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167 Cards in this Set
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Fallow
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Dormant; unused
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Gregarious
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Outgoing; sociable
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
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Opaque
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Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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Frugality
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Tending to be thrifty or cheap
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Philanthropy
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Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Proliferate
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To increase in number quickly
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Adulterate
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To make impure
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Jargon
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Nonsensical talk; specialized language
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Dilettante
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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Debutante
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Young woman making debut in high society
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Keen
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Having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive
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Deference
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Respect; courtesy
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Malleable
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Capable of being shaped
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Eulogy
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Speech in praise of someone
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Obstinate
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Stubborn; unyielding
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Plethora
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Excess
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Aesthetic
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Concerning the appreciation of beauty
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Judicious
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Sensible; showing good judgement
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Itinerant
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Wandering from place to place; unsettled
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Posit
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To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
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Pragmatic
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Practical, as opposed to idealistic
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Ethos
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Beliefs or character of a group
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Crescendo
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Steadily increasing in volume or force
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Analogous
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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Knell
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Sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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Archaic
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Ancient; old-fashioned
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Demagogue
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A rubble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Lethargic
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Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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Pejorative
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Having bad connotations; disparaging
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Repose
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Relaxation; leisure
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Rhetoric
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Effective writing or speaking
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Antagonize
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To annoy or provoke; to anger
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Amalgamate
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To combine; to mix together
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Deface
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To mar the appearances of; to vandalize
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Rustic
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Rural
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Acme
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Highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
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Stigma
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A mark of shame or discredit
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Paradox
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A contradiction or dilemma
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Pariah
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An outcast
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Arbitrate
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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Overwrought
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Agitated; overdone
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Euphemism
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Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Invective
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Abusive language
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Naïve
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Lacking sophistication or experience
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Inquest
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An investigation; an inquiry
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Listless
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Lacking energy and enthusiasm
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Palatial
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Relating to a palace; magnificent
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Imbue
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To infuse
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Prodigal
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Lavish; wasteful
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Ambiguous
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Doubtful; uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
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Sentient
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Aware; conscious; able to perceive
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Slake
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To calm down or moderate
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Sully
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To tarnish; to taint
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Unconscionable
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Unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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Vacillate
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To physically sway; to be indecisive
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Placate
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To soothe or pacify
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Permeate
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To penetrate
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Insurrection
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Rebellion
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Volatile
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Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Dirge
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A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Liberal
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Tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
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Stratagem
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Trick designated to deceive an enemy
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Belfry
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Bell owed; room in which a bell is hung
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Prudence
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Wisdom; caution or restraint
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Wily
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Clever; deceptive
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Elegy
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A sorrowful poem or speech
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Repudiate
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To reject the validity of
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Zeal
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Passion; excitement
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Nuance
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A subtle expression of meaning or quality
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Repast
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Meal or mealtime
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Assail
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To attack; to assault
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Zenith
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The point of culmination; peak
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Boor
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Crude person; one lacking manners or taste
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Discern
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To perceive or recognize
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Aerie
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A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
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Austere
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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Affected
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Phony; artificial
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Amulet
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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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Banal
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Predictable; clichéd; boring
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Intransigent
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Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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Hermetic
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Tightly sealed
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Impervious
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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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Lament
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To express sorrow; to grieve
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Intrepid
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Fearless, resolutely courageous
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Jettison
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To discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
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Luminous
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Bright; brilliant; glowing
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Monotony
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No variation; tediously the same
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Disparate
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Fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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Polemic
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Controversy; argument; verbal attack
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Connoisseur
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A person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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Pungent
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Sharp and irritating to the senses
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Quotidian
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Occurring daily; commonplace
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Apathy
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Lack of interest or emotion
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Burnish
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To polish
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Dogmatic
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Dictatorial in one's opinions
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Hegemony
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The domination of one state or group over its allies
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Latent
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Potential that is not readily apparent
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Sportive
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Frolicsome; playful
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Audacious
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Fearless; daring
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Stasis
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A state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
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Surly
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Rude and bad-tempered
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Abstain
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To choose not to do something
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Symbiosis
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Cooperation; mutual helpfulness
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Pristine
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Fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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Dogma
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A firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
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Heterogeneous
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Composed of unlike parts; different; diverse
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Homogenous
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Of a similar kind
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Hyperbole
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Purposeful exaggeration for effect
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
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Dilate
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To make larger; to expand
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Leery
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Suspicious
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Nascent
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Starting to develop; coming into existence
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Enigma
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A puzzle; a mystery
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Kindle
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To set fire to or ignite; to excite or inspire
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Larceny
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Theft of property
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Fanatical
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Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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Impasse
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Blocked path; dilemma with no solution
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Ingrate
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Ungrateful person
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Intractable
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Not easily managed or manipulated
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Embellish
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To add ornamental or fictitious details
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Ingenuous
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Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Phalanx
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A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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Supplant
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To replace (another) by force; to take the place of
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Tangential
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Digressing; diverting
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Terrestrial
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Earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace
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Advocate
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To speak in favor of
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Plucky
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Courageous; spunky
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Pervade
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To be present throughout; to permeate
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Tirade
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Long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Erratic
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Wandering and unpredictable
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Lucid
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Clear and easily understood
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Esoteric
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Known or understood only by a few
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Articulate
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Able to speak clearly and expressively
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Tome
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Book, usually large and academic
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Transitory
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Temporary; lasting a brief time
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Philistine
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A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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Unequivocal
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Absolute; certain
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Axiom
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Premise; postulate; self-evident truth
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Chaos
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Great disorder; confused situation
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Venerable
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Respected because of age
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Venerate
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To respect deeply
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Veracity
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Filled with truth and accuracy
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Vestige
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A trace; a remnant
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Eloquent
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Persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Lavish
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Extremely generous or extravagant
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Abeyance
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Temporary suppression or suspension
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Panache
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Flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
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Waver
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To fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
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Lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Bombastic
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Pompous in speech and manner
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Wraith
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A ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death
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Coalesce
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To grow together to form a single whole
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Catalyst
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Something that brings about a change in something else
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Arbitrary
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Determined by chance or impulse
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Gestation
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Growth process from conception to birth
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Grovel
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To humble oneself in a demeaning way
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Grievous
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Causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
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Convoluted
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Intricate and complicated
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Gullible
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Easily deceived
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Ingratiate
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To gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
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Inundate
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To overwhelm; to cover with water
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Alleviate
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To make more bearable
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Dither
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To act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Explicit
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Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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