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flout
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1. to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
–verb (used without object) 2. to show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock, or gibe (often fol. by at). –noun 3. a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe. |
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die
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tool used to form an object
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amalgamate
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to mix together or unite
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gist
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the main, or most important point
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solder
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to unite parts or to mend a break
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extant
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still existing
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abbess
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The lady superior of a nunnery
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abbot
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The superior of a community of monks
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abdicate
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To give up (royal power or the like).
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abduction
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A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally
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abed
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In bed; on a bed.
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aberration
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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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abet
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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abeyance
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A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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abhorrent
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Very repugnant; hateful
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abject
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Sunk to a low condition
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abjure
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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. ex. to abjure allegiance.
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ablution
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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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abnegate
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To renounce (a right or privilege).
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abominable
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Very hateful.
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abominate
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To hate violently
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abomination
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A very detestable act or practice
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aboveboard
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Without concealment, fraud, or trickery
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abrade
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To wear away the surface or some part of by friction
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abrasion
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That which is rubbed off
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abridgment
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A condensed form as of a book or play
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abrogate
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To abolish, repeal. (to abrogate a law)
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abscess
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A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body
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abscission
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The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
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abscond
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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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absolution
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Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses
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abstemious
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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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abstruse
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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
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abut
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To touch at the end or boundary line.
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accede
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agree
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accession
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Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
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accompaniment
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A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part
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accouter
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To dress.
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pestidigitator
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one who does tricks
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vitiate
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weaken the effects of, dilute
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forge
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where a blacksmith works
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lathe
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tool used to carve wood
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union jack
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flag
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vexillology
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study of flags
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topaz
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yellowish gem (amethyst=purple)
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maceration
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making something softer by soaking in liquid
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sublimation
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to refine or purify a substance
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pall
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covering of a coffin, or anything that covers with gloom
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disputatious
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someone who likes to dispute or is prone to argue
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moratorium
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suspension of activity
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abrasion
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a scraped area which can be caused by persistent rubbing
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husk
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the outer shell of corn (dont confuse as the whole component of corn)
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illicit
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illegal
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appease
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pacify or make content
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indigence
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poverty
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sieve
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an instrument that separates (or divides) coarse from fine material.
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collate
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to arrange in proper order
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panacea
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a cure for many ills or ailments (a cure-all)
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siphon
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a tube used for transferring liquid by mean of suction
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listless
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indifferent, difficult to excite
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centrifuge
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to separate substances of different entities by spinning at high speed
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lassitude
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tiredness of the mind or body (lasy)
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zealot
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a person who shows zeal, fanatic
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thrift
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frugality
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servile
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submissive
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frenetic
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wildly excited
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vigor
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active strength or force
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drawl
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to speak slowly
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scintillate
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to emit sparks
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pare
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to take off the outer layer
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saunter
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to walk leisurely
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strident
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making or having a harsh sound
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judicious
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having good judgment
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dispersive
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tending to disperse
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malinger
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v. to prentend to be sick to avoid work
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soporific
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adj. causing sleepiness
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noisome
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disgusting (a noisome odor)
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filigree
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anything very delicate or fancy,
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elegy
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a sad or mournful poem
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lamentation
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expressing grief
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coquette
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a flirtatious woman
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supplicate
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to pray humbly; beseech
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beseech
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to beg urgently
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lascivious
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lustful or evoking lust ex. a lascivious gesture or photograph
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raze
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v. to demolish or to shave off (ex. to raze a building)
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ignominious
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disgraceful, dishonerable
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talisman
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a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
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diffident
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lacking confidence, shy
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posture
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v. to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter): The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor.
