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abate
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We abated our trips to Rusty's cause we were getting FAT.
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to reduce in amount or severity
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abscond
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We absconded the expensive restaurant in Dallas.
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to leave secretly
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adulterate
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Pure unadulterated fun
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to make impure
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aesthetic
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Art is aesthetic
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concerning beauty
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amalgamate
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AT&T and Cingular amalgamated
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to combine
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ameliorate
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Claritin ameliorates my allergies.
I need to ameliorate my quiz average to raise my grade |
to make better, to improve
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anachronism
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Far out and groovy
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something out of the wrong place and time
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antagonize
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Daniel loves to antagonize me in the morning
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to annoy or provoke
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antipathy
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I have a strong antipathy for Toby Keith
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dislike
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arbitrate
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The judge has to arbitrate frequently in divorce court
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to settle a dispute between two parties
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archaic
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Dinosaurs are archaic
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ancient
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ardor
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I have an ardor for Daniel.
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intense passion
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assuage
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claritin assuages my allergies
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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The rain attenuated my drive to be productive.
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to weaken
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audacious
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Sky-divers are audacious
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fearless
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austere
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Our living room is austere compared to our bedrooms
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undecorated
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banal
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vocabulary words are so banal
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boring, cliche, predictable
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bolster
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daniel can almost always bolster my attitude
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to support
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bombastic
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ashiq is ridiculously bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
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crows make cacophonies
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harsh noise
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candid
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candid camera!!
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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i rely on other people to make decisions for me since i am so capricious
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changing ones mind frequently
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castigate
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i eventually left mom's cause she was always castigating me
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to punish
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caustic
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daniel's sense of humor is corny but caustic
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biting wit
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chicanery
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matilda's dad is guilt of chicanery
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deception by craft
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cogent
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jack bauer is very cogent in speech
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convincing
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condone
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Mom: "I can not condone that steph"
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to overlook, pardon, disregard
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convoluted
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I hate physics problems because they seem so convulted
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complicated
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corroborate
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if you want to prove your innocence, you will have to corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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i am so credulous, especially with men like papa, stan and march.
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too trusting, gullible
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crescendo
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opposite of decrescendo
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increase in volume or force
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decorum
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kyle often lacks decorum
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appropriateness of behavior
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deference
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one must show deference to authority
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respect
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deride
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Daniel always derides me by saying "baaabe"
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to mock
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desiccate
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In chem lab we use a vacuum and filter to dessicate chemicals
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to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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my thoughts are often desultory, lacking a patterned line of thought
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jumping from one thing to another
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diatribe
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mel gibson
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harsh speech/criticism
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diffident
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he didn't get the job because he was obviously diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilatory
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daniel's snooze habits are so dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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i am no jack bauer dilettante
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amateur/superficial interest
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dirge
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these are a frequent after the death of a loved one
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funeral hymn, mournful speech
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disabuse
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science is continuously disabusing past theories
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to free from error
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discern
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it's easy to discern between black and whtie
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to differentiate
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disparate
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the twins were identically physical but their personalities were disparate
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different
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dissemble
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to be a con artist one has to be good at dissembling
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present a false apperance
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dissonance
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cognitive dissonance
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harsh, disagreeable combination
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dogmatic
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daniel can be rather dogmatic during arguments
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dictatorial in one's opinion
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dupe
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con artists constantly dupe those around them
related to chicanery |
to deceive
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efficacy
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we need to increase the efficacy of our services
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effectiveness
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elegy
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synonym of dirge
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mournful speech
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eloquent
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candidates such as biden and obama are rather eloquent
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persuasive
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emulate
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i try to emulate jenni's attitudes to be a better person
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to copy
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enervate
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synonym of attenuate
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to reduce in strength (weaken)
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engender
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dortch engendered my love for chemistry
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to produce
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enigma
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riddler
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puzzle, mystery
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enumerate
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i LOVE to enumerate everything!
