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Waver
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yo move to and from, to sway, to be unsettles in opinions
-Ted wavers over whether or not to report the 10k dollars he found. |
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intransigent
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adj. refusing to compromise
-He was an intransigent supporter of the tax cut, refusing to compromise even the slightest bit. |
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didactic
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adj. intended to teach or instruct
-Rachel's attempt to hide the activity's didactic intent by wrapping it in the guise of a fun game didnt fool the thirfd graders. |
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pedagogy
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the art of profession of training, teaching, or instructing
-All his training in pedagogy in school hadnt completely prepared Carlos for dealing with thirty manic third graders |
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whimsical
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adj. imaginative, unpredictable
-She dreamed of living in a whimsical world |
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synthesis
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n. The combination of parts to make a whole.
-Surfing is a synthesis of skiing and skate boarding |
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canon
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n. An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
- She was forever violating the canon of polite conversation |
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iconoclast
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n. one who undermines traditional conventions or institutions
-In a sense all great innovators are iconoclasts. |
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heretical
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adj. violating accepted dogma or convention
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tenuous
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adj. having little substance or strength, flimsy weak
-Hes tenuous when it comes to math |
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inherent
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adj. ingrained within ones nature
-Self interest is inherent. |
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inveterate
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adj. deep rooted, ingrained, habitual
-Tim was such an inveterate liar |
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accolade
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n. An expression of praise; an award
-The diva received her accolades, graciously |
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opprobrium
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n. disgrace, contempt, scorn
-The students feared their teachers opprobrium |
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elegy
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n. a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead
-His elegy of his youth was sad. |
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hackneyed
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adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
-All hackneyed phrases are sort of cliche |
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piquant
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adj. agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating
-The gumbo was piquant |
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emollient
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adj. soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh
-Her kind words are emollient to us |
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sophomoric
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adj. exhibiting immaturity
His humor is sophomoric |
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puerile
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adj. childish or immature
-He has puerile humor |
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inchoate
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adj. in an initial stage, not fully formed
-Our plan in still inchoate |
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nascent
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adj. Coming into being; in early development stages
-He had a nascent plan developing |
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rebus
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n. riddle, a representation of words by pictures of symbols that sound like the words
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renege
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v. to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise
-He reneged on his promise |
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regale
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v. to delight or entertain, feast
-Josh regaled his listeners with stories |
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rescind
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v. to invalidate, repeal, retract
-The school rescinded on the dress cose |
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auspice
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n. protection or support, patronage
Local authorities provide auspice |
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loquacious
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adj. extremely talkative
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inimical
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adj. damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile
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exculpate
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v. exonerate, to clear of blame
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neophyte
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n. a recent convert
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phlegmatic
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ajd. calm sluggish, unemotional, stoic
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garrulous
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adj. pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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timorous
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adj. timid
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itinerate
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v. to travel from place to place
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indolent
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adj. lazy, listless, torpid
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difident
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adj. reserved, shy, unassuming
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pernicious
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adj. extremely harmful, might cause death
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tyro
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n. novice, beginner in learning
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peripatetic
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adj. traveling, nomadic
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avarice
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n. greed, especially for wealth
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baleful
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adj. sinister, pernicious, ominous
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cardinal
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adj. of basic importance or consequence; primary
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discomfit
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v. to defeat, put down
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equable
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adj. level, not easily disturbed
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facetious
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adj, playful, humorous, not serious
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scrawl
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n. to write hastily or illegibly
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recantation
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n. to make formal retraction or disavowal
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sermon
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n. a religious discourse delivered as part of a church service
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mosaic
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n. a picture or decorative design made by setting small color pieces
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privy
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adj. Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret
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posthumous
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adj. Occurring or continuing after one's death
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome, controversial
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innocuous
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adj. harmless, causing no damage
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insipid
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adj. without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit
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glib
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adj. marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, lacking in depth; superficial
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grouse
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v. to complain or rumble
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guile
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n. trickery, duplicity, cunning
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harangue
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v. to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
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intimate
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v. to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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intrepid
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adj. steadfast or courageous
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parry
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v. to block, evade or ward off, as a blow
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paucity
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adj. scarcity, a lacking of
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peccadillo
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v. a slight offense, literally, a minor sin
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toady
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adj. flaterrer, a yes-man
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tumid
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adj. swollen
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trenchant
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adj. sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, clear cut
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upbraid
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v. to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise
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bellicose
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adj.having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
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miserly
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adj.Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
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thrifty
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adj.Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical
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scurrilous
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adj.Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed
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affable
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adj.Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable.