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mendacious
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telling lies or untrue, false
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truculent
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brutally harsh
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evince
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show clearly
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countenance
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v. to tolerate or accept;
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tepid
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adj. lukewarm, ex the critic gave the new movie a tepid review (not good, not bad)
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consonant
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adj. in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent
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cogent
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convincing, to the point, clear
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deleterious
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harmful
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salutary
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healthy, wholesome
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull (ex, a prosaic mind)
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tacit
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silent or implied without saying anything
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extoll
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praise
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censure
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v. to reprimand (dont confuse with censor)
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lampoon
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mock or ridicule
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wield
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to use
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prim
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proper (opp= unsuitable)
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maladroit
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clumsy (opp=dexterous)
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carnal
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earthly,pertaining to flesh and blood. (opp=spiritual)
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catholic
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generalized or universal (opp=specialized)
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aerate
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give air (opp=suffocate)
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reticent
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restrained, reserved (opp=talkative)
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quotidian
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daily, regularly, commonplace
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obsequious
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obedient, respectful ex. an obsequious bow
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obstreperous
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noisy and unruly (opp=quietly acquiescent)
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duplicitious
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pertaining to duplicity
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restless
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uneasy, never at rest
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sordid
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morally wrong, squalid (opp=high minded)
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high minded
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showing high morals
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hackneyed
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stale, banal
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dearth
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an inadequate supply
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gainsay
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to deny, dispute or contradict (opp=assert)
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm (an aberration is something unusual)
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alacrity
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eager willingness
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anomaly
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abnormality
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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requiring a lot of effort
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assuage
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to lessen
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audacious
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daring and fearless
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun=axiom)
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canonical
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following traditional standards
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capricious
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unpredictable; erratic
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chicanery
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n. trickery or subterfuge
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convoluted
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complex
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disabuse
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to set right
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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adj. fundamentally distinct
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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
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ennui
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n. boredom; The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
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equivocate
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v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form is equivocal)
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erudite
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adj. scholarly (n.erudition)
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exculpate
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v. exonerate
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exigent
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adj. urgent
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extemporaneous
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adj. improvised
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fulminate
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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, accustomed to hardship (inured to cold)
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irascible
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easily angered
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lucid
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clear
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magnanimity
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n. quality of bieng generous or forgiving
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martial
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associated with warr
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mundane
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ordinary, of the world
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nascent
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coming into being, in early dev. stages
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy
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neologism
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a new word, expression or usage, the creation or use of new words or senses
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restive
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restless and impatient (opp=calm)
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provincial
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unsophisticated, narrow-minded (opp=sophisticated)
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mellifluous
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sweet sounding (opp=raucous)
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viscous
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1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
2. having the property of viscosity. (the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow.) |
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impervious
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impenetrable
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puerile
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childish (opp=adult)
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putative
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adjective commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
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anhydrous
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with all water removed (opp=saturated)
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors or acting
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halcyon
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peaceful, prosperous,carefree
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forensic
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1. pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
2. adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical. |
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quixotic
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impractical, romantic, unpredictable (opp=possible)
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abound
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to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
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medley
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mixture, esp a mixture of songs. (can be miscellaneous)
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foreman
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the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel
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posse
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body or force armed with legal authority.
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mason
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makes things of stone
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upshot
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the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
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arable
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suitable for cultivation (arable land)
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attenuate
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weaken; to attenuate desire.
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peremptory
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in a commanding manner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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ascetic
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severe, without luxuries, austere
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facile
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over-simplified
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ponderous
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heavy, of great weight. He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
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slag
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the waste produced in a furnace
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silo
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place to store grain
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salacious
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obscene; grossly indecent
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penury
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extreme poverty, destitution
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hamper
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hinder; obstruct
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placid
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calm; peaceful
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abrasive
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rough; coarse; harsh
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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engender
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cause
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nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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nullify
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to counter; make unimportant
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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replete
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full (repleto)
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harbingers
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indicators; bringers of warnings
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nuzzle
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cuddle; snuggle
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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repudiate
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shun; eschew
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abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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lackluster
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dull; monotonous; bland
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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temper
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to moderate; soften
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blunderbuss
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1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
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cut short
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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resonant
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echoing
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tenuous
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flimsy; not solid
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voluble
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talkative
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capacious
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capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
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painstaking
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taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research. (opp perfunctory - doing a task superficially)
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protract
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extend, prolong (opp expeditious)
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expeditious
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quick
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placate
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to appease or pacify
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swathe
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v. to wrap; n. a bandage or something used to wrap
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mire
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swampy ground; v. to involve; entangle.
