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Abscond
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To depart clandestinely: Steal off and hide
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Aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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Abscond
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To depart clandestinely: Steal off and hide
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Aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomoly
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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule.
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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strenuous,taxing,requiring significant effort
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assuage
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to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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audacious
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daring and fearless, recklessly bold
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austere
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without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as given; possessing self evident truth.
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards.
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic , unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery/subterfuge
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connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
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disabuse
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to set right; undeceive
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discordant
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conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound
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disperate
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fundamentally distict or dissimilar
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effrontary
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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ell-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
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to weaken; to lessen in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness as a result of bordom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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scholarly/learned
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable.
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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to praise highly
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving
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martial
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associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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harmful; injurious
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect: not clear or precise in thought or expression.
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecesary
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onerous
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troubling/burdonsome
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paean
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a song or hymn of thanksgiving or praise
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parody
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect; esp in literature and art
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years; happeningrepeatedly
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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cursory, done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty idle manner
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precipitate (adj)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (verb)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing events prior to occuring
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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misgivings;reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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to retract, esp a previously held belief
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refute
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to disprove; to succesfully argue against
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relegate
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to forcibly assign to lower place or position
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reticent
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quiet;reserved;reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous
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concerned, eager, attentice
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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occuring only occasionally or in scattered instances
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsably
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static
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupify
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to baffle or amaze
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stymie
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to block; thwart
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
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a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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winding, twisting, complicated
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truculant
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fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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veracity
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thruthfullness; honesty
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; betterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or persuit; ravenous
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waver
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in oppinion
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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise; intense adoration
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsice to art or the beautiful
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self denail, esp for religeous devotion
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avarice
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greed, esp for wealth
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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cacophany
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religeous in nature
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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burning or stinging, causing corrosion
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chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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complaisance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful, penitant, seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness in quantity or number; scarcity
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demur
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to oppose or question
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsable decisions.
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disinterested
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free of bias; impartial
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or imbrovable principles
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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a mournful poem, esp one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
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based on expiriment or observation
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enigmatic
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mysterious, obscure, dificult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small specific group
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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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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fallacy
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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harrangue
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to deliver a pompus speech or tirade; a long pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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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 become aparent
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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
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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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impenatrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth
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penurious
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penny piching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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pious
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extremely reverant or devout; showing extreme religous devotion
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precurser
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
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to dress up, to primp, to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size for or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrify
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to rot; to decay; to give off a foul odor
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to inforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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satire
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a literary work intended to ridicule or criticize a human vice through humor or derision
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squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to, or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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supplant
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to take the place of, supersede
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torpid
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lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered
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urbane
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sophisticated, refined
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vilify
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to characterize harshly, defame
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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acumen
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keen, acurate judgement or insight
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adulterate
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to reduce in purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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archaic
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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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aver
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to state as fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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pompous; grandiloquent
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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do disguise or conceal; mislead
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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characteristic of a particular locality, people, or region
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evanescent
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tending to dissapear/vanish like vapor
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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germane
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pertinent to the subject at hand; relevant in subjectmatter
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp the pleasure of the senses
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hegemony
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the persistant dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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imperterbable
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marked by extreme calm, impasivity and steadiness
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or easily changed
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impunity
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imunity from punishment or blame
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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without taste or flavor, bland, lacking in spirit
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loquatious
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extremely talkative
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luminous
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characterized by brightness or the emission of light
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malevolent
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characterized by vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable
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Mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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meticulous
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characterized by extreme care and precision, attentiveness to detail
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
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obdurate
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unyielding, hard hearted, intractable
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Obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching or instruction
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pedantic
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the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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pervasive
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having a tendancy to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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brief/concise
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placate
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to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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to plunge or drop straight down
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Polemical
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contravercial, argumentative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful, extravigant, profuse, lavish
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profuse
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giving or coming forth abundantly; extravigant
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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questions, inquiries; doubts in the mind, reservations
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter long lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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rescind
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to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
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reverant
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marked by feelings of extreme awe and respect
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion.
