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equivocal
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subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse; uncertain as an indication or sign
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lucid
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luminous, translucent; sane; intelligible
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precipitate
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to throw violently; to bring about especially abruptly
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opaque
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hard to understand or explain
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful; luxuriant
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fervid
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burning; extreme fervor; impassioned
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audacious
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adventurous; recklessly bold; insolent
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adulturate
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to corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding an inferior substance
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desiccate
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to dry up; dehydrate; drain of emotional or intellectual vitality
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mufti
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civilian dress when worn by a person from the armed forces
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expedient (adj)
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immediately advantageous without regard for ethics or consistent principles
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politic (adj)
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shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic; implies some lack of candor or sincerity
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to gabble
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to talk fast or foolishly, jabber, babble
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to hulk
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to appear impressively large or massive; loom
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gale
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a strong current of air; an emotional outburst
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abiogenesis
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the supposed spontaneous generation of living organisms directly from lifeless matter
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to palpitate
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beat strongly; throb
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excrescence
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a projection or outgrowth esp. when abnormal
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to titter
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to giggle, snicker
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caper
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a frolicsome leap, a prank, an illegal or questionable act, as in theft
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ergo
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therefore, hence
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fetid
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having a heavy offensive smell
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palsy
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paralysis
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arthralgia
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joint pain
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to goad
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to incite or rouse as if with a goad
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dereliction
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an intentional abandonment, the state of being abandoned
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rebuff
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to reject or criticize sharply; snub
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torsion
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twisting, being twisted
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mire (n)
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bog, marsh; a troublesome or intractable situation
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mentation
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mental activity
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consternation
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amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
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despotic
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dictatorial
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smarmy
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smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness; of low sleazy taste or quality
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ingratiating
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capable of winning favor (pleasing); flattering
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collywobbles
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bellyache
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preternatural
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extraordinary
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virulent
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marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive force; extremely poisonous or venemous; malignant; objectionably harsh
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cruet
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small bottle used for condiments (like oil or vinegar)
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bevy
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a large group or collection
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alopecia
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loss of hair, wool, or feathers; baldness
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sepulture
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burial; sepulchre
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punctilio
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a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony; careful observance of forms
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peignoir
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a woman's loose negligee or dressing gown
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to espouse
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to take up and support as a cause; become attached to
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moribund
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approaching death
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levity
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excessive frivolity; lack of steadiness
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to bestir
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to rouse to action
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capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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carousel
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revelry; tournament of horsemen
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magniloquent
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having a bombastic style
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bombastic
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pompous, overblown
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interment
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burial
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tatterdemalion
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person dressed in ragged clothing; ragamuffin
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roustabout
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deckhand; unskilled or semiskilled laborer; a person with no permanent home or occupation who stirs up trouble
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fractious
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quarrelsome, irritable
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cuspidor
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spittoon - receptacle for spit
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sebaceous
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fatty
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humus
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the organic part of the soil, resulting from partial decomposition of plant and animal matter
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apt
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ready, likely, inclined, suitable
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turret
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a little tower
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jaded
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fatigued by overwork; exhausted; made dull, apathetic or cynical by experience or by surfeit
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surfeit
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overabundant supply; excess; an intemperate or immoderate indulgence; disgust caused by excess
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to disgorge
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vomit
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deposition
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the act of removing from a position of authority; testifying before a court
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pustule
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pimple or blister containing pus
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leitmotif
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a dominant recurring theme
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ermine
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a type of weasel with a white coat
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condonation
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implied pardon of an offense by treating the offender as if it had not been committed
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sinew
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tendon; solid resilient strength, power
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mainstay
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a chief support
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emendation
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an alteration designed to correct or improve
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posy
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a brief sentiment, motto, or legend; bouquet, nosegay, flower
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nosegay
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a small bunch of flowers; posy
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nosegay
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a small bunch of flowers; posy
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chauvinist
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excessive or blind patriotism; an attitude of superiority towards members of the opposite sex