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to count, list, itemize
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ephemeral
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the rain made our tennis trip ephemeral
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short-lasting
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equivocate
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during debates, candidates often dodge the question via an equivocation
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double meaning to mislead
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erudite
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if you graduated from harvard you are no doubt erudite
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scholarly
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esoteric
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the details of quantum physics are esoteric
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known to only a few
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estimable
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jenni is so estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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i prefer eulogies at funeral rather than dirges or elegies
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praiseful speech
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euphemism
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slept together is a euphemism for had sex
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less offensive word in replace of a harsher one
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exacerbate
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opposite of ameliorate or assuage
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to make worse
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exculpate
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synonym of exonerate
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to clear from blame
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exigent
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this is an exigent matter and demands your immediate attention
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urgent
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exonerate
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synonym of exculpate
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to clear from blame
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fawn
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i fawn over jack bauer
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to grove
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fervid
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i am rather fervid and irascible during that time of the month
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intensely emotional
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florid
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kathleens house is rather florid
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excessively decorated
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foment
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synonym of antagonize
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to arouse
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garrulous
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synonym of loquacious
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talkative
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gregarious
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kristin and daniel are gregarious, but aaron and i arent
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outgoing
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guile
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related to dupe, chicanery
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deceit
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iconoclast
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charley is an iconoclast
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one who opposes traditional beliefs
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imperturbable
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super glue ensures things are imperturbable
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unable of being disturbed
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impervious
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dialysis bags are far from impervious
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unable to be penentrated
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impetuous
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drunkards are often impetuous, feeling regret in the morning for their actions
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act without thinking
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implacable
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root plac
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unable to be pleased
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inchoate
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i get stressed out if my room gets to inchoate
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disorganized
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ingenous
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synonym for naive
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innocence
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inimical
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jack bauer sometimes get rather inimical while interrogating suspects
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hostile
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innocuous
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female black widows are poisonous but male ones are typically innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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24 is NOT insipid, but the history channel is
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lacking interest
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intransigent
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the professor was intransigent about the deadline, it had to be turned in by 4.
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uncompromising
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inundate
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hurricane katrine inundated new orleans
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to overwhelm, to cover with water
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irascible
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i am often fervid and irasible during that time of the month
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easy to anger
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laconic
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opposite of verbose
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using few words
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lament
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stan laments the loss of cherokee
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to greive
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laud
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mom never forgets to laud me, constantly reminding me how proud she is of me
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to give praise
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lavish
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mantle pays janie lavishly.
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to give unsparingly, extravagant
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loquacious
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synonym of garrulous
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talkative
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lucid
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the quizzes in biochem lab are never lucid, but always confusing
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clear
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malinger
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playing hookie
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evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
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oscar the grouch
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someone who dislikes others
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mitigate
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tony's sentence may be mitigated since he served the country
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to soften, to lessen
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mollify
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the arugment was so intense even a compromise would not mollify it
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to calm or make less severe
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obdurate
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daniel is rather obdurate in his political beliefs
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hardended in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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i am so obsequious, doing anything to make my friends happy
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overly submissive, eager to please
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obstinate
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redheads are obstinate
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stubborn
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obviate
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the rain obviated the need to water the grass
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to prevent, to make unneccessary
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occlude
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a cork occludes a wine bottle
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to stop
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onerous
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the lab report was so extensive it was onerous
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troublesome
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opporbium
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scarlet letter led to opporbium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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the ostentation of the king was evident in his lavish palace
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excessive showiness
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paragon
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she was such a good student teachers referred to her as a paragon
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a model of excellence
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pedant
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he was such a pedant, always boasting of his knowledge
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one who shows off learning
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perfidious
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the actress' friend was perfidious, telling all to the journalist
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willing to betray the trust of others
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perfunctory
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after so much time at a job, daily tasks were perfunctory
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done in a routine way, indifferent
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placate
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root plac
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to soothe or pacify
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pragmatic
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opposite of idealistic
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practical
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precipitate
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related to impetuous in a way
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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pervaricate
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i had to prevaricate about my absence in class
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to lie
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pristine
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in pristine condition
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fresh and clean
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prodigal
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unlike mom and i who use every last drop of everything
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lavish, wasteful
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propitiate
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unfortunately, sometimes the president must propitiate a terrorists demands
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to conciliate, to appease
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propriety
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as dgs, there is a certain propreity we must maintain
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correct behavior
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prudence
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she showed prudence by getting a job as well as excelling in school
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wisome, caution, restraint
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pungent
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too much garlic can be pungent
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harsh to the senses
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quiescent
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juliet lay on her bed quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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i wish i did not have to go on a diet to rarefy myself
