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exonerate
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to remove blame
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention (noun form: heresy)
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: hyperbolic)
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impecunious
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lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence)
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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