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295 Cards in this Set
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bracer
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restorative
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comstockery
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censorship
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vermiculate
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wormy
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doyen
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senior member
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synod
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council
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impresario
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promoter
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exigency
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urgent situation
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gamut
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range
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purgation
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catharsis
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chanterelle
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mushroom
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drub
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thrash
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bloviate
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speak pompously
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cantle
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rear part of saddle
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doff
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remove
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pecuniary
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money related;
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malleus
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hammer
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matriculate
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enroll
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convivial
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festive
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hie
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hasten
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ablution
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washing
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intractable
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stubborn; not easily controlled or directed
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frigorific
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chilling
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lope
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jog
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cordiform
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heart-shaped
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japery
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clowning
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alary
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wing shaped
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pyrogenic
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igneous = produced under conditions of intense heat, such as rocks of volcanic origin
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fusty
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moldy
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epicurism
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luxury
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magniloquent
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bombastic; pompous; boastful
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ire
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intense anger
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clarion
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shrill trumpet
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sully
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stain
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poseur
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phony
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verdigris
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green copper coating
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remuneration
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pay
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pullet
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young hen
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wistful
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pensive
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preempt
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to displace
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gossamer
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sheer
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paucity
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scarce amount
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deification
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act of deifying--to make a god
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apotheosis
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deification
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blazon
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coat of arms
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lyophilization
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freeze-drying
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amah
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wet nurse
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interlope
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intrude
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verve
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enthusiasm or vigor
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panache
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verve
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obviate
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make unnessary
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scintillant
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sparkly
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proboscis
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snout
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bursar
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treasurer
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ingratiate
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gain favor
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perusal
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reading
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languid
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sluggish
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bequest
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legacy
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interlocutor
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talker; interrogator
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presage
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foretell
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extemporaneous
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impromptu
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repartee
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banter
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diffidence
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timidity
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apt
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appropriate
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canvass
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solicit
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ebullition
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cemetary
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debauchery
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dissipation = dissolute way of living
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commissary
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food store
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churlish
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rude
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acrimony
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bitterness
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scree
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slope of loose rock
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onus
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burden
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ecchymosis
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black and blue bruise
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retinue
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entourage; body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage
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offal
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inedible waste
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aubergine
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eggplant
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lissome
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lithe; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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fallow
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dormant; uncultivated
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moorage
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berth; to bring in or install in a berth
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fop
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dandy
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whet
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stimulate
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curmudgeon
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grouch
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august
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grand
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plaintive
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sad
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pert
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saucy
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vulpine
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fox-like
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doddering
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senile
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alameda
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tree-shaded walkway
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tabard
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knights cape
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goober
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peanut
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dory
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rowboat
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puffery
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hype
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filigree
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ornamentation
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payola
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bribe
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dalliance
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flirtation
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lothario
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womanizer
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missal
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prayer book
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burl
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tree outgrowth
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guacheness
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crudity
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tetchy
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irratable
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abstentious
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self-restraining
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bilk
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swindle
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alfresco
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outdoors
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untoward
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adverse
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specious
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plausible but wrong
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trite
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hackneyed; made commonplace
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assent
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agree
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cloying
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excessively sweet
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lea
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meadow
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avocation
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hobby
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unduly
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excessively
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larder
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pantry
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gastronome
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epicurean; a connoisseur of good food
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functionary
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official
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indigent
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poor
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cuspidor
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spittoon
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mahout
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elephant driver
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potentate
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ruler
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intrepid
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brave
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operant
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effective
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nimbus
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halo
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aberrant
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deviating from normal or correct
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abscond
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leave secretly and hide
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advocate
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speak or plead for another's behalf
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aggrandize
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to make greater; exaggerate
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amalgamate
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to unite or mix
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ambiguous
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vague; subject to more than one interpretation
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to the senses; divine
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anachronism
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a person or artifact appearing after its own time; out of chronological order
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anomalous
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peculiar, unique, contrary to the norm
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antediluvian
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ancient; outmodled
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antipathy
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hostility toward; aversion
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arbitrate
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settle a dispute by impulse
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assauge
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to make less severe; satisfy
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attenuate
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WEAKEN
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audacious
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extremely bold or fearless
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aver
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to declare
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banal
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commonplace or trite
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barefaced
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without shame; unconcealed; brazen
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blandishment
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speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something
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bombast
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pompous speech
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breach
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lapse, gap as in a fortress wall
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burgeon
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grow or flourish
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buttress
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hold something up; support
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cadge
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get something by taking advantage of someone
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caprice
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impulse
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castigate
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chastise or criticize severely
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catalyst
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agent of change
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caustic
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capable of dissolving by chemical action; highly critical
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chicanery
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deception by trickery
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complaisant
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willingly compliant of the status quoe
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conflagration
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a large fire
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corporeal
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of or having to do with material, rather than spiritual
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corporal
