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140 Cards in this Set
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infallable
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incapable of making a mistake
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assiduous
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persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
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warrented
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justified; authorized
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cordial
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friendly; welcome; gracious
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trite
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overused; common; stale
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paucity
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too few; scarcity
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celerity
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speed
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enervate
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sap the strength; weaken
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pompous
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filled with self-importance; arrogant; obnoxiously proud
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clemency
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mercy
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laud
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praise; worship; extol
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seditious
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trying to stir up a revolt against an authority figure
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wax
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grow gradually larger
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wane
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grow smaller
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contingent
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dependent upon other circumstances; conditional
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parity
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equality or equivalence; balance among a group of rivals
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consonance
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a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
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endemic
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native to a particular country or among a particular group
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sententious
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short and to the point; tense
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voluble
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comfortable with speech; always ready to talk
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jaunty
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lively and perky
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality
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vilify
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to defame; to attack one's reputation
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specious
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having a false or misleading appearance; only seeming to be true
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vestige
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something left behind; evidence of something that has vanished
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censure
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to criticize
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dissent
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to disagree especially with the majority or authority
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inert
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lacking movement; inactive; sluggish
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ascetic
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a person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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paltry
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worthless; insignificant; petty
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chagrin
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the feeling of distress caused by humiliation failure or embarassment
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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moribund
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approaching death; about to become obsolete
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molify
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lessen anger; soothe; placate
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perfunctory
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without enthusiasm or thoroughness; routine
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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distended
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swollen; extended
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wizened
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old and wrinkled; withered
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ignominious
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humiliating; shameful; disgraceful
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foment
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to stir into action; rouse; incite
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aplomb
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self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure
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magisterial
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learned and authoritative
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credulous
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easily convinced; tending to believe readily; gullible
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veracity
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truth
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lurid
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sensational; shocking; ghastly
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chasten
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punish; discipline; castigate
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venal
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corrupt; dishonest; open to bribery
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licentious
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immoral; dissolute; debauched
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profligate
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wasteful; someone who squanders (wastes) time and money by living for the moment
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upbraid
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criticize severely; scold
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arcane
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secret; mysterious
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vituperative
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characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism
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wanton
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excessive; uncontrolled; lustful
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ascendance
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domination; controlling power
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propitiate
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to appease; to conciliate; to regain the favor or goodwill of
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élan
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a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm
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flag
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to become weak feeble or spiritless; to lose interest
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caustic
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burning either with chemicals or sarcasm
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perfidious
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treacherous; traitorous; deceitful
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obstreperous
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noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous
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refractory
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obstinately resistant to authority or control
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brusque
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abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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protean
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readily taking on varied forms and meanings
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preclude
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to make impossible; to rule out; prevent
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demography
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the study of the characteristics of human populations
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axiom
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a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim
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unerring
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without making a mistake
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scanty
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small in quantity; insufficient
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florid
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flowery in style; very ornate
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quiescent
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marked by inactivity; a state of quiet repose
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harbinger
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indications/omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur
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excoriating
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expressing strong disapproval; condemning to loudly decry
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interloper
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an intruder; a gatecrasher
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garrulous
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annoyingly talkative; voluble
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convivial
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fond of feasting drinking and good company
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contentious
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quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provoke a controversy; disputatious
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servile
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like a slave; subservient; submissive
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tepid
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mild; half-hearted
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solicious
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showing great concern; attentive
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archaeic
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old; antiquated
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insidious
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causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; devious
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unkempt
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messy; sloppy
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly and expand
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chicanery
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deception by subterfuge; deliberate trickery
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visceral
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instinctive rather than rational
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official
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compunction
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feelings of sincere and deep regret
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ameliorate
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to make a situation better
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complicity
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association or participation in a wrongful act
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disingenuous
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not straightforward or candid; insincere
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empirical
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to be guided by practical experience not theory
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parsimonious
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excessively cheap with money; stingy
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bent
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a strong tendency; a leaning; an inclination
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scintillating
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sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever
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sinecure
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an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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precipitate
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a result or outcome of an action
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relief
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elevation of a land surface
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manifesto
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a public declaration of beliefs policies or intentions
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imperious
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domineering and arrogant; haughty
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pernicious
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highly injurious; destructive; deadly
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feckless
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generally incompetent; ineffective
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed
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invective
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vehement or violent demication
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callow
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young immature inexperienced innocent
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cacophonous
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harsh or discordant sound
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recalcitrant
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resistant to discipline; not obedient or compliant
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scintilla
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minute particle
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usurp
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to seize or hold position of power by force to take the place of
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chimerical
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wildly fanciful or imaginative; highly unrealistic
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engender
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to produce; cause; or give rise to
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apropos
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relating to the matter at hand; to the purpose
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anachronism
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something or someone not in the correct historical or chronological time
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perfidy
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betrayal of a trust or confidence
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hedonist
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a person whose life is devoted to the persuit of pleasure and self-gratification
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sanctimony
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the pretense or affectation of having virtues principles or beliefs one does not actually have; hypocritical; religious devotion
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impetuous
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acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
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abnegate
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to refuse or deny oneself an indulgence; relinquish power or responsibility
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; having the character or form of prose rather than poetry
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adulation
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excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery
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superfluous
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being more than is sufficient or required
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garble
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to distort the meaning or sound of
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic about other's acceptance of one's ideas; inflexibility committed to putting theory into effect without regard for practical diffuculties
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narcoleptic
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person who is subject to narcolepsy (frequent/uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep)
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opprobrious
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contemptuous in character or utterance; expressing scorn disgrace or contempt
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nebulous
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hazy indistinct vague
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machiavellian
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when a ruler uses immortal or deceptive tactics to get their way
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abet
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to encourage or support by aid or approval usually in wrongdoing
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impute
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credit to or blame on a person or cause attribute or ascribe
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limpid
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clear transparent as water crystal or air; completely calm
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temerity
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reckless boldness; audacity
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heterodox
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differing from an accepted acknowledged standard
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froward
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willfully contrary; not easily managed
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nadir
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the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or dispair
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vindicate
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to clear of accusation; blame suspicion or doubt
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deleterious
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capable of causing harm
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sircuitous
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not direct; roundabout
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bucolic
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of or pertaining to an idealized rustic life
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obloquy
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to censure blame or abusive language aimed at a person
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heuristic
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helping to learn; guiding in discovery or investigation
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beck
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a gesture used to signal summon or direct something
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