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ignominious
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adj. Marked by shame or disgrace: "It was an ignominious end ... as a desperate mutiny by a handful of soldiers blossomed into full-scale revolt" (Angus Deming).
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noxious
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adj. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: noxious chemical wastes.
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guile
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n.Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
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piety
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n. A devout act, thought, or statement.
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dutiful
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adj. Careful to fulfill obligations
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destitute
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adj. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience.
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affluence
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n. A plentiful supply of material goods; wealth.
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mollify
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v. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe
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maelstrom
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n. a large powerful whirlpool
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gustatory
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adj. Of or relating to the sense of taste.
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obsequious
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adj. Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
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sycophant
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n. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
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tumultuous
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adj. Characterized by tumult; noisy and disorderly: tumultuous applause.
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aver
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v. To affirm positively; declare.
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haste
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n.Rapidity of action or motion.
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swill
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v. to drink greedily or grossly
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troupe
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n. A company or group, especially of touring actors, singers, or dancers
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deluge
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n. a great flood/heavy downpour
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curtail
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v. To cut short or reduce.
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gaggle
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n. a flock of geese
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conscript
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n.One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.
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ode
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n. A lyric poem of some length, usually of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanzaic structure.
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feudal
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adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism.
2. Of or relating to lands held in fee or to the holding of such lands. |
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bombastic
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n. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
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solipsistic
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n. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
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gild
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v. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. |
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collate
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v. To examine and compare carefully in order to note points of disagreement.
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tributary
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adj. Making additions or yielding supplies; contributory.
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ore
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n. A mineral or an aggregate of minerals from which a valuable constituent, especially a metal, can be profitably mined or extracted.
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burgeon
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v. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
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paeon
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n. In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order.
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fervent
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adj. Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent:
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rancorous
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n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will.
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salubrious
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adj.Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.
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soporific
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adj.
1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep. 2. Drowsy. |
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leer
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v. To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.
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importune
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v. To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly.
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flout
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v. To show contempt for; scorn:
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adulate
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v. To praise or admire excessively; fawn on.
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lionize
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v. To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
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fulminate
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v. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against political chicanery.
2. To explode or detonate. |
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vilify
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v. To make vicious and defamatory statements about.
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vituperate
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v. To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.
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adumbrate
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v. To give a sketchy outline of.
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desiccate
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v. To dry out thoroughly.
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endemic
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adj. Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people: diseases endemic to the tropics.
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buttress
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n. A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
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pediment
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n. A wide, low-pitched gable surmounting the façade of a building in the Grecian style.
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keel
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n. Nautical
a. The principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached. b. A ship. |
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sextant
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n. A navigational instrument containing a graduated 60-degree arc, used for measuring the altitudes of celestial bodies to determine latitude and longitude.
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ruse
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n.A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge.
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dupe
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n. An easily deceived person.
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seine
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n. A large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top.
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prattle
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v. To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.
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stark
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adj.Bare or blunt:
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dither
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n.A state of indecisive agitation.
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wane
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v. To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.
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tedium
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n.The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom.
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rarefy
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v. To make thin, less compact, or less dense.
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occlude
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v. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
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bolt
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v. sudden movement toward or away.
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vituperative
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adj.Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure.
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serpentine
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adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a serpent 2. twisting; winding |
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stifle
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v.tr. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
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vacillate
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v. To sway from one side to the other; oscillate.
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jingoist
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n.Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
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sibyl
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n. One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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acumen
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n.Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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satirist
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n.One who is given to satire, especially a writer of satirical works.
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arbiter
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n. One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
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irenic
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adj.Promoting peace; conciliatory.
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estop
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v. Law To impede or prohibit by estoppel.
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oscillate
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v. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
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laconic
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adj.Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
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taciturn
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adj.Habitually untalkative.
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busker
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v. To play music or perform entertainment in a public place, usually while soliciting money.
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burnoose
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n.A hooded cloak worn especially by Arabs and Berbers.