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Salubrious
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promoting health and well being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolveanother substance
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specious
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausable but false
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpeona
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a court order requiring appearance and/or testamony
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succinct
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brief/concise
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superfluous
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exceeding what if sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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an overabundant supply, excess, to feed or supply toexcess
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tenacity
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the quality of adherance or persistance to somethingvalued; persistant determination
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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zealous
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fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent...extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts...productive
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putrefy
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to rot, decay, and give off a foul odor
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Quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness, motionlessness, the quality of being atrest
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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Sanction
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authoritative permission or approval. a penalty intended ot enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to.
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satire
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a literary work that criticizes the human vice throughhumor or derision.
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squalid
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sordid, wretched and dirty, as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to pain or pleasure; steadfast
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supplant
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to supersede/take the place of
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torpid
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lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered, widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated, refined, elegant
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vilify
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to defame, characterize harshly
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viscous
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thick/sticky
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acumen
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keen acurate judgement or insight
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adulterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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archaic
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outdated. associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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aver
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to state as fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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pompous/grandiloquent
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation.
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal/mislead
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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characteristic or often found in a particular region,locality, or people
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
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exacerbate
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to worsen or make more severe
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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germane
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pertinent to the subject at hand...relevant. Appropriate in subject matter.
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grandiloquence
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pompous expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable persuits, esp those of the senses
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hegemony
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persistant dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolotrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness.
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
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immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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luminous
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characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent
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having or showing often vicious ill will or spite/hatred
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meticulous
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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
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obdurate
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unyielding, hard hearted, intractable
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching or instruction.
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pedantic
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the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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pervasive
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having a tendancy to spread throughout; permeating
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pine
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to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
|
the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise, brief
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placate
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to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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to plunge/fall straight down
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polemical
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controvercial/argumenative
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Abscond
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To depart clandestinely: Steal off and hide
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Aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomoly
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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule.
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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strenuous,taxing,requiring significant effort
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assuage
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to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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audacious
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daring and fearless, recklessly bold
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austere
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without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as given; possessing self evident truth.
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards.
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic , unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery/subterfuge
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connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
|
complex or complicated
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disabuse
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to set right; undeceive
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discordant
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conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound
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disperate
|
fundamentally distict or dissimilar
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effrontary
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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ell-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
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to weaken; to lessen in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness as a result of bordom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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scholarly/learned
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable.
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irascible
|
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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to praise highly
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lucid
|
clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving
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martial
|
associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
|
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
|
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
|
vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
|
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
|
harmful; injurious
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obtuse
|
lacking sharpness of intellect: not clear or precise in thought or expression.
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obviate
|
to anticipate and make unnecesary
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onerous
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troubling/burdonsome
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paean
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a song or hymn of thanksgiving or praise
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parody
|
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect; esp in literature and art
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perennial
|
recurrent through the year or many years; happeningrepeatedly
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
|
cursory, done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty idle manner
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precipitate (adj)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (verb)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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prescience
|
foreknowledge of events; knowing events prior to occuring
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predilection
|
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prevaricate
|
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
|
misgivings;reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
|
to retract, esp a previously held belief
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refute
|
to disprove; to succesfully argue against
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relegate
|
to forcibly assign to lower place or position
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reticent
|
quiet;reserved;reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous
|
concerned, eager, attentice
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sordid
|
characterized by filth, grime or squalor; foul
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sporadic
|
occuring only occasionally or in scattered instances
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsably
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static
|
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupify
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to baffle or amaze
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stymie
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to block; thwart
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synthesis
|
the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
|
a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
|
winding, twisting, complicated
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truculant
|
fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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veracity
|
thruthfullness; honesty
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virulent
|
extremely harmful or poisonous; betterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
|
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or persuit; ravenous
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waver
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in oppinion
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abate
|
to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
|
an expression of praise
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adulation
|
excessive praise; intense adoration
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aesthetic
|
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsice to art or the beautiful
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ascetic
|
one who practices rigid self denail, esp for religeous devotion
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avarice
|
greed, esp for wealth
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ameliorate
|
to make better or more tolerable
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axiom
|
a universally recognized principle
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burgeon
|
to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
|
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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cacophany
|
harsh, jarring, discordant sound
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canon
|
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religeous in nature
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castigation
|
severe criticism or punishment
|
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catalyst
|
a substance that accelerates the rate of chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
|
burning or stinging, causing corrosion
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chary
|
wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
|
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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complaisance
|
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
|
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
|
regretful, penitant, seeking forgiveness
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culpable
|
deserving blame
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dearth
|
smallness in quantity or number; scarcity
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demur
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to oppose or question
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didactic
|
intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
|
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsable decisions.
