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391 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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(v) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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(adj) deviating from the norm
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aberration
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(n) something deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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(n) eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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(n) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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anomalous
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(adj.) deviating from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormal
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approbation
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(n) expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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(adj.) strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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assuage
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(v) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
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(adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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audacity
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(n) daringness; fearlessness; reckless boldness
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austere
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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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austerity
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(n) bareness; severe simplicity
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axiomatic
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(adj.) taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
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axiom
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(n) a given, a self-evident truth
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canonical
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(adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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canon
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(n) set of traditional standards
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capricious
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(adj.) inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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censure
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(v.) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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(n) trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
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(n) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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(adj) complex or complicated
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disabuse
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(v) to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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(n) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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(adj.) well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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eloquence
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(n) expressiveness; articulateness
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enervate
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(v) to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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(n) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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(v) to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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equivocal
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(adj) open to more than one interpretation
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erudite
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(adj.) very learned; scholarly
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erudition
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(n) learnedness; scholarliness
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exculpate
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(v) exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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(adj.) urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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(adj.) improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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(n) intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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(v) to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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(adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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(adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outburst
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laud
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(v) to praise highly
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laudatory
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(adj.) praising highly
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lucid
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(adj.) clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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(n) quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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magnanimous
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(adj.) generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
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martial
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(adj.) associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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(adj.) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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(n) new word, expression, or usage; creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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(adj.) harmful; injurious
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obtuse
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(adj.) lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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(v) to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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(adj.) troubling; burdensome
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paean
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(n) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
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(n) humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art
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perennial
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(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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(n) intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfidious
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(adj.) intentionally breaching faith; treacherous
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perfunctory
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(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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perspicacity
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acute perception; keen discernment
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prattle
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(v) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate
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(v) to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
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(n) a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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(n) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prescient
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(adj.) knowing of events before they occur
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prevaricate
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(v) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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(n) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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(v) to retract, especially a previously held belief
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refute
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(v) to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
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(v) to forcibly assign, especially to lower place or position
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reticent
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(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
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(adj.) concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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(v) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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(v) to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
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(v) to block; thwart
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synthesis
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(n) the combination of parts to make a whole
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synthesize
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(v) to combine parts to make a whole
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torque
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(n) force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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(adj.) winding; twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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(n) truthfulness; honesty
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virulent
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(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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(adj.) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
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(v) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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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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(n) an expression of praise
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adulation
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(n) excessive praise; intense adoration
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aesthetic
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(adj.) dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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ameliorate
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(v) to make better or more tolerable
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ascetic
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(n) one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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avarice
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(n) greed, especially for wealth
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avaricious
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(adj.) greedy, especially for wealth
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axiom
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(n) universally recognized principle
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axiomatic
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(adj.) recognized as an universal principle
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burgeon
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(v) to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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(adj.) rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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cacophony
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(n) harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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cacophonous
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(adj.) harshly, jarringly, discordantly sounding; dissonant
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canon
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(n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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canonical
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belonging to an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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castigation
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(n) severe criticism or punishment
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castigate
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(v) to criticize or punish severely
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catalyst
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(n) a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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(adj.) burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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(adj.) wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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(adj.) appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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complaisance
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(n) willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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complaisant
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(adj.) willing to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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(adj.) argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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(adj.) regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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contrition
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(n) regretfulness; penitence
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culpable
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(adj.) deserving blame
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culpability
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(n) worthiness of blame
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dearth
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(n) smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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demure
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(v) to question or oppose
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didactic
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(adj.) intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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(n) cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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discrete
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(adj.) cautiously reserved in speech; able to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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(adj.) free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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dogmatic
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(adj.) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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dogma
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set of rigid opinions based on unproved or improvable principles
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ebullience
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(n) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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ebullient
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(adj.) lively or enthusiastically expressive of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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(adj.) composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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(n) mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead
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elegiac
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(adj.) mournful, especially lamenting the dead
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emollient
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(adj.) soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
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emollient
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(n) an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
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(adj.) based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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(adj.) mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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enigma
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(n) mystery; obscurity
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ephemeral
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(adj.) brief; fleeting
