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ineluctable
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inevitable
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inert
inertia |
unable to move
indisposition to motion or change |
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innocuous
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harmless
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insinuate
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imply; suggest
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insipid
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dull; lacking in flavor
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insouciant
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indifferent; lacking concern or care
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inadvertently
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unintentionally; carelessly
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inconsequential
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insignificant; unimportant
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incursion
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sudden invasion
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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habitually lazy; idle
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impervious
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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate
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impinge
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to encroach
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implacable
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inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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imprecation
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curse
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impute
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attribute fault to
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imbroglio
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complicated situation; an entanglement
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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impecunious
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poor
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harrowing
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extremely distressing; hard to bear
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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homily
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sermon
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interdict
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to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt...
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internecine
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deadly to both sides; mutually destructive
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interpolate
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to insert; change by adding...
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intractable
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not easily managed
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intransigence
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stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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introspective
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contemplating own thoughts and feelings
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inundate
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to cover with water; overwhelm
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inured
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hardened; accustomed; used to
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invective
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(n) verbal abuse
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inveigh
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to disapprove; protest vehemently
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inveigle
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to win over by flattery or coaxing
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inveterate
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confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
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invidious
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likely to provoke ill will; offensive
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irascible
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easily angered
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irresolute
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unsure of how to act; weak
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itinerant
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wandering from place to place; unsettled
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itinerary
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route of a traveler's journey
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jaundiced
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having a yellowish discoloration; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility
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jibe
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to be in agreement
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jocose
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fond of joking; jocular; playful
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juggernaut
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huge force destroying everything in its path
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junta
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group of people united in political intrigue
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labile
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likely to change
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laconic
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using few words
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lambaste
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to thrash verbally of physically
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lascivious
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lustful
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lassitude
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lethargy; slugishness
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laud
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to praise
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levee
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an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
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levity
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light manner or attitude
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libido
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sexual desire
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limn
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to draw; describe
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limpid
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clear; transparent
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litany
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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
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literati
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scholarly or learned persons
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litigation
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legal proceedings
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log
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record of a voyage; record of daily activities
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucre
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money or profits
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Machiavellian
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crafty; double-dealing; cunning
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turmoil
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magnanimity
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generosity; nobility
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malign
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to speak evil of
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malinger
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to feign illness to escape duty
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abate
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to decrease; reduce
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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abysmal
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very bad
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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allay
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to lessen; ease; soothe
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allure
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(the power) to entice by charm
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amenable
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agreeable; cooperative; suited
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analgesic
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medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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apogee
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the point in the orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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apothegm
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a terse, witty saying (e.g. "Haste makes waste")
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apposite
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strikingly appropriate and relevant
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apprise
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to inform
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apropos
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relevant
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ardor
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great emotion or passion
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arduous
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extremely difficult; laborious
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artifact
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item made by human craft
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maverick
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independent thinker; dissenter (smbd who disagrees)
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menagerie
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a variety of animals kept together
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mendacious
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dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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meretricious
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superficially attractive; misleadingly plausible
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metaphysics
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a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
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mettle
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courage; endurance
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militate
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to work against
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minatory
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threatening; menacing
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minutia
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petty details
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misanthrope
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one who hates humanity
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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miscreant
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villain; criminal
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mnemonic
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assisting memory
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modicum
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limited quantity
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mollify
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to soothe
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motley
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many colored; made up of many parts
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multifarious
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diverse
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necromancy
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black magic
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neophyte
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novice; begginer
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nexus
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a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center
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nonplussed
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perplexed, confused
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nostrum
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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness
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nugatory
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invalid; inconsequencial
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obdurate
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(adj) stubborn
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obsequies
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(pl) funeral ceremony
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obviate
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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
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officious
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too helpful; meddlesome
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt
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overweening
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presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
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paean
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song/expression of joy
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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patois
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a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
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paucity
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scarcity
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pedantic
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showing off learning
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pellucid
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transparent; easily understood
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penchant
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inclination
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penury
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extreme poverty
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peremptory
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imperative; leaving no choice
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perfidious
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disloyal; untrustworthy
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
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perigee
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point in an orbit that closest to the Earth
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pervasive (pervade)
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spread throughout every part
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phoenix
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anything that's restored after suffering great destruction
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piquant
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appealingly stimulating; pleasantly spicy
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pique (n)