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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claimes are repudiated by opposing evidence
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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synonym of taciturn
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silent, reserved
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satiate
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sat = saturated
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
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turkey has a chemical that makes it a soporific food
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causing sleep
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specious
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his lie was specious, he was obviously not where he said he was
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plausible but fallacious
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stolid
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solid-unwavering-->
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unemotional
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sublime
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sublime is sublime
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grand
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tacit
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extreme of laconic
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done without using words
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taciturn
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synonym of reticent, opposite of loquacious or garrulous
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silent, not talkative
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tirade
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mel gibson
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long harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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after the long hike we all experienced torpor
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mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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transition, synonym of ephemeral
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temporary
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vacillate
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i often vacillate between diet coke or diet mountain dew
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to sway physically, to be indecisive
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venerate
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i venerate my papa, the most intelligent man i know
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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root ver
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filled with truth
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fallible
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capable of being wrong
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fickle
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inconstant
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endemic
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indigenous, unique to area
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seminal
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influential
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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vinter
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someone who sells wine
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harangue
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tirade
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credence
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belief in the truth of something
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obtuseness
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dullness
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percipient
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quick-witted
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omniscience
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all-knowing
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prescient
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know something before it happens
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deference
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submission, groveling
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profligate
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spendthrift, recklessly extravagant
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cantankerous
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grouchy
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restitution
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payment for wrongdoing
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grievance
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complaint, expect payback
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winnow
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to remove chaff (grain husks) from harvested crops
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feral
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wild, opportunity of domesticated
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visceral
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intuitive
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elastic
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resilient
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jeopardy
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danger
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amity
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friendship
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urbanity
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smooth character
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pliant
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flexible
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peremptory
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authoritative
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cursory
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hasty
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pedigreed
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purebred
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extol
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laud
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decry
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belittle
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sully
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to stain
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exhume
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dig dead body out of the ground
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sprightly
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lively
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torpid
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slow
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corporeal
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of the body or flesh
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pallid
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pale
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acrimonious
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bitter
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blithe
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joyous
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germane
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relevant
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callow
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young, immature
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dour
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gloomy
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modish
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stylish
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exhaustive
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thorough
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sanguine
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calm
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sententious
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full of pithy maxims
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desultory
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inconsistent
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acrimonious
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caustic, bitter
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futility
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hopelessness
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perdition
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damnation
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bull
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male moose
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ruminate
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extreme of reflect
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brood
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extreme of worry
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allay
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to relieve or lessen
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panegyric
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praise
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paean
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praise
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rectory
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where clerics live
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potentate
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monarch
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manse
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mansion
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mendicant
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beggar
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refectory
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dining hall
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votary
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ex-nun
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vicar
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cleric
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peregrination
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act of traveling
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gyration
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act of revolving
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extraneous
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irrelevant
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elusive
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hard to pin down
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laxity
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carlessness, lack of discipline
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buoyancy
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lightness
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proclivity
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inclination, tendency
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anomalous
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abnormal
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promulgate
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publically advocate
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reticence
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taciturn
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merecurial
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changeable, erratic
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antedate
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pre-date
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prognosticate
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tell the future
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appraise
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rate
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puissant
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powerful
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evanescent
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short-lived
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copious
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plentiful
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paucity
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scarcity
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penury
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great poverty
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destitute
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ppor
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munficence
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generosity
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windfall
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bonus
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resplendent
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brilliantly colored
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torrid
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extremely hot
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pallid
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pale
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ineffable
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can't be expressed in words
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enrapture
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cause to feel great pleasure
