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vitiate
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to make something ineffective
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jejune
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boring; childish; without proper nourishment
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morose
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gloomy
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temerity
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boldness; intrepid
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mawkish
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sentimental; bland or unpleasant
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malediction
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a curse; slander
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meritorious
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show merit
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effulgent
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brightness
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dilate
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expand
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enmity
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hostility
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candescent
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bright
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diluvial
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relating to Flood
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Expicurean
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devoted to sensual pleasure
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vindictive
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vengeful; spiteful
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pique
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bad mood
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elucidate
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explain something
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stride
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to walk with long regular steps
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obstreperous
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noisy; unruly
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moribund
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dying; stagnant; obsolescent
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saturnine
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melacholy; caused by lead poisoning
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ebullient
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lively and enthusiastic; boiling
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finicky
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fussy; too detailed
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vituperative
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outburst of abuse; act of vituperating
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laudatory
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expressing praise
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syncopated
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modify rhythm by accenting a weak beat; shorten word by loss of sounds
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restive
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uneasy; impatient; obstinate or awkward
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disseminate
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spread
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fecundity
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ability to produce offspring; creative productivity
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inundated
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overwhelm; flood
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blanch
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turn pale; remove or lose color
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obsequious
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too eager to please or obey
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haughty
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condescending
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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ineluctable
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unavoidable
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modaility
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proposition of necessity or possibility; treatment
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verbatim
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using identical words; in identical words
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expurgate
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edit something by removing offensive parts
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apt
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very appropriate; likely; quick to learn
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penance
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self-punishment for committing sin
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quixotic
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romantic; impractical; impulsive
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pedantic
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too concerned with formal rules and details
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dyspeptic
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having indigestion; bad-tempered
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sacristy
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room for sacred objects
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eminent
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of high standing; clear; high
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prolix
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wordy
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recalcitrant
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resisting control; hard to do or handle
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obstinate
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stubborn; refusing to change; difficult to control
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pithy
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brief and to the point
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dispassionated
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calmly object
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conspicuous
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easily visible; attracting attention
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partisan
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biased supporter; resistance fighter
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abet
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help somebody
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deter
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restrain from taking action
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bawdy
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ribald; course; vulgar
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superfluous
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more than necessary; inessential; extravagant
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ethereal
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exquisite; airy; heavenly; of ether
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tentative
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uncertain; rough or provisional
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cognizant
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knowing about something; aware; mindful
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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chicanery
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cheating or deception
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cacophony
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unpleasant sound; use of jarring sounds
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torpor
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lack of energy; dormancy; numbness
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vim
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exuberance
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invective
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abuse of language
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polemic
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passionated argument; passionate critic
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engender
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create or arise; have offspring
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palliate
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mitigate; partially excused; alleviate
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vex
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annoy somebody; agitate; confound
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stolid
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impassive
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erudite
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very knowledgeable through study
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ignoble
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dishonorable; not of nobility
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lachrymose
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crying; sad
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perspicacious
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perceptive; wise; insightful
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sanguine
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confident; ruddy; blood-red
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inimical
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not favorable; hostile
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surly
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bad tempered
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glib
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slick; superficial; causal and relaxed
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lucid
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easily understood; shining; rational
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endemic
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occurring in particular place
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florid
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or ruddy complexion; ornate in wording and style, healthy
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inchoate
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just beginning; imperfectly formed; chaotic
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voluble
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talking a great deal; twining
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reticent
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reserved
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turgid
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pompous and overcomplicated; swollen
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latent
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hidden; dormant
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tawdry
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gaudy and poor quality; mean-spirited
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hoary
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overused; white with age
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unconscionable
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morally unacceptable; unreasonable
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monastic
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of monk; reclusive or austere
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foment
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cause trouble
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mitigate
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partly excuse a crime; lessen something
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aggrandize
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enlarge or extend something; improve status of something
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prodigal
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extravagantly waste; producing generous amounts
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furitive
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secretive; shifty
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irascible
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quick-tempered; showing anger
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disparate
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very different
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satiate
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gratify desire; glut somebody
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prevaricate
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get out of telling the truth
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burnish
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polish something; make something shiny
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slake
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satisfy need; quench
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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diaphanous
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transparent; insubstantial
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trenchant
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incisive; energetic; direct
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salubrious
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good for the health; healthy
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taciturn
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silent by nature; reserved
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obdurate
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stubborn; hard-hearted; inflexible
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quiescent
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inactive; sluggish
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sardonic
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disdainfully mocking; sarcastic
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specious
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apparently true but actually false; deceptively attractive; false
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cosset
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give excessive care; cherish
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lampoon
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satirical attack in writing or verse; ridicule
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ossify
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harden into bone; become inflexible; fix
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cupidity
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greed
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intrepidity
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undaunted
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largess
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generosity; liberality
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penury
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poverty; destitution
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multifarious
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diverse; varied
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maudlin
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sentimental; mawkish
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garrulous
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talking too much; wordy
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noisome
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foul; dangerous
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candid
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honest; unbiased kind
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opprobrium
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scorn; disgrace; source of shame
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scintilla
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small amount
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umbrage
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offense; giver of shade; pique; resentment
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ostentation
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showiness
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imprecation
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curse; swearing
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benediction
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expression of approval
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rejoinder
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retort; answer reply
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proclivity
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liking; appetite; penchant
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enervate
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weaken; debiliate
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dither
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be agitated and indecisive; shiver
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inure
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harden somebody to something; come into effect
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phlegmatic
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unexcitable; apathetic; placid
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence; reserved or restrained; shy
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indolent
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lazy; idle; lethargic
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exigent
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requiring action; demanding
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apocryphal
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not true; dubious
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coax
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persuade gently; wheedle; cajole
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blandishment
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flattery
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platitude
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banal statement; inanity; cliche
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vegetate
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stagnate; be passive
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irk
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annoy; peeve; rankle
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capriciousness
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given to sudden changes; unreliability
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knoll
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hill; hummock; mound
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protraction
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extend; delay
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unscathed
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unhurt; intact
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand; adroitness; agility
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rhetoric
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oratory; skill with language
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skein
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twisted bundle of yarn
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truss
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bind something; support
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somber
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dark and gloomy; grave; sober
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cephalic
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of the head
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apparition
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ghost; specter; phantom
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recant
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reject a belief; repudiate; retract
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catechism
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question and answer teaching; interrogation
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axiom
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adage; saying; truism
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undergird
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support
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berate
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rebuke; scold
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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antipathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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archaic
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ancient, old-fashioned
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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caustic
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biting in wit
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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deference
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respect, courtesy
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deride
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to mock
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desiccate
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to dry out thorougly
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desultory
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disconnected; jumping from one thing to another
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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discern
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to perceive; to recognize
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ecletic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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fawn
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to grovel
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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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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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laconic
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using few words
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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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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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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prudence
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wisdom, caution or restraint
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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tacit
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done without using words
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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