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jeremiad
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n.A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
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diaspora
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n. The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel from the sixth century b.c., when they were exiled to Babylonia, until the present time.
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effrontery
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n. Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
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symphonious
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adj.Being in a state of accord; harmonious.
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canard
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n. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.
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pittance
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n. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
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bestowal
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v. To present as a gift or an honor; confer:
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misstep
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n. A misplaced or awkward step.
2.An instance of wrong or improper conduct; a blunder. |
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penury
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n. Extreme want or poverty; destitution.
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tenebrous
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adj.Dark and gloomy.
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latency
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n. The state or quality of being latent.
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mountebank
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n. A hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks.
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laud
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v. To give praise to; glorify
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censure
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n. n expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.
2. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members. |
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abscond
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v. To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
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vacillate
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v. to sway from one side to another
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amalgamate
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v. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite.
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surfeit
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v. To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
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torque
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rotational force
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cacophony
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n. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails.
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shard
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n. A piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig; a potsherd.
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chicanery
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n.Deception by trickery or sophistry.
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aberrant
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adj.
1. Deviating from the proper or expected course. 2. Deviating from what is normal; untrue to type. |
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morose
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gloomy
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garrulous
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adj.
1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative. |
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anachronism
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n.
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order. |
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hyperbole
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n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. |
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cynicism
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n.
1. An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others: the public cynicism aroused by governmental scandals. |
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neologism
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n.
1. A new word, expression, or usage. |
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diatribe
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n.
A bitter, abusive denunciation. |
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derision
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n.
a. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule. |
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vexation
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n.
1. The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing. 2. The quality or condition of being vexed; annoyance. 3. A source of irritation or annoyance. |
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quiescence
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adj.
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive. |
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hubris
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n.
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris" |
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prodigal
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adj.
1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal life. |
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audacious
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adj.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. |
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terse
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Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.
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extemporaneous
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adj.
1. Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous piano recital. |
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noxious
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adj.
1. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: |
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urbane
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Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
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ameliorate
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v. To make or become better; improve.
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obfuscate
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1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . to obscure or obfuscate the truth" (Robert Conquest).
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glib
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adj.
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation. |
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solicitous
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adj.
a. Anxious or concerned: a solicitous parent. |
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voracious
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adj.
1. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. |
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transient
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adj.
1. Passing with time; transitory: "the transient beauty of youth" (Lydia M. Child). 2. Remaining in a place only a brief time: transient laborers. |
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fetid
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adj.
Having an offensive odor. |
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denigrate
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v.1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
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indolent
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adj.
1. a. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy |
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regale
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v. 1. To provide with great enjoyment; entertain.
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gossamer
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n.
1. A soft sheer gauzy fabric. 2. Something delicate, light, or flimsy. |
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castigation
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severe criticism
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succor
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assistance
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pillory
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punish
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chary
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to be cautious
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abstain
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refrain
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aberrant
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praise
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abate
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lessen in intensity
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abscond
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depart secretly
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acerbic
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sour or bitter
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abscission
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removal
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accretion
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building up
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abjure
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renounce
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abrogate
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abolish
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mollify
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calm
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morose
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melancholy
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misanthrope
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hater of human kind
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misogynist
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hater of women
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mince
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take tiny steps or speak too carefully
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mettlesome
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courageous
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militate
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have bearing on
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milk
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exploit
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monotony
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lack of change
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minatory
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menacing
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mitigate
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make less severe
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nexus
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connection, center
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neologism
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new word
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nascent
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just beginning
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nice
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extremely precise
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nadir
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low point
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multifarious
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varied
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neophyte
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beginner
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mundane
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ordinary
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nebulous
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vague
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multifaceted
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varied
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natty
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neat and tidy
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obsequious
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subserviant
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nonplused
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baffled
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obtain
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prevail
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obstinate
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stubborn
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noisome
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offensive to the sense of smell
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obseisance
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deferent gesture
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obtuse
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lacking precision in intellect
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obdurate
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unyielding
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noxious
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harmful
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obfuscate
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make confusing
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avaricious
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immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
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penurious
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adj.
1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy. |
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garrulous
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adj.
1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative. |
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pithy
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1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
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plaintive
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adj.
Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy. |
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pristine
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adj.