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perpetuate
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to preserve or sustain
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stoke
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to poke and stir up (a fire)
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paucity
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smallness of number (opp glut)
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avouch
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confess
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predilection
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preference
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pugnacious
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combative
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avaricious
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greedy
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clement
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compassionate
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sibilant
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hissing (a sibilant consonant)
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providence
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foresight or economy (divine providence) (opp prodigality)
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prodigality
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lavish abundance
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hidebound
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stubborn, inflexible. (opp- innovative)
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slight
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to treat as of little importance (to slight one's studies), to insult
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platitude
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dull remark
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moribund
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in a dying state
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congenial
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compatible, agreeable
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captious
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difficult to please
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fatuous
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–adjective 1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
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glut
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excess
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buoyant
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cheerful, tending to float in a liquid
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feral
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ferocious, savage
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antediluvian
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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date (opp modern)
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hortatory
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encouraging
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inquietude
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restlessness or uneasiness;
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temerity
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reckless boldness
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stolid
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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
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serpentine
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adj.2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous.
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inerrant
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infallible
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treacly
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cloyingly sweet or sentimental
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lurid
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horrible
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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senescent
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growing old, aging
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obtuse
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not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
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perspicacious
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having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
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jettison
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to throw off or overboard, to discard
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eschew
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to avoid or shun (opp embrace)
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grate
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6. to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound: to grate one's teeth.
7. to irritate or annoy. |
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ellipsis
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an omission from a written piece
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latitude
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freedome from restrictions (he allowed the children some latitude to do what they wanted)
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halting
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imperfect
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efflorescent
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blossoming
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bucolic
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1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. |
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acetic
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vinegary
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fallacious
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misleading
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import
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meaning; implication; purport: He felt the import of her words.
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bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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rivulet
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small stream
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propitiate
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appease
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salver
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tray
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admonition
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warning or admonishing; reproof- censure
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dotage
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senility or extreme foolishness
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advent
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arrival
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cataclysm
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violent upheaval
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aegis
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shield, support, patronage
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cache
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hiding place
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affinity
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.; Kinship
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surcease
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to end
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ribald
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vulgar or indecent
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pan
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criticize harshly
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afflatus
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inspiration
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allay
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calm, pacify
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flaccid
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flabby, weak
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doff
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to remove or take off
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disport
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amuse
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mettle
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courage and fortitude: a man of mettle.
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chide
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scold
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incisive
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cutting, sharp
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pastoral
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having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
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madrigal
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type of song, typically pastoral in nature
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accoutre
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same as accouter, to equip or outfit, esp. with military clothes, equipment, etc
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wastrel
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a wasteful person; spendthrift.
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analogous
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comparable
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perusal
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reading
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pommel
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beat
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purview
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scope
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meretricious
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flashy, tawdry
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fiat
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command
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animadversion
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an unfavorable or censorious comment: to make animadversions on someone's conduct.
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bumptious
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self-assertive
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purloin
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steal
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suavity
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urbanity, polish
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stein
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beer mug
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magniloquent
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boastful
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invective
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n. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach
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gesticulation
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motion;gesture
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lope
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gallop slowly
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interstice
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a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, esp. when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts:the interstices between the slats of a fence.
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adjoin
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be next to
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consanguinity
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kinship
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expostulation
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remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest: In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.
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gloaming
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twilight, dusk
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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besmirch
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soil, defile
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fledgling
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inexperienced person
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bard
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poet
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flippant
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disrespectful or shallow
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jocose
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humorous, jokingly
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maudlin
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emotional
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acerbic
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adjective
1.sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic. 2.harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism. |
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celerity
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swiftness and speed
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dilatory
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1.tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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morganatic
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when a rich person marries someone of the lower class
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lionize
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to treat someone as a celebrity or to follow celebrities
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assay
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analyze
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surfeit
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an excess (opp paucity)
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parochial
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very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality.
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venial
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excusable, as in a venial sin (unlike mortal)
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acute
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brief and severe (opp chronic)
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deaden
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to make less sensitive
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parry
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–verb (used with object)
1.to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. 2.to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question. |
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archipelago
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chain of islands
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mince
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to walk taking tiny steps in a foolish manner
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simper
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smile in a foolish way
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munificent
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generous
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impecunious
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poor
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furtive
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secret
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voracious
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greedy
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tyro
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novice
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prosody
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the science or study of poetic meters and versification
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list
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tilt to one side
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mannered
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Mannered behavior is exaggerated or affected (opp unstudied)
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variegated
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varied in color or appearance
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limpid
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clear, transparent
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axiom
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a universally accepted principle, something that is self-evident
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interdict
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forbid or prevent
Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance. |
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sanguine
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cheerful and optimistic
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hindmost
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last
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turbid
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murky and muddy (opp lucid)
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pellucid
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clear or lucid
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tonal
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pertaining to tones or tonality (of music)
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pronate
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to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back;to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
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diatribe
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strong verbal attack (opp eulogy - praise)
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divert
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entertain, divertido (opp bore)
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regale
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v. to entertain lavishly, n. a great feast
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perfidious
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adj not loyal, a traitor (opp steadfast)
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appropriate
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take for ones own use (opp furnish)
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about; itinerant (opp sedentary)
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menial
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1.lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
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stasis
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equilibrity or inactivity
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rejoinder
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response to a response.
