
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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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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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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 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. lack of depth. superficial
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nonchalant
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casual calm
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hubris
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overbearing presumption or pride, arrogant.
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imminent
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impending. about to happen
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immutable
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not capable of change.
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impetuous
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hastily or rashly energetic. impulsive and vehement
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern. showing no bias or prejudice
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inimical
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damaging harmful injurious
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intractable
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stubborn, obstinate, not easily managed or directed
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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steadfast
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firm determination or resolution, not shakeable. firm and dependable especially in loyalty
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laconic
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using few words terse
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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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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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to calm or soothe. to reduce in emotional intensity
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neophyte
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a recent convert, beginner, novice
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy
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pervade
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permeate throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm, sluggish unemotional
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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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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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plethora
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a surplus an overabundance
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mollify
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to calm or soothe. to reduce in emotional intensity
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistc
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neophyte
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a recent convert, beginner, novice
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy
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pervade
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permeate throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm, sluggish unemotional
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plethora
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a surplus an overabundance
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PAN:
panorama: full-scene panegyric: formal or elaborate praise at an assembly panoply: wide-ranging display pantheon:万神殿, 众神, 伟人 pandemic:全国流行的 |
all, everyone
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds (courtesy and propriety), taking liberties
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pristine
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pure uncorrupted clean
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probity
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adherence to highest principles, upright. complete and confirmed integrity
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate (noun profligacy)
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excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
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prosaic
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dull. lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
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foolishly impracticable. marked by lofty (high) romantic ideals
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quotidian
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occurring or recurring daily, common place
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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 hardworking persistent
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diligent
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quietly and steadily persevering
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shard
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a piece of broken glass or pottery
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soporific
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causing drowsiness. tending to induce sleep
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sparse
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thin not dense arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern (understand)
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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 perspective, keen penetrating
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unfeigned
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genuine. not false hypocritical
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untenable
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uninhabitable, not viable, indefensible
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another. waver
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variegated
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multicolored. characterised by a variety of patches of diff color
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vexation (verb vex)
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annoyance, irritation
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vigilant (noun vigilance)
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or to censure severely
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volatile
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readily changing to vapor. changeable. fickle explosive
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disabuse
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to set right, to undeceive
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction esp prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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parody
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humorous imitation intended for ridicule or humorous effect esp in literature and art
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novelty
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being new, originality, cheap showy jewel on ornament
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constancy
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being enduring and free from change, variation, faithfulness and dependability
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adroit
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quick or skillful. adept (dazzlingly skilled) in action thought. dexterous
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dexterous (deft)
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skillful with physical movements especially hands
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deleterious
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harmful or hurtful to living things morally, mentally and physically
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holistic
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study of a whole instead of separation into parts
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verdict
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formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or question submitted to the jury by a judge
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propitiation
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atoning for a sin (expiation). overcoming disgust, animosity (placation)
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sacrifice
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a loss, forfeit, giving, an act of killing in order to propitiate
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dirge
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song or hymn of mourning
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gush
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a sudden rapid flow, rave (praise enthusiastically), spurt
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symphony
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a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
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sonata
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a musical composition, a piece played
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cantata
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a piece sung
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sodden
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wet thoroughly, to become soaked
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idiosyncrasies
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a behavioral attitude that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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dissolute
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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chronological
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arranger according to time. related to or arranging according to temporal order
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ordinal
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numbers designating places in an ordered sequence. of or relating to a taxonomic order
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taxonomic
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practice and science of classification
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ornithology
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branch of zoology hat deals with the study of birds
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microbiology
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study of micro organisms
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zoology
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study of animals
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botany
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study of plants
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anatomy
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branch of morphology that deals with structures of animals
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physiology
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branch of biological science dealing with the functioning of organisms
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grimy
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thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot (begrimed)
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malady
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desperate condition, illness
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plague
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deadly infectious disease primarily carried by rodents, epidemic disease with high death rate, large scale calamity thought to be from God, annoyance
