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candid
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impartial & honest in speech
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capricious
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(adj. ) changing one's mind quickly & often
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Lee's capricious behavior this weekend shouldn't have come as much of a shock; it's not as if he's usually all that stable and predictable.
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
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ameliorate
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(v.) to improve, make better
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All attempts to ameliorate the relationship between the longstanding adversaries seemed futile; they were as hostile twoard one another as ever.
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
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abusive, condemnatory speech
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luminous
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brilliant, bright, glowing
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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deride
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to mock; to speak of or treat with contempt
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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mitigate
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to soften, to lessen
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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gregarious
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outgoing; sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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impervious
Ant: permeate |
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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arbitrate
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to judge (settle) a dispute between two opposing sides
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archaic
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anciet, old-fashioned
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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plethora
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excess
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
Syn: antagonize |
to annoy
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
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ardor
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intense, passionate feeling
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articulate
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able to speak clearly and expressively
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frugality
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tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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assuage
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to make something that is unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to weaken; reduce in force/degree
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily increasing volume or force
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whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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zeal
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passion; excitement
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke anger
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esoteric
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known or understood only by a few
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estimable
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admirable
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reticent
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silent; reserved
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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harsh & disagreeable combo (often of sounds)
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dogma
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firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic
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dictorial in one's opinions
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you think that you & only you are right
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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evade or dodge a question
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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stubborn
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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pushover; people-pleaser
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gullible
Syn: credulous |
easily deceived
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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permeate
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to penetrate
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philanthropy
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
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condone
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to overlook, parden, disregard
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fawn
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to grovel
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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chauvenist
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a person who is prejudiced in favor of a group to which he belongs
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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deference
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respect; courtesy
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assay (v)
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to evaluate by experiment; to analyze a substance chemically
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chantey (n)
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a sailor's song
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conventional (adj)
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typical
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cornucopia (n)
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a fruit-filled horn-shaped basket symbolizing abundance
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deplete (v)
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to reduce
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filibuster (n)
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a delay tactic using long-winded speeches
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fusillade (n)
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a rapid discharge of many guns
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ruthless (adj)
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completely cruel
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statuary (n)
(not statutory) |
statues considered as a group
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tact (n)
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diplomacy/courteousness
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teetotalism (n)
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abstinence from alcohol
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abridge (v)
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to shorten; edit
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abscission (n)
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the act of cutting off
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acute (adj)
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particularly severe
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agog (adj)
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eager
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analogous (adj)
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similar to
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apposite (adj)
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appropriate; relevant
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apprehension (n)
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worry; uneasiness
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arable (adj)
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fit for cultivation
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arson (n)
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the crime of setting something on fire
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astute (adj)
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shrewd or smart
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asynchronous (adj)
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not happening at the same time
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aversion (n)
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strong dislike; distaste
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bedizen (v)
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to adorn in a cheaper manner
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berate (v)
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to rebuke; condemn
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caricature (n)
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a distorted stereotypical depiction
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cliche (n)
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trite overused saying
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coda (n)
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a final passage in music
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conversance (n)
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a familiarity (being conversant) with something
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convoke (v)
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to convene (cause to assemble for a meeting)
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