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olfactory
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of or pertaining to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
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repertoire
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–noun
1.the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform. 2.the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field: A new play has been added to the theatrical repertoire. 3.the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation: a magician's repertoire. |
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contumacious
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stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. (opp amenable)
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mollify
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soften or appease
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trough
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any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves., a conduit for carrying things
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execrate
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curse, hate utterly
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quiescent
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quiet, inactive
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epidemiology
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study of diseases
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epistemilology
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study of knowledge
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numerology
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pertaining to horoscopes
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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hyperbole
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exaggeration (opp understatement)
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puissance
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power (opp impotence)
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officious
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overly obliging, objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
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effusive
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1.unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
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demonstrative
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characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., esp. of love or affection:She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative
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effervescent
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bubbly, bouncy, energetci
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disaffected
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unfriendly
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disconcerted
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confused
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vapid
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without energy (opp effervescent)
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apostate
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one who gives up his faith
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noxious
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harmful
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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trouble, burdensome
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith, treachery
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perfunctory
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cursory, done without care or interest
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prattle
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v. to babble meaninglessly
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse, v. to cause before anticipated
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prescience
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n. foreknowledge of events (ad=prescient)
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead
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recant
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to retract
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refute
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to disprove, to argue against
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relegate
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to forcibly assign esp to a lower position
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reticent
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quiet, reserved
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sporadic
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occuring only occassionaly or in scattered instances
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static
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not moving
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stymie
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block or thwart
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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winding, twisting, very complicated
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virulent
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extremely harmful, very hostile or antagonistic
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holistic
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identifying with principles of holism in a system of therapeutics, esp. one considered outside the mainstream of scientificmedicine, as naturopathy or chiropractic, and usually involving nutritional measures.
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dirge
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a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
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vociferous
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crying out noisily; clamorous.
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recalcitrant
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1.resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
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timorous
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fearful
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abate
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v. to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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expression of praise
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aesthetic
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dealing, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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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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complaisance
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willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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argumentative
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contrite
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regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness
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demur
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to question or oppose
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disinterested
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free of bias or self-interest, impartial
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved principles
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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emollient
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smoothing, making less harsh, mollifying (esp for the skin)
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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fallacy
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an incorrect notion
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harangue
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v to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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inert
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unmoving, sluggish
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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v. to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad or melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense 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 of swinging back and forth with a steady rhythm
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penurious
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penny pinching, miserly, poor
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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preen
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to dress up, to primp
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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 or decay, give off a bad odor
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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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, a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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supplant
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to take the place of, supersede
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torpid
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lethargic, sluggish (n. torpor)
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time;widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated
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vilify
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to defame or characterize harshly
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adulterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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aver
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to state as a fact
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bombastic
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pompous
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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endemic
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characteristic of
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor
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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 usage.
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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idolatrous
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given to intense 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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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
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inchoate
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in an initial stage
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infelicitous
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unfortunate, inappropriate
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misanthrope
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one who hates humans
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobium
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disgrase, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching
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pedantic
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning;
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pith
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the essential or central part
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polemical
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controversial
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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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querulous
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prone to complaining, peevish
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
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repudiate
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to reject or disown, refuse to have anything to do with
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rhetoric
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the art of effective use of language for communication or 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
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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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tenacity
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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transient
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fleeting, passing quickly
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salient
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1.prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
2.projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle. 3.leaping or jumping: a salient animal. 4.Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient. |
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acuity
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sharpness, keenness
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ingratiating
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fawinging, –adjective
1.charming; agreeable; pleasing. 2.deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner. |
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collude
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1.to act together through a secret understanding, esp. with evil or harmful intent.