1. a. Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization. b. Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean: pristine mountain snow. |
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quaff
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v.tr.
To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto. |
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satiate
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1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
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cacophony
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1. Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect. |
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din
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n.
A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. |
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mellifluous
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adj.
1. Flowing with sweetness or honey. |
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stymie
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n.
1. An obstacle or obstruction. |
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impute
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v. . To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to: imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.
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filibuster
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n.
1. a. The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action. b. An instance of the use of this delaying tactic. |
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prolix
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adj.
1. Tediously prolonged; wordy: editing a prolix manuscript. |
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inimical
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adj.
1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse: habits inimical to good health. 2. Unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical voice. |
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malevolent
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adj.
1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious. |
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inimitable
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adj.
Defying imitation; matchless. |
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disabuse
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To free from a falsehood or misconception: I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.
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scurvy
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despicable
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sanguine
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cheerful, confident
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satire
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work ridiculing human vice
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salutary
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causing improvement
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saturnine
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gloomy
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sanctimony
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self righteousness
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seine
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a large net
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sanction
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authoritative approval
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sedulous
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diligent
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magnanimity
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generously noble
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lucid
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easily understood
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malleable
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pliable
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list
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lean to one side
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malinger
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avoid work by pretending illness
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limpid
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clear
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limn
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outline in detail
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lumber
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move clumsily
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luminous
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bright
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eclectic
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from various sources
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ebullience
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lively expression
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egress
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exit
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effusive
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gushing
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edifying
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enlightening
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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eccentric
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departing from norms
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discordant
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conflicting
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discomfit
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frustrate
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disabuse
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undeceive
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din
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loud noise
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dilettante
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amateur
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dilatory
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causing delay
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digress
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stray from the point
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dilate
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open
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diffident
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shy
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die
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tool used for shaping
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didactic
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intended to teach
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dirge
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mournful song
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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ostentatious
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pretentious
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officious
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meddlesome
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ostensible
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rigidly convenional
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paean
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seeming
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occult
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hidden
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occlude
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obstruct
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obviate
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anticipate and make necessary
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opaque
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dense
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overweening
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overbearing
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onerous
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burdensome
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odious
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hateful
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pragmatic
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1. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
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aggrandized
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1. To increase the scope of; extend.
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equivocal
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adj.
1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous |
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salutary
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adj.
1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: |
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affability
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dj.
1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable. |
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repudiation
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n.
1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated. |
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poignant
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adj.
1. a. Profoundly moving; touching: |
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craven
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adj.
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly. n. A coward. |
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tractable
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adj.
1. Easily managed or controlled; governable. 2. Easily handled or worked; malleable. |
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penchant
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n.
A definite liking; a strong inclination. |
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abstruse
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adj.
Difficult to understand; recondite. |
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probity
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n.
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness: |
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guile
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n.
1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. |
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extol
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To praise highly; exalt
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maladroit
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adj
1. showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous |
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supernumerary
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adj.
1. Exceeding a fixed, prescribed, or standard number; extra. |
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exorbitant
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adj.
Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness: |
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capricious
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adj.
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. |
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malodorous
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adj.
Having a bad odor; foul |
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eponymous
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adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting an eponym. |
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truculent
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adj.
1. Disposed to fight; pugnacious. |
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ennui
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n.
Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom: |
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supercilious
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adj.
Feeling or showing haughty disdain. |
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maladroitness
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adj.
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept. |
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arcane
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adj.
Known or understood by only a few |
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seditious
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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition. |
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occult
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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena. |
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gregarious
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adj.
1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
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enmity
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Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.
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antagonistic
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n.
1. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary. |
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excoriation
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1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade
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precludes
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1. To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent.
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presages
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1. An indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen.
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urbanity
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1. Refinement and elegance of manner; polished courtesy.
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coarseness
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1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
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fortuitous
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adj.
1. Happening by accident or chance. |
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mandated
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n.
1. An authoritative command or instruction. |
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impetuosity
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1. The quality or condition of being impetuous.
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dearth
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wither
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assuage
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incite
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volatile
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constant
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torpid
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energetic
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ubiquitous
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rare
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adulation
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condemnation
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disinterested
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biased
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salubrious
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unhealthful
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unfeigned
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false
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burgeon
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wither
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touted
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v.intr.