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disinterested
|
free of bias; impartial
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dogmatic
|
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or imbrovable principles
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ebullience
|
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
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eclectic
|
composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
|
a mournful poem, esp one lamenting the dead
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emollient
|
soothing, esp to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
|
based on expiriment or observation
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enigmatic
|
mysterious, obscure, dificult to understand
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ephemeral
|
brief, fleeting
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esoteric
|
intended for or understood by a small specific group
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eulogy
|
a speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
|
to remove blame
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facetious
|
playful/ humorous
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fallacy
|
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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furtive
|
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
|
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harrangue
|
to deliver a pompus speech or tirade; a long pompous speech
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heretical
|
violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
|
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
|
lacking funds, without money
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incipient
|
beginning to come into being or become aparent
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inert
|
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
|
harmless, causing no damage
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intransigent
|
refusing to compromise
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inveigle
|
to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
|
sad, sullen, melancholy
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odious
|
evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
|
impenatrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
|
the act or state of swinging back and forth
|
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penurious
|
penny piching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous
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pernicious
|
extremely harmful, potentially causing death
|
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peruse
|
to examine with great care
|
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pious
|
extremely reverant or devout; showing extreme religous devotion
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precurser
|
one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
|
to dress up, to primp, to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
|
abundant in size for or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
|
producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrify
|
to rot; to decay; to give off a foul odor
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quaff
|
to drink deeply
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quiescence
|
stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
|
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redoubtable
|
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
|
|
|
sanction
|
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to inforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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satire
|
a literary work intended to ridicule or criticize a human vice through humor or derision
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squalid
|
sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
|
indifferent to, or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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supplant
|
to take the place of, supersede
|
|
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torpid
|
lethargic, sluggish, dormant
|
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|
ubiquitous
|
existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered
|
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urbane
|
sophisticated, refined
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vilify
|
to characterize harshly, defame
|
|
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viscous
|
thick; sticky
|
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acumen
|
keen, acurate judgement or insight
|
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adulterate
|
to reduce in purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
|
to combine several elements into a whole
|
|
|
archaic
|
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
|
|
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aver
|
to state as fact; to declare or assert
|
|
|
bolster
|
to provide support or reinforcement
|
|
|
bombastic
|
pompous; grandiloquent
|
|
|
diatribe
|
harsh denunciation
|
|
|
dissemble
|
do disguise or conceal; mislead
|
|
|
eccentric
|
departing from norms or conventions
|
|
|
endemic
|
characteristic of a particular locality, people, or region
|
|
|
evanescent
|
tending to dissapear/vanish like vapor
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|
exacerbate
|
to make worse or more severe
|
|
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fervent
|
greatly emotional or zealous
|
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fortuitous
|
happening by accident or chance
|
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germane
|
pertinent to the subject at hand; relevant in subjectmatter
|
|
|
grandiloquence
|
pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