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boorish
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having crude insensitivity
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languid
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weak, listless, slow
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droll
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having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
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chauvinist
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excessive or blind patriotism; an attitude of superiority towards members of the opposite sex
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boorish
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having crude insensitivity
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languid
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weak, listless, slow
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droll
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having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
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quittance
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a release from debt or obligation
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enmity
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hatred
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portentous
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ominous; eliciting amazement or wonder; being a grave or serious matter; pompous
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indecorous
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conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste
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prodigious
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exciting amazement or wonder; extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; enormous
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syllogism
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a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion; a subtle, specious, or crafty argument; deductive reasoning
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specious
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having deceptive attraction or allure; having a false look of truth or genuineness
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sophistic
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plausible but fallacious
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canard
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a false or unfounded report or story; a groundless rumor or belief
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guile
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deceitful cunning; dublicity
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shrewd
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severe, hard; sharp, piercing; clever discerning awareness and hard-headed acumen
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perspicacious
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of acute mental vision or discernment; keen
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urbane
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notably polite or polished in manner
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uncouth
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strange or clumsy in shape or appearance; lacking in polish and grace, rugged; awkward and uncultivated
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ostentatious
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marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display (showy)
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conspicuous
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obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention, striking; marked by a noticeable violation of good taste
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edifice
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a large or massive structure; a large abstract structure
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lampoon
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a harsh satire usu. directed against an individual
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chide
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to reproach in a usu. mild and constructive manner; scold
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rankle
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to cause irritation or bitterness
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overture
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something introductory, prelude; the orchestral introduction to a musical dramatic work
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caboose
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last car of the train
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stand (n)
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a group of plants growing in a continuous area
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repudiate
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to divorce or separate formally; disown; refuse to accept, acknowledge, or pay
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sanction
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to make valid or binding usu. by a formal procedure; to give authoritative consent to
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assail (v)
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to attack violently with blows or words
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unassailable
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not liable to doubt, attack, or question
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sanguine
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confident, optimistic
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supersede
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to replace as sth that is superior
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rancor
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bitter deep-seated ill will
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prevaricate
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to deviate from the truth; equivocate
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palter
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to act insincerely or deceitfully; equivocate
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changeling
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simpleton, imbecile
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magnanimous
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having a lofty and courageous spirit, nobility of spirit, and generosity of mind
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recapitulate
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summarize
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calcimine
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whitewash (mix of glue, whiting, and water)
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impudent
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having contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others; insolent
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derisory
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derisive; laughably small
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pullet
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a young hen
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marimba
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xylophone
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decorum
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literary and dramatic propriety, fitness; propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance; orderliness
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propriety
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appropriateness
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bode
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to indicate by signs, presage
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muckrake
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to search and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
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mahout
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elephant driver
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magnum
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a large wine bottle
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petulant
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insolent or rude in speech or behavior; peevish
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outlay
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expenditure, payment
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convolve
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to roll together; writhe
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ruction
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a noisy fight; disturbance, uproar
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twee
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excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint
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mamba
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type of snake
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akimbo
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having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward
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relegate
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banish into exile; assign, delegate
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addle
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to throw into confusion, confound; to become rotten (spoil); to become confused
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taboret
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a cylindrical seat or stool without arms or back; a small portable stand or cabinet
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tinea
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ringworm
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argentiferous
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containing silver
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tatting
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lace
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apogee
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the furthest or highest point
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cabretta
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sheepskin leather
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cahier
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policy report
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lustrum
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a period of five years
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levigate
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polish, smooth; grind into powder
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provenience
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origin, source
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abdicate
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to cast off; discard; to relinquish (as sovereign power) formally; to renounce a thrown, high office, etc.