1. To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way. 2. To obtain and deal in information on racehorses. |
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bucolic
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adj.
1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural. 2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral. |
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decorum
|
n.
1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety: |
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scanty
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1. Barely sufficient or adequate.
2. Insufficient, as in extent or degree. |
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odious
|
adj.
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. |
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caustic
|
adj.
1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action. 2. Corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting. |
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copious
|
adj.
1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: |
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abhor
|
To regard with horror or loathing; detest
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|
acquiesce
|
To consent or comply passively or without protest.
|
|
diffuse
|
1. To pour out and cause to spread freely.
2. To spread about or scatter; disseminate. 3. To make less brilliant; soften. |
|
chill
|
n.
1. A moderate but penetrating coldness. 2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin. |
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thwart
|
1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.
2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of. |
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beseech
|
To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help.
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allege
|
To assert to be true; affirm: alleging his innocence of the charge.
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plucky
|
Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances.
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reclusive
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Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation.
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improvident
|
Not providing for the future; thriftless.
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discharge
|
To relieve of a burden or of contents; unload.
b. To unload or empty (contents). |
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implausible
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adj.
Difficult to believe; not plausible. |
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inelegant
|
lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless
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inhibit
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To hold back; restrain.
|
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cleave
|
To split with or as if with a sharp instrument.
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invigor
|
to invigorate
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philistine
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A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic and cultural values.
b. One who lacks knowledge in a specific area. |
|
boor
|
n.
1. A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement. 2. A peasant. |
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martinet
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n.
1. A rigid military disciplinarian. 2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules. |
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lachrymose
|
adj.
1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful. 2. Causing or tending to cause tears. |
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punctilious
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adj.
1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Precise; scrupulous. |
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jejune
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adj.
1. Not interesting; dull: |
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tawdry
|
1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance.
|
|
subpoena
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n
(Law) a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time |
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aggrandize
|
1. To increase the scope of; extend.
2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation. |
|
picaresque
|
adj.
1. Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers. |
|
perspicacity
|
n.
Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding. |
|
tirade
|
n
1. a long angry speech or denunciation |
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chic
|
1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish:
|
|
natty
|
Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.
|
|
waffle
|
To speak or write evasively.
v.tr. To speak, write, or act evasively about. |
|
mutability
|
adj.
1. a. Capable of or subject to change or alteration. |
|
halcyon
|
adj.
1. Calm and peaceful; tranquil. |
|
tractable
|
adj.
1. Easily managed or controlled; governable. 2. Easily handled or worked; malleable. |
|
obdurate
|
adj.
1. a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent: |
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dilettante
|
1. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge.
|
|
heretic
|
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
|
|
refulgent
|
adj.
Shining radiantly; resplendent. |
|
spiny
|
1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.
2. Shaped like a spine. 3. Difficult; troublesome. |
|
odious
|
adj.
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. |
|
quixotic
|
adj.
1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality. |
|
equestrian
|
adj.
1. Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders. |
|
untenable
|
adj.
1. Being such that defense or maintenance is impossible: |
|
vituperate
|
v.tr.
To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate. |
|
blithe
|
Carefree and lighthearted.
2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual |
|
supine
|
1. Lying on the back or having the face upward.
2. Having the palm upward. Used of the hand. |
|
augury
|
The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
2. A sign of something coming; an omen |
|
axiomatic
|
adj.
self-evident: |
|
insouciant
|
adj.
Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant. |
|
distrait
|
attentive
|
|
dearth
|
1. A scarce supply; a lack
|
|
aberrant
|
adj.
1. Deviating from the proper or expected course. |
|
fallow
|
Characterized by inactivity
|
|
demur
|
1. To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
2. Law To enter a demurrer. |
|
adroit
|
a·droit (-droit)
adj. 1. Dexterous; deft. 2. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. |
|
accretion
|
Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
|
|
complaisance
|
the inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability.
|
|
debacle
|
A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
|
|
bucolic
|
Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic.
|
|
estimable
|
Possible to estimate: estimable assets; an estimable distance.
2. Deserving of esteem; admirable |
|
cogent
|
adj.
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. |
|
contrite
|
adj.