2.to conspire in a fraud. |
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
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prepossessing
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charming, that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man. (opp unprepossessing)
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skein
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twisted bundle of yarn
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scurry
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to move rapidly
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chagrin
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dissapoint
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charlatan
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quack; pretender of medical knowledge
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sycophant
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self-seeking, servile flatterer
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encipher
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encode something
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ornithology
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study of birds
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aphid
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type of insect
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spurious
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not true
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tantamount
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equivalent; His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
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excoriate
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to denouce or to peel off (as in skin)
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extricate
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liberate
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ensnared
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captured (to be ensnared in lies)
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enfranchise
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give rights to; liberate
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disenfranchise
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deprive someone of a right
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fetter
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feet shackles; v. to restrain from moving
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bastion
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a fortified place
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impasse
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deadlock or a dead end street
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paradigm
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a standard; a grammatical term for words belonging to a set
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prognosis
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forecast or prognostication
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catharsis
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purging of emotion
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excoriate
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1.
To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe. 2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction. |
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malady
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disease
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torpor
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sluggish inactivity
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diurnal
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daily; active during the day; newspaper
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germinal
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earliest stage of development
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cackle
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noise made by geese
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bray
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noise made by a donkey
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decry
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criticize
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beacon
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a guiding light
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precept
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a guiding principle
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absolution
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forgiveness
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extenuation
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a mitigating factor (an extenuating circumstance)
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equivocal
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1.allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.
2.of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty. 3.of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude. |
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fervid
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passionate and enthusiastic; burning hot
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opaque
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not transparent, dark, difficult to understand, (opp lucid)
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precipitate
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1.to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
2.to cast down headlong; fling or hurl down. |
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desiccate
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dry up, to preserve (food) by dehydration
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laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
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pedant
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2.a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
3.a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. |
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propriety
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conformity to standards, appropriateness
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vacillate
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indecisive, fluctuate
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deride
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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dissonance
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discord; cacophany
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obdurate
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.unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2.stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. |
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; a statement contratry to popular opinion
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prevaricate
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LIE to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
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spartan
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ascetic or dismissive of physical comfort
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circumscribed
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clearly defined (opp= implicit)
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saturnine
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gloomy and sluggish
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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quiescent
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motionless
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foment
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arouse; incite
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occlude
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prevent passage; stop up
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fawn
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grovel
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intransigent
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stubborn
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florid
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excessively decorated
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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sybarite
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a person dedicated to luxury and pleasure (opp ascetic)
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upbraid
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to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
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spleen
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n. ill humor, peevish temper, or spite. (opp= goodwill)
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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gadfly
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a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.
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churl
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a rude person
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ascendancy
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n. governing or controlling influence; domination. supremacy
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plumb
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a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.
V. to measure |
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pejorative
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having a bad effect on; disgraceful or bad (opp Laudatory)
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belie
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contradict
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trenchant
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keen, caustic, effective
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inexorable
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unyielding; incapable of being dissuaded
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invulnerable
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incapable of being hurt
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impenitent
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not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate. (opp rueful)
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virtuosity
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the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.
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patronize
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2 MEANINGS to criticize or to show patronage
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc. (used to decieve)
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coterie
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an exclusive group; clique.
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phalanx
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a compact group of things (usually military group)
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cardinal
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of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
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snood
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headband
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epaulet
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an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers.
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jejune
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1.without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
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unwieldy
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bulky, unmanageable, clumsy.
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fecund
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1.producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.
2.very productive or creative intellectually |
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precursory
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introductory; preliminary;
Precursory remarks |
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covey
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flock of birds; a group or committee
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predispose
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to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
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debonair
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courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman.
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ingenuous
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candid; NAIVE (Opp Worldliness)
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callow
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immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. (opp seasoned)
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coda
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the end of something (opp of prelude)
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antipathy
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aversion
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apprise
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inform; to be apprised of the death of a friend
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artless
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ingenuous; simple;
an artless child |
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assiduous
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constant; industrious; sedulous (untiring and diligent)
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boorish
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unmannered; crude
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burnish
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polish; make shiny
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buttress
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n. any prop or support; v. to support or encourage
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coagulate
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curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.
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compendium
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a brief summary; a compendium of medicine.
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conciliatory
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peaceful; conciliatory comments. v. to regain trust; reconcile
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confound
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confuse
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converge
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to meet at a point, to arrive at the same conclusion
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denigrate
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defame; to denigrate someone's character.