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having to do with the body
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corroborate
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to strengthen or support
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craven
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cowardly; a coward
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culpable
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deserving of blame
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dearth
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lack, scarcity
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deference
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submission or courteous yielding
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depict
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to show or create a picture of
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deprecation
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belittlement
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depredation
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the act of preying upon or plundering
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descry
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to make clear; say
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dessicate
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to dry out thoroughly
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diatribe
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bitter denunciation
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence; modest
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disabuse
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to free a person from falsehood or error
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disparaging
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belittling
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dispassionate
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calm; objective; unbiased
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dissemble
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to conceal one's true motive
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dogged
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stubborn or determined
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dogmatic
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relying upon dogma as opposed to evidence
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eclectic
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selecting material from varying sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect
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effluent
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the quality of flowing out
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emollient
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softening; something that softens
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emulate
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strive to equal or excel
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encomium
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FORMAL EULOGY OR PRAISE
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endemic
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relating to a particular place or region
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enervate
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WEAKEN OR DESTROY THE STRENGTH OF SOMETHING
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engender
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to give rise to; propagate; or cause
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enigma
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puzzle or mystery
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ephemeral
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lasting only a brief time
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equivocal
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ambiguous or unclear--often intentionally so
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erudite
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scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning
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esoteric
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intended for or understood only by a few
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eulogy
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spoken/written tribute to the deceased
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exacerbate
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to increase the bitterness or violence of; to aggravate
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exculpate
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to demonstrate or prove to be blameless
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exorbiant
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exceeding customary or normal limits, esp in quantity or price
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explicit
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fully and clearly expressed
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extant
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in existence; still existing
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fathom
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penetrate the depths of something; measure of nautical length (six feet)
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fawn
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to seek favor or attention; to act subserviently
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feign
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to give a false appearance or impression
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fervid; fervant
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highly emotional; hot
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fledgling
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baby bird; unexperienced person
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florid
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flushed with a rosy color
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floundering
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struggling
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garrulous
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verbose; talkative; rambling
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gossamer
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fine cobweb; gauzy fabric; very fine
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guile
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skillful deceit; beguiling is syn--however it often has positive connotation (charm) that guile doesn't have
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guileless
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honest or straitforward
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hapless
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unfortunate
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headlong
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headfirst; impulsive; hasty
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homogenous
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similar in nature; uniform
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iconoclast
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ONE WHO ATTACKS TRADITIONAL IDEAS OR INSTITUTIONS
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impecunious
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penniless; poor
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imperious
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commanding
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implication
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insinuate or connotation
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imply
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to suggest indirectly
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improvidence
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an absence of foresight; failure to provide for future needs
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inchoate
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an initial or early stage; incomplete; disorganized
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incorrigible
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not capable of being corrected
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indelible
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permanent; strong (like an impression)
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ineffable
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undescribable; inexpressible in words
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infer
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to deduce
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ingenious
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clever
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ingenuous
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unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid
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inhibit
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to hold back; prohibit; forbid; restrain
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innocuous
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harmless; having no adverse effect
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insensible
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numb, unconscious
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insipid
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lacking zest or excitement; dull
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insular
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of or pertaining to an island
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intransigent
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stubborn, unmovable, unwilling to change
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irascible
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prone to outbursts of anger; easily angered
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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latent
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present but not active or evident
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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leviathan
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giant whale, therefore something very large
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear; translucent
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lugubrious
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weighty, mournful, or gloomy
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magnanimity
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generosity and nobility
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malevolent
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evil; showing ill will
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misanthrope
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ONE WHO HATES PEOPLE
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misnomer
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incorrect name or word for something
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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mitigate
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to make less forceful; to become more moderate
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nefarious
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wicked or evil
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noisome
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harmful, offensive, destructive
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obdurate
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hardened against influence or feeling
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obviate
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to prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to close or shut off; obstruct
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opaque
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dense; not transparent or translucent
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ossified
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to turn to bone; hardened like bone
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panegyric
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writing or speech that is in praise of something
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peccadillo
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small sin or fault
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pedantic
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showing narrow concern for rules or book learning; making an excessive display of ones own learning
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perfidious
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deliberately treacherous
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petulant
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easily or frequently annoyed; especially over trivial matters
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philanthropy
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action for the benefit of others
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited; cool; sluggish
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placate
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calm or reduce anger by making concessions
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plastic
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related to being shaped or molded
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plethora
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excessively large quantity; overabundance
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ponderous
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heavy; massive; awkward; dull
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pragmatic
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concerned with facts; practical
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precipice
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cliff with a vertical or nearly vertical face
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precipitate
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to fall downward suddenly or dramatically; to bring about the occurrence of something
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precursor
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something that precedes another
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prevaricate
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to stray away from or evade the truth
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prodigal
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rashly wasteful
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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Pulchritudinous
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beautiful
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; timid; petty
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quiescence
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inactivity; stillness; dormant
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rarefy
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to make or become thin; to purify or refine
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reproof
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the act of censuring or scolding
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rescind
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to repeal or annul
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sagacious
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having sharp or powerful intellect or discernment
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sanguine
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cheerful or confident
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sate
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to satisfy or fill
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saturnine
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having a gloomy or morose temperament
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savant
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a genious
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sedulous
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DILIGENT; PERSISTENT; PERSERVING
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specious
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seemingly true but really false; deceptively convincing
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superficial
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only covering the surface
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tacit
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unspoken
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taciturn
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habitually untalkative or silent
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temperate
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exercising moderation and self-denial
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tirade (diatribe)
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an angry speech
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tortuous
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twisted; excessively complicated
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tractable
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ability to be easily managed or controlled
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turpitude
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depravity, baseness
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tyro
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beginner; person lacking experience in a certain endeavor
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vacuous
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empty; without contents
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venerate
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great respect or reverence
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
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to annoy; bother; perplex
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viscous
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slow moving; highly resistant to flow
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volatile
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explosive; fickle
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voracious
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craving or devouring large quantities of food
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waver
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to hesitate or tremble
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wretched
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highly pitiful or unfortunate
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zeal
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enthusiastic devotion to a cause
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