|
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
|
|
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halcyon
|
calm and peaceful
|
|
|
hedonism
|
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp the pleasure of the senses
|
|
|
hegemony
|
the persistant dominance of one state or ideology over others
|
|
|
iconoclast
|
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
|
|
|
idolatrous
|
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
|
|
|
impassive
|
revealing no emotion
|
|
|
imperterbable
|
marked by extreme calm, impasivity and steadiness
|
|
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implacable
|
not capable of being appeased or easily changed
|
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|
impunity
|
imunity from punishment or blame
|
|
|
inchoate
|
in an initial stage; not fully formed
|
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|
infelicitous
|
unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
|
without taste or flavor, bland, lacking in spirit
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loquatious
|
extremely talkative
|
|
|
luminous
|
characterized by brightness or the emission of light
|
|
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malevolent
|
characterized by vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
|
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malleable
|
capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable
|
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|
Mendacity
|
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
|
|
|
meticulous
|
characterized by extreme care and precision, attentiveness to detail
|
|
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misanthrope
|
one who hates all other humans
|
|
|
mitigate
|
to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
|
|
|
obdurate
|
unyielding, hard hearted, intractable
|
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|
Obsequious
|
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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|
Occlude
|
to obstruct or block
|
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|
opprobrium
|
disgrace; contempt; scorn
|
|
|
pedagogy
|
the profession or principles of teaching or instruction
|
|
|
pedantic
|
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
|
|
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penury
|
poverty, destitution
|
|
|
pervasive
|
having a tendancy to permeate or spread throughout
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|
pine
|
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
|
|
|
pirate
|
to illegally use or reproduce
|
|
|
pith
|
the essential or central part
|
|
|
pithy
|
brief/concise
|
|
|
placate
|
to appease; to calm by making concessions
|
|
|
platitude
|
a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful
|
|
|
plummet
|
to plunge or drop straight down
|
|
|
Polemical
|
contravercial, argumentative
|
|
|
prodigal
|
recklessly wasteful, extravigant, profuse, lavish
|
|
|
profuse
|
giving or coming forth abundantly; extravigant
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proliferate
|
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
|
|
|
queries
|
questions, inquiries; doubts in the mind, reservations
|
|
|
querulous
|
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
|
|
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rancorous
|
characterized by bitter long lasting resentment
|
|
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recalcitrant
|
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
|
|
|
repudiate
|
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
|
|
|
rescind
|
to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
|
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reverant
|
marked by feelings of extreme awe and respect
|
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rhetoric
|
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion.
|
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|
Salubrious
|
promoting health and well being
|
|
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solvent
|
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolveanother substance
|
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specious
|
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausable but false
|
|
|
spurious
|
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
|
|
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subpeona
|
a court order requiring appearance and/or testamony
|
|
|
succinct
|
brief/concise
|
|
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superfluous
|
exceeding what if sufficient or necessary
|
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surfeit
|
an overabundant supply, excess, to feed or supply toexcess
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tenacity
|
the quality of adherance or persistance to somethingvalued; persistant determination
|
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|
tenuous
|
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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|
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tirade
|
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
|
|
|
transient
|
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
|
|
|
zealous
|
fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause
|
|
|
prodigious
|
abundant in size, force, or extent...extraordinary
|
|
|
prolific
|
producing large volumes or amounts...productive
|
|
|
putrefy
|
to rot, decay, and give off a foul odor
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|
Quaff
|
to drink deeply
|
|
|
quiescence
|
stillness, motionlessness, the quality of being atrest
|
|
|
redoubtable
|
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
|
|
|
Sanction
|
authoritative permission or approval. a penalty intended ot enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to.
|
|
|
satire
|
a literary work that criticizes the human vice throughhumor or derision.