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druggist
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a health professional trained in the art of making and dispensing drugs
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sterility
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state of being free from pathogenic organisms (cause diseases). Unable to produce offspring
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laceration
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a torn rugged wound
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vexillology
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scholarly study of flags
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gymnosperms
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group of flowerless seed bearing plants
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morbid
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unhealthy state of mind, ghoulish, caused or altered by manifesting disease or pathology
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reputable
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having a good reputation, honorable
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maternal or paternal
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characteristic of mother or father
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disputatious
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contentious, question in value, intent
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lax
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lacking in strength, rigor, strictness. Loose (bowels)
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sullen
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having a brooding ill temper
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brood
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to display ones displeasure, to think moodily or anxiously
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lethargic
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sluggish, slow, fatigue, deficient in alertness or activity
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docile
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willing to be taught, led or supervised
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cavort
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to move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously (prance)
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regal
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imperial, royal
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cringe
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draw back as with fear, pain or show submissiveness (flinch)
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Poised
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readiness for action, in full control of your faculties
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despondent
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without or almost without hope
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gullible
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easily tricked or too trusting
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sagacious
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acutely insightful and wise
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lascivious
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driven by lust
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tyranny
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dictatorship, absolutism
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simplicity
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lack of ornamentation (chasteness)
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bliss
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state of extreme happiness
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elation
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feeling of joy and pride
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farce
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comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
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jest
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act in a funny, teasing way,tell a joke
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zest
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vigorous and enthusiastic (gusto), add spices and herbs
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abhorrence
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hate coupled with disgust
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coerce
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to cause to do through pressure, necessity
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instigation
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verbal act of urging on (abetment), deliberate and intentional triggering (fomentation)
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bigot
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a prejudiced person intolerant of opinion different from one's
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stodgy
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hard to digest, old fashioned, excessively conventional so dull
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stuffy
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airless, affected with sensation of obstruction, exc. conventional so dull
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impenetrable
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impossible to understand
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lassitude
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lethargic
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listless
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lacking zest or vivacity
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vivacity
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vibrant, lively, vigorous and animated
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thrift
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extreme care in spending money, sun loving growing evergreens
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servile
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submissive or fawning in attitude and behavior
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lamentation
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passionate and demonstrative act of showing grief
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remorse
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feeling of great regret (compunction)
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ornateness
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grandiosity, high blown style, excessively decorated, excessive use of verbal ornamentation
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filigree
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delicate and intricate (having a great deal of fine detail, complexity) ornamentation, make filigree as indelicate metal
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supplicant
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humbly entreating, one who prays to god
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entreat
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ask for or request earnestly
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beseeching
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request a donation in a supplicant manner
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earnest
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serious mental state of intent, seriously
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implore
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call upon, beg
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entice
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provoke someone to do something, to lure attract
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wall flower
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genus of plants, remains on sidelines at social events
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score
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written for of musical composition
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concerto
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composition for orchestra and soloist
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playwright
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a writer and creator of theatrical plays
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screenplay
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script for a film or television program including dialogue and description of characters, sets
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abet
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assist, encourage usually insome wrongdoing
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enfranchise
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to grant freedom to, to grant voting rights
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subjugation
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forced submission to control of others
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topaz;amethyst; sapphire;amber
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yellow,quartz;purple quartz; rich blue gemstone: dark brownish, deep yellow color
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carat
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unit weight of precious stone (200mg)
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hue
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quality of colour as determined by its dominant wavelength
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maceration
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softening or breaking food into using a liquid, boniness, softening
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botch
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make a mess of, destroy, ruin, an embarrassing mistake
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insinuate
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introduce something by subtle, crafty means, also means intimate (nd meaning0
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malinger
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to feign injury, illness to avoid responsibility
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shirk
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avoid duty, avoid dealing with responsibilities
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willful
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prone to disobedience, reckless regard
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heed
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pay attention
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sage
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a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned fro profound wisdom
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firebrand
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causes trouble. a piece of wood that is urning or has been burnt
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hellcat
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vixen, malicious woman with fierce temper, (n.b vixen also means female fox
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perilous
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full of danger or risk
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overtly
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open, not hidden
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leer
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a suggestive or sneering look
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