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fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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placate (v)
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to pacify; lessen another's anger
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placid
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calm
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plaintive
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melancholy; mournful
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platitude
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stale, overused expression
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platonic
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spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
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plumb (v)
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to determine the depth; to examine deeply
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plutocracy
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society ruled by the wealthy
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poseur
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person who affects an attitude or identity to impress others
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pragmatic
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practical
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prate (v)
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to talk idly; chatter
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prattle (n)
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meaningless, foolish talk
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precarious
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uncertain; unsafe
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precept
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principle; law
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precipitate / precipitous (adj)
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rash; hasty; sudden
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precursor
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forerunner; predecessor
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preempt (v)
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supersede; appropriate for oneself
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prehensile
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capable of grasping
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presumptuous (< presume)
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rude; improperly bold
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prevaricate
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to evade the truth; quibble (make petty objections)
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primordial
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original; existing from the beginning
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pristine
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untouched; uncorrupted
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probity
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honesty; high-mindedness
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proliferate
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to increase rapidly
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propensity
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inclination; tendency
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propitiate
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to win over; appease
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propriety
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correct conduct; fitness
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proscribe
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condemn; forbid; outlaw
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puissant
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powerful
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punctilious
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careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
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pungent
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strong or sharp in smell or taste; caustic; to the point
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purport
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to claim; profess; suppose
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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quagmire
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difficult situation
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quail (v)
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to cower; lose heart
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qualm
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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of action
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quiescent
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still; inactive
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quorum
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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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raconteur
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witty, skillful storyteller
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rail (v)
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to scold with bitter or abusive language
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raiment
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clothing
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ramification
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implication; outgrowth; consequence
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rarefied
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refined
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control
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recant (v)
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to retract a statement or opinion
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recondite
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profound; abstruse (obscure, difficult to understand)
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redoubtable
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formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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refulgent
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brightly shining; resplendent
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regale (v)
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to entertain
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relegate
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to consign to an inferior position
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remonstrate
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to object or protest
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renege (v)
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to go back on one's word
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repine
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to complain; feel dissatisfied
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reprise
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repetition, especially of a piece of music
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reprobate (n)
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morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
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to reject as having no authority
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rescind (v)
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to cancel
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resolve (n)
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determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
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not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
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riposte (n)
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a smart reaction or retort (sharp answer)
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rococo (adj)
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excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in 18-cent. Eutorpe
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rue (v)
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to regret
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ruse (n)
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trick;
crafty stratagem (scheme) to deceive others; subterfuge (smth designed to deceive) |
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sage (adj)
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wise
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salacious
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lascivious; lustful
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salubrious
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healthful
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salutary
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expecting an improvement; favorable to health
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uninitiated
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without knowledge of subject
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recondite
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understood only by experts
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seditious
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encouraging rebellion against a government
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arcane
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hard to fathom; mysteriously obscure
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surrogate
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substitute
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maladroit
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showing lack of skill or tact
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revel (v)
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to take pleasure, enjoy
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ennui
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boredom from lack of interest
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sanctimony
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making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority
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perpetrate (v)
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do something wrong
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contumacious
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resistant to authority; disobeying the law
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profligate (adj)
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wasteful; with low morals
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dissipation
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overindulgence; wasteful use; dispersal
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dispatch (n)
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deal with something quickly; efficient speed
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heckle
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to interrupt somebody with shouting
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raucous
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unpleasantly loud
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rapacious
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greedy, grasping, excessively covetous
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fluster (v), (n)
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make or become nervous (v);
confused state (n) |
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ferment (n)
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commotion, state of unrest
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hapless
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unlucky
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posture (v)
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assume stance (pose or attitude)
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noisome
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foul; bad smelling
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abrogate (v)
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do away with something, nullify, rescind
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inimical
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hostile; not favorable
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subsidiary (adj)
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of lesser importance; in supporting role
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conducive (adj)
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helping something to happen, advantageous, encouraging
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lampoon (n)
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satirical attack in writing or verse
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rudder (n)
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means of steering boat or ship
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hold (n)
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ship's or plane's cargo space
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hatch (n)
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a door cut into the floor or ceiling of smth
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nonchalance
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indifference
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dampen (v)
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to reduce, diminish
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die (n)
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tool for cutting
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boring (n)
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making holes (as using a drill)
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fawn (v)
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to seek favor by flattering
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boggle (v)
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hesitate with second thoughts; baffle or become baffled
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coddle (v)
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to be overprotective of somebody
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imperiousness
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arrogance
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vogue (n)
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prevailing fashion or popularity
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restitution
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returning back; restoration
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relinquish (v)
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cede/abandon something
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peruse (v)
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to read something carefully; scan through
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untenable
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not defendable (lacking sound reasoning)
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fortuitous
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accidental; happening by lucky chance
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defiant (adj)
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disobedient
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collude (v)
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work secretly with somebody
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construe (v)
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to interpret smth in a particular way
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effusive
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unrestrained in expressing feelings
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wieldy (adj)
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easily handled
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vapid (adj)
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dull, insipid
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spate (n)
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large quantity, outburst
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