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esoteric
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(adj.) intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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eulogy
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(n) a speech honoring the dead
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eulogize
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(v) to make a speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
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(v) to remove blame
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facetious
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(adj.) playful; harmful
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fallacy
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(n) an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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fallacious
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(adj.) invalid or incorrect; mistakenly believed
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furtive
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(adj.) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
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(adj.) sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harangue
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(v) to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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harangue
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(n) a long, pompous speech
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heretical
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(adj.) violating accepted dogma or convention
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heresy
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(n) violation of accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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(n) an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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hyperbolic
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(adj.) exaggeratedly stated
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impecunious
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(adj.) lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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(adj.) beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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(adj.) unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
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(adj.) harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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(adj.) refusing to compromise
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intransigence
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(n) refusal 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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(adj.) sad; sullen; melancholy
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odious
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(adj.) evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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(adj.) impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
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(n) the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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oscillate
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(v) to swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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(adj.) penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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peruse
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(v) to examine with great care
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perusal
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(n) examination with great care
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pious
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(adj.) extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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piety
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(n) extreme reverence or devotion
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precursor
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(n) one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
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(v) to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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(adj.) abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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(adj.) producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrefy
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(v) to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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putrid
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(adj.) rotting; decaying and giving off a foul odor
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quaff
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(v) to drink deeply
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quiescence
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(n) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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quiescent
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(adj.) still; motionless; being at rest
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redoubtable
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(adj.) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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sanction
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(n) authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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sanction
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(v) to give permission or authority to
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satire
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(n) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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satirical
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(adj.) ridiculing or criticizing a human vice through human or derision
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squalid
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(adj.) sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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squalor
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(n) sordidness; wretchedness; dirtiness from neglect
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stoic
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(adj.) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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stoicism
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(n) indifference to pleasure or pain; steadfastness
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supplant
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(v) to take the place of; supersede
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torpid
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(adj.) lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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torpor
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(n) lethargy; sluggishness
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ubiquitous
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(adj.) existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide-spread
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urbane
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(adj.) sophisticated; refined; elegant
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urbanity
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(n) sophistication; refine; elegance
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vilify
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(v) to defame; to characterize harshly
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viscous
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(adj.) thick; sticky
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viscosity
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(n) thickness; stickiness
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acumen
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(n) keen, accurate judgment or insight
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adulterate
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(v) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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(v) to combine several elements into a whole
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amalgamation
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(n) combination of several elements into a whole
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archaic
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(adj.) outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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aver
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(v) to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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(v) to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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(adj.) pompous; gradiloquent
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bombast
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(n) high-sounding language with little meaning
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diatribe
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(n) a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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(v) to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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eccentric
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(adj.) departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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(adj.) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent
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(adj.) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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exacerbate
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(v) to make worse or more severe
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fervent
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(adj.) greatly emotional or zealous
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fervor
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(n) great emotion or zeal
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fortuitous
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(adj.) happening by accident or chance
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germane
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(adj.) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence
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(n) pompous speech or expression
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grandiloquent
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(adj.) of a pompous nature
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hackneyed
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(adj.) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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(adj.) calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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(n) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses
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hedonist
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(n) someone who pursues pleasure
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hegemony
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(n) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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(n) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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(adj.) given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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idolatry
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(n) practice of intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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(adj.) revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
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(adj.) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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implacable
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(adj.) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
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(n) immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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(adj.) in an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
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(adj.) unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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(adj.) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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loquacious
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(adj.) extremely talkative
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loquacity
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(n) extreme talkativeness
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luminous
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(adj.) characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent
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(adj.) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malevolence
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(n) vicious ill will, extreme spite or hatred
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malleable
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(adj.) capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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mendacity
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(n) the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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mendacious
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untruthful, dishonest
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meticulous
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(adj.) characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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misanthrope
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(n) one who hates all other humans
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misanthropic
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(adj.) characterized by a hatred of all other humans
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mitigate
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(v) to make or become less sever or intense; to moderate
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obdurate
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(adj.) unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
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(adj.) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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(v) to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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(n) disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
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(n) the profession or principles of teaching, or instruction
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pedantic
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(adj.) the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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penury
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(n) poverty; destitution
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pervasive
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(adj.) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
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(v) to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate
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(v) to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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(n) the essential or central part
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pithy
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(adj.) precise and brief
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placate
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(v) to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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(n) a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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(v) to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
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(adj.) controversial; argumentative
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prodigal
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(adj.) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse
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(adj.) given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant
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proliferate
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(v) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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(n) questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous
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(adj.) prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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(adj.) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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rancor