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consecrate
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to bless
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hidebound
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extreme of rigid
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chary
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shy
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palliate
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to lessen
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ostracize
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to banish, exclude
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abject
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miserable
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exalted
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elevated
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affectation
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pretense or arficial behavior
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artlessness
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naturalness
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decimation
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complete destruction
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effrontery
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impudence (disrespect)
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imprecation
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curse
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impugn
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verbal attack
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turgid
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swollen, overly ornate
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pithy
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writing to the point
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equanimity
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calmness
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factious
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dissenting (ant: cooperative)
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arduous
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difficult
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interdict
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to forbid
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sanction
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to permit
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chimerical
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unreal
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vitriol
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severe criticism, abuse
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tedium
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boredom
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trepidation
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apprehension
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jettison
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get rid of
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puritanical ant
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permissive
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espouse
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favor
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reconcile
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settle a dispute
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heretical
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against religion
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travail
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hard work
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indolence
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laziness
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impudence
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disrespectful
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insolence
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disrespectful
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eminence
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high rank
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epistles
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letters
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ditties
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songs
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ingenuity
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inventively talented
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misapprehended
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misunderstood
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recant
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reverse a statement of belief
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conscription
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forced
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rapprochment
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reestablish relations between countries
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cobbler
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shoe-maker
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chandler
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candle-maker
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executrix
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women to execute
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inflammable
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easily ignited
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truss
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provides support
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skein
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length of yarn in loose coil
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legerdemain
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skill used by magician
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unscathed
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lacks damage
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protraction
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increase duration
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altercation
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argument
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parody
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characterization altered for comic effect
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concilating
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pleasing
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proponent
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one who supports a theory
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adherent
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one who argues a belief
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outfox
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win by superior strategy
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blandishments
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flattering to coax
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platitudes
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trite dull remarks
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deposed
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kicked out
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tidings
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news, info
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exercise
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annoy, make uneasy
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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phelgm
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sluggishness of termperament
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dither
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act without purpose
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inure
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become used to
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rejoinder
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response
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proclivity
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predisposition
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prudence
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wisdom
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scintilla
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trace amount
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umbrage
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offense
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noisome
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stinking
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multifarious
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diverse
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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cupidity
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greed/materialistic
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largess
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generous giving
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hegemony
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domination by one group
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intrepidity
|
fearless courage
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antipathy
|
strong dislike
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cosset
|
to pamper
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lampoon
|
ridicule with satire
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ossify
|
to harden
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husband
|
manage economically
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sardonic
|
cynical
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salubrious
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healthful
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gaunt
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thin
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etheral
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heavenly
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abet
|
aide
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sentinent
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aware
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stoic
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expressionless
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prolix
|
wordy
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diaphanous
|
delicate
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intrepidity
|
fearless courage
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antipathy
|
strong dislike
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cosset
|
to pamper
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lampoon
|
ridicule with satire
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ossify
|
to harden
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husband
|
manage economically
|
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sardonic
|
cynical
|
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salubrious
|
healthful
|
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|
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gaunt
|
thin
|
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etheral
|
heavenly
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abet
|
aide
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sentinent
|
aware
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stoic
|
expressionless
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prolix
|
wordy
|
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diaphanous
|
delicate
|
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trinchant
|
incisive
|
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kindle
|
ignite, inspire
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burnish
|
to polish
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slake
|
calm down
|
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furtive
|
secret
|
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foment
|
arouse, incite
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quash
|
suppress
|
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hoary
|
very old
|
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tangential
|
digressing, extraneous
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unconscionate
|
unfair
|
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monastic
|
austere
|
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voluble
|
talkative
|
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tawdry
|
gaudy, cheap
|
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intrepid
|
fearless
|
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lachrymose
|
tearful
|
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perspicacious
|
keen-witted, caustic
|
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inimical
|
hostile
|
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surly
|
rude
|
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|
|
glib
|
easily fluent, insincere attitude
|
|
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ignoble
|
low moral standards
|
|
|
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wily
|
clever, deception
|
|
|
|
judicious
|
sensible
|
|
|
|
lionize
|
treat as celebrity
|
|
|
|
palliate
|
mitigate
|
|
|
|
vim
|
vitality, energy
|
|
|
|
polemic
|
verbal attack
|
|
|
|
invective
|
abusive language
|
|
|
|
cognizant
|
be aware
|
|
|
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bawdry
|
racy
|
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|
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superfluous
|
unneccessary
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