1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. |
|
rhetoric
|
art of using language
|
|
reticent
|
quiet
|
|
salient
|
conspicuous
|
|
rescind
|
repeal
|
|
reverent
|
feeling awe
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|
sagacious
|
wise
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|
resolute
|
determined
|
|
rue
|
feeling remorse
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|
rubric
|
authoritative rule
|
|
risable
|
hilarious
|
|
salacious
|
causing sexual desire
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|
precarious
|
predecessor
|
|
precursor
|
risky
|
|
precept
|
rule of conduct
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|
prattle
|
babbling meaninglessly
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|
precipitate
|
hasty
|
|
empirical
|
based on observation
|
|
enervate
|
weaken the vitality of
|
|
endemic
|
found in a particular location
|
|
ennui
|
restlessness
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|
enigmatic
|
mysterious
|
|
engender
|
give rise to
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|
enormity
|
evilness
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|
encomium
|
glowing praise
|
|
episodic
|
loosely connected
|
|
epithet
|
disparaging word
|
|
ephemeral
|
fleeting
|
|
errant
|
traveling
|
|
epitome
|
embodiment
|
|
erudite
|
scholarly
|
|
equivocate
|
use ambiguous language to deceive
|
|
equable
|
level
|
|
epicure
|
one devoted to sensual pleasure
|
|
equanimity
|
self-possession
|
|
erratic
|
without consistency
|
|
impassive
|
adj.
1. Devoid of or not subject to emotion. 2. Revealing no emotion; expressionless. |
|
spurious
|
1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.
2. Of illegitimate birth. |
|
specious
|
1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
2. Deceptively attractive. |
|
trite
|
1. Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
|
|
minced
|
a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.
|
|
vagabond
|
n.
1. A person without a permanent home who moves from place to place. |
|
autodidact
|
n.
A self-taught person. |
|
tacit
|
adj.
1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking. |
|
proclivity
|
A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition.
|
|
pugilist
|
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The Pugilist at Amazon Low Prices on Millions of Books. Free Shipping on Qualified Orders! Amazon.com/books pu·gi·lism (pyj-lzm) n. The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing. [From Latin pugil, pugilist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] pugi·list n. pugi·listic adj. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. pugilist a person who flghts with his flsts; prizeflghter. See also: Boxing -Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun 1. pugilistpugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport boxer bantamweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds slugger, slogger - a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting) featherweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds flyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds junior featherweight - weighs no more than 122 pounds junior lightweight - weighs no more than 130 pounds junior middleweight - weighs no more than 154 pounds junior welterweight - weighs no more than 140 pounds light flyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds light heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds light middleweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds lightweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds light welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds middleweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer puncher - someone who delivers punches sparring mate, sparring partner - a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight palooka, stumblebum - a second-rate prize fighter super heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. pugilist noun boxer, fighter, bruiser (informal), prizefighter He was a noted amateur pugilist. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Translations Select a language: French / Français German / Deutsch Italian / Italiano Spanish / Español ----------------------- pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] N → púgil m, pugilista m Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] (old-fashioned) n → pugiliste m Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 pugilist n (form) → Faustkämpfer(in) m(f) Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007 pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] n (frm) → pugile mpugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] n (frm) → pugile m Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. Link to this page: Please bookmark with social media, your votes are noticed and appreciated: |
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misanthrope
|
n.
One who hates or mistrusts humankind. |
|
surfeit
|
v.tr.
To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust. |
|
recalcitrant
|
adj.
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. |
|
anachronistic
|
n.
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order. |
|
invective
|
n.
1. Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation. |
|
covetous
|
adj.
1. Excessively and culpably desirous of the possessions of another. See Synonyms at jealous. 2. Marked by extreme desire to acquire or possess: covetous of learning. |
|
rapacious
|
adj.
1. Taking by force; plundering. |
|
outmoded
|
adj.
1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: |
|
disputatious
|
adj.
Inclined to dispute |
|
incorrigibility
|
adj.
1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: |
|
trepidation
|
n.
1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. |
|
disparaging
|
1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle.
|
|
incursion
|
n.
1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. |
|
abrogate
|
To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
|
|
hapless
|
unfortunate, luckless
|
|
insularity
|
adj.
1. a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island |