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(n) bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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(adj.) obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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(v) to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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rescind
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(v) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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reverent
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(adj.) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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reverence
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(n) a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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(n) the art of study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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(adj.) promoting health or well-being
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solvent
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(adj.) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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specious
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(adj.) seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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spurious
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(adj.) lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena
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(n) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct
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(adj.) brief; concise
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superfluous
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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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(n) an overabundant supply; excess
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surfeit
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(v) to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
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(n) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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tenacious
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(adj.) adhering to something valued; persistently determined
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tenuous
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(adj.) having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
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(n) a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
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(adj.) fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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zealous
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(adj.) fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause
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zealot
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(n) someone exhibiting extreme fervor, devotion to a cause
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acerbic
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(adj.) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
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aggrandize
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(v) to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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alchemy
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(n) a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold
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alchemist
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(n) someone who practices the medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold
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amenable
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(adj.) agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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anachronism
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(n) something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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(adj.) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
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astringent
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(n) something having a tightening effect on tissue
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contiguous
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(adj.) sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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convention
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(n) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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credulous
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(adj.) tending to believe too readily; gullible
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cynicism
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(n) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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cynical
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(adj.) believing that all people are motived by selfishness
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decorum
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(n) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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decorous
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polite or appropriate in conduct or behavior
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derision
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(n) scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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derisive
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(adj.) scornful, ridiculing, contemptuous
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deride
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(v) to treat with scorn, ridicule, and contempt
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desiccate
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(v) to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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(n) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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(v) to slight or belittle
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divulge
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(v) to disclose something secret
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fawn
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(v) to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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(v) to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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(adj.) pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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glib
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(adj.) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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hubris
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(n) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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imminent
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(adj.) about to happen; impending
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immutable
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(adj.) not capable of change
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impetuous
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(adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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indifferent
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(adj.) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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inimical
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(adj.) damaging; harmful; injurious
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intractable
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(adj.) not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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intrepid
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(adj.) steadfast and courageous
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dilettante
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(n) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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(v) to slight or belittle
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divulge
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(v) to disclose something secret
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fawn
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(v) to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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(v) to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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(adj.) pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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glib
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(adj.) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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hubris
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(n) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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imminent
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(adj.) about to happen; impending
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immutable
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(adj.) not capable of change
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impetuous
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(adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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indifferent
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(adj.) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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inimical
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(adj.) damaging; harmful; injurious
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intractable
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(adj.) not easily managed or directed, stubborn; obstinate
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intrepid
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(adj.) steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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(adj.) using few words; terse
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maverick
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(n) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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mercurial
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(adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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(v) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
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neophyte
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(n) a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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obfuscate
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(v) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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obstinate
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(adj.) stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
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ostentatious
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(adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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pervade
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(v) to permeate throughout
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pervasive
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(adj.) permeating throughout
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phlegmatic
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(adj.) calm; sluggish; unemotional
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plethora
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(n) an overabundance; a surplus
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pragmatic
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(adj.) practical rather than idealistic
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presumptuous
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(adj.) overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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pristine
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(adj.) pure; uncorrupted; clean
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probity
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(n) adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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proclivity
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(n) a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
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(adj.) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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profligacy
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(n) excessive waste; reckless extravagance
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propensity
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(n) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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prosaic
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(adj.) dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent
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(adj.) characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
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(adj.) foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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(adj.) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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rarefy
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(v) to make or become thin, less dense, refine
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recondite
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(adj.) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
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(adj.) radiant; shiny; brilliant
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renege
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(v) to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous
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(adj.) diligent; persistent; hard-working
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shard
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(n) a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
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(adj.) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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sparse
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(adj.) thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
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(n) one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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(adj.) not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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tacit
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(adj.) implied; not explicitly stated
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terse
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(adj.) brief and concise in wording
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tout
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(v) to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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(adj.) sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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unfeigned
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(adj.) genuine; not false or hypothetical
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untenable
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(adj.) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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(v) to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
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variegated
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(adj.) multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation
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(n) annoyance; irritation
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vex
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(v) to annoy or irritate
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vigilant
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(adj.) alertly watchful
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vigilance
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(n) alert watchfulness
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vituperate
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(v) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
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volatile
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(adj.) readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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volatility
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(n) easy changeability; fickleness; explosiveness
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