|
|
|
squalid
|
sordid, wretched and dirty, as from neglect
|
|
|
stoic
|
indifferent to pain or pleasure; steadfast
|
|
|
supplant
|
to supersede/take the place of
|
|
|
torpid
|
lethargic, sluggish, dormant
|
|
|
ubiquitous
|
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered, widespread
|
|
|
urbane
|
sophisticated, refined, elegant
|
|
|
vilify
|
to defame, characterize harshly
|
|
|
viscous
|
thick/sticky
|
|
|
acumen
|
keen acurate judgement or insight
|
|
|
adulterate
|
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
|
|
|
amalgamate
|
to combine several elements into a whole
|
|
|
archaic
|
outdated. associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
|
|
|
aver
|
to state as fact; to declare or assert
|
|
|
bolster
|
to provide support or reinforcement
|
|
|
bombastic
|
pompous/grandiloquent
|
|
|
diatribe
|
a harsh denunciation.
|
|
|
dissemble
|
to disguise or conceal/mislead
|
|
|
eccentric
|
departing from norms or conventions
|
|
|
endemic
|
characteristic or often found in a particular region,locality, or people
|
|
|
evanescent
|
tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
|
|
|
exacerbate
|
to worsen or make more severe
|
|
|
fervent
|
greatly emotional or zealous
|
|
|
fortuitous
|
happening by chance
|
|
|
germane
|
pertinent to the subject at hand...relevant. Appropriate in subject matter.
|
|
|
grandiloquence
|
pompous expression
|
|
|
hackneyed
|
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
|
|
|
halcyon
|
calm and peaceful
|
|
|
hedonism
|
devotion to pleasurable persuits, esp those of the senses
|
|
|
hegemony
|
persistant dominance of one state or ideology over others
|
|
|
iconoclast
|
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
|
|
|
idolotrous
|
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
|
|
|
impassive
|
revealing no emotion
|
|
|
imperturbable
|
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness.
|
|
|
implacable
|
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
|
|
|
impunity
|
immunity from punishment or penalty
|
|
|
inchoate
|
in an initial stage; not fully formed
|
|
|
infelicitous
|
unfortunate; inappropriate
|
|
|
insipid
|
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit, bland
|
|
|
loquacious
|
extremely talkative
|
|
|
luminous
|
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
|
|
|
malevolent
|
having or showing often vicious ill will or spite/hatred
|
|
|
meticulous
|
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
|
|
|
malleable
|
capable of being shaped or formed
|
|
|
misanthrope
|
one who hates all other humans
|
|
|
mitigate
|
to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
|
|
|
obdurate
|
unyielding, hard hearted, intractable
|
|
|
obsequious
|
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
|
|
|
occlude
|
to obstruct or block
|
|
|
opprobrium
|
disgrace, contempt, scorn
|
|
|
pedagogy
|
the profession or principles of teaching or instruction.
|
|
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pedantic
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the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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pervasive
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having a tendancy to spread throughout; permeating
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pine
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to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise, brief
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placate
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to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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to plunge/fall straight down
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polemical
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controvercial/argumenative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful: extravigant, profuse, lavish
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abrogate
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to abolish, to do away with, especially by authority...to annul
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp/biting
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aggrandize
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to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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alchemy
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a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of basemetals into gold
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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anachronism
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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on tissues; harsh; severe
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contiguous
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sharing a border, touching, adjacent
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convention
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a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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credulous
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tending to believe to readily; gullible
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision
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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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one wit han ameteurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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to show contempt for, as in a role or convention
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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glib
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marked by ease. informality or nonchalance, lacking depth, superficial
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hubris
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overbearing presumption or pride, arrogance
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imminent
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about to happen; impending
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immutable
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not capable of change
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impetuous
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hasty, rashly energetic, impulsive and vehement
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indifferent
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having no interest of concern; showing no bias or predjudice
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inimical
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damaging, harmful, injurious
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intractable
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not easily managed, or directed. Stubborn, obstinate
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intrepid
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steadfast or couragious
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laconic
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using few words, terse
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maverick
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an independant individual who does not go along with a group or party
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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to calm or soothe, to reduce in emotional intensity
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extoll
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praise
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callow
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inexperienced/immature
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despot
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tyrant
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countermand
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to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.). torecall or stop by a contrary order.
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contagium
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he causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
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