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derivative
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Copied or adapted from others: a highly derivative prose style.
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desultory
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lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
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disjointed
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disconnected; incoherent: desultory: a disjointed discours
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dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business
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distend
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to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
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efficacy
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efficiency
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requiem
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Roman Catholic Church. a. Also called Requiem Mass. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead. b. a celebration of this Mass. c. a plainsong setting for this Mass. 2. any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead. |
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equanimity
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composure under stress
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felicitous
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fortunate; appropriate:
The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease. |
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forestall
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prevent
to forestall a riot by calling the police |
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inveterate
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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler
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barcarole
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a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
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acarpous
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not producing fruit, (opp fecund)
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acarophobia
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An abnormal fear of mites, other small insects, or worms.
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espouse
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to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause. 2. to marry. (opp abjure) |
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admonition
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the act of admonishing (opp countenance)
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aloof
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at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates. (opp gregarious)
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anathema
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something hated or cursed
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ancillary
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secondary (opp principal)
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anodyne
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a medicine that reduces pain (opp irritating)
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opp of anonymous
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signed
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aplomb
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1. SELF ASSURED
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. 2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position. (opp confusion) |
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arrant
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1. 100%
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool. 2. wandering; errant. (Opp partially) |
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apposite
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appropriate; an apposite answer
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truncate
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to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations. (opp add on)
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mawkish
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characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. (opp unsentimental)
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bawdy
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indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.
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ethereal
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light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. 2. extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty. 3. heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home. |
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proscribe
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to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit. 2. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw. 3. to banish or exile. |
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penchant
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a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
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whitewash
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misrepresent a bad thing to make it look better.
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expurgate
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censor; remove an obscenity
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dilate
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expand
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dampen
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restrain
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contagium
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the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus. (contagium causes disease such as sedative causes drowsiness)
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coagulant
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a substance that produces or aids coagulation. (something that helps form a clot)
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fiduciary
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a person that takes care of a trust of another person (legistlation:statutory, trust: fiduciary)
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supersede
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to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. (supercede:priority, apropriate: property)
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dereliction
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neglect (dereliction of duty)
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irresolute
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not resolute; vacillating
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levee
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an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river
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paragon
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n. a model of excellence
v. to rival |
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partisan
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biased, partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics.
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pathological
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having to do with disease
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phlegmatic
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calm, composed, not easily excited
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plummet
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n. something that weighs down or depresses.
v. to plunge |
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cursory
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going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. (perfunctory)
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precarious
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uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood. or Dangerous
4.having insufficient, little, or no foundation: a precarious assumption |
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probity
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integrity and uprightness; honesty.
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propitiate
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appease; conciliate. GOOD
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quibble
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equivocate or use ambiguous language to avoid something
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cavil
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nitpick
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rarefied
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1.extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted: the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium.
2.of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group; select; esoteric: rarefied tastes. EXCLUSIVE; LOFTY |
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recondite
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complex, obscure, little known.
a recondite fact. |
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imperious
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commanding or urgent
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emissary
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an agent (sometimes secret) sent on a mission
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refractory
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difficult to manage or manipulate (a refractory child or a refractory metal)
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motley
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diverse esp in color
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reproach
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blame, censure, upbraid (beyond reproach - beyond blame)
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reprobate
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n. a wicked person
v. to condemn |
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satiate
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supply with excess
v to sate |
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stigma
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a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation; in botany the part of the flower that receives the pollin
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stint
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to limit, to be frugal
to stint on food |
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stipulate
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make a demand as a condition of an agreement
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striated
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striped; streaked
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supposition
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something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis.
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refute
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prove to be false; refute a claim
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tangential
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not very relevant, only held together by a tangent
ex. tangential remarks. |
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torpid
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inactive or sluggish. acting with torpor (sluggishness)
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tractable
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easily managed or changed
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transgression
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sin; violation of law
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welter
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1. to roll (like waves in the sea)
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whimsical
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capricious, given to whimsical ideas (unpredictable)
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aboriginal
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the first of its kind in a region
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abortive
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unsuccesful; fruitless
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accretion
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growth, increase
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acme
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peak; pinnacle (the acme of one's career)
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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adage
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wise saying
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addle
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v. to drive crazy
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adjuration
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urging
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amble
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slow pace
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retrograde
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go backwards
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arcane
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secret;mysterious
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood
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