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esoteric
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adj-intended for or understood by only a particular group; mysterious
confined to a small group; confidential |
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harbinger
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noun-one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
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ostracize
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verb-to exclude from a group
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paradigm
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noun-one that serves as a pattern or model
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peremptory
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adj-putting an end to all debate or action
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petulance
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noun-characteristic of being unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered or peevish
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punctilious
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adj-precise; scrupulous
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seditious
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adj-of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition(insurrection; rebellion)
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simper
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verb-to smile in a silly, self-conscious, often coy manner
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unctuous
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adj-characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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