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objurgation
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a harsh rebuke
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demur
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to take exception; object
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exsiccate
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to dry, remove moisture from
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quirt
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a riding whip
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alidade
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part of a surveying instrument
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eldritch
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weird, eerie
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recusant
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one who refuses to accept or obey established authority
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ambeer
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tobacco juice
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cabotage
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navigation along the coast
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colcannon
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potatoes and cabbage boiled and mashed together with butter and seasoning
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matutinal
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occuring early in the morning
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devolve
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to delegate, pass down to
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lipuria
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fatty urine
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frug
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twist-like dance
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cloy (v)
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disgust or sicken with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
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apiculate (adj)
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pointed
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gnar
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snarl, growl
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plenary
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complete in every respect; fully attended by all present
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kris
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a Malay or Indonesian dagger
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mithridate
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an antidote against poison
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paillette
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a small shiny object applied in clusters as decorative trimming (as in women's clothing)
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spangle
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a small glittering object or particle
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epode
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a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
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sambar
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a large Asian deer
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shamus
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police officer, private investigator
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sexton
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a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs other minor duties
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laciniate
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bordered with a fringe
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damson
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plum or plum tree
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fistulous
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hollow like a pipe or reed; tubular
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clathrate
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molecule with a lattice in which another molecule is contained
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angioma
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a tumor composed of blood vessels
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whelk
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large snail
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trice
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a brief space of time; instant ("in a trice")
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kabuki
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Japanese theater
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habiliments
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trappings; clothes characteristic of an occupation or occasion
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ululate
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howl, wail
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geoduck
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a large edible clam
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tannic
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markedly astringent
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cadre
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a core group of like-minded people
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touchstone
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a test of purity; a fundamental or quintessential part of something
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enumerate
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count, list
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visceral
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primal, instinctive, elemental
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bonhomie
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good-natured easy friendliness
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bogey
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phantom, source of fear or perplexity
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apoplectic
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nearly causing a stroke
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wry
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bent, twisted, ironically or grimly humorous
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intractable
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not easily governed, manipulated, or cured
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pragmatism
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a practical approach to problems and affairs
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disapprobation
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condemnation
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lettered
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learned, educated, cultured
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behest
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command, order, urgent prompting
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to impute
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to blame for sth, often unjustly; attribute
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connubial
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relating to marriage
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conjugal
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relating to marriage
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epaulet
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ornamental shoulder pad
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autocrat
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a person with unlimited authority
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toady
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flatterer
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sycophant
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servile self-seeking flatterer
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indelible
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cannot be removed or forgotten
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missal
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prayer book
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conversant
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knowledgeable of
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prefatory
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introductory
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relegate
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banish; assign to a lower position or ranking
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amah
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wet nurse
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dandy
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a man who pays a lot of attention to his looks
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fop
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a man who is vain about his appearance or dress
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coxcomb
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a conceited foolish person; a jester's cap with a strip of red
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pate
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head, crown of the head
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promontory
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a high point of land or rock jutting into a body of water or overlooking lowlands
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propitiate
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to gain or regain the favor of; appease
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sluice
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an artificial passage for water; a channel
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provenance
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origin, source
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ziggurat
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ancient temple
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environs
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the districts surrounding a city, the surroundings or vicinity
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riffle
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a shallow extending across a streambed causing broken water
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diadem
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crown
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bucolic
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pastoral, idyllic
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idyllic
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pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
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preferment
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promotion
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gloam
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twilight
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ratiocination
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reasoning
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance, disguise one's real intentions or character
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auspicious
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favorable, predicted to be favorable
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comport
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behave
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arroyo
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a watercourse in a dry region; a brook
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dreck
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trash
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sylvan
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wooded, of the woods
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horologe
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timekeeping device
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cyclopean
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huge, massive
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Committees of Correspondence
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These started as groups of private citizens in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York who, in 1763, began circulating information about opposition to British trade measures. The first government – organized committee appeared in Massachusetts in 1764. Other colonies created their own committees in order to exchange information and organize protests to British trade regulations. The Committees became particularly active following the Gaspee Incident.
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diffident
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shy, unassertive, lacking in confidence
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titan
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one that is gigantic in size or power; one that stands out for greatness of achievement
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verve
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special ability; vivacity, energy
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extenuate
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make light of, lessen the seriousness of by making partial excuses
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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subsume
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include within a more comprehensive group
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consummate (adj)
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perfect, extremely skilled, of the highest degree
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exigent
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requiring immediate action; demanding
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hackneyed
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lacking in freshness or originality
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garrulous
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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inconsequential
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illogical, irrelevant, unimportant
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impunity
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exemption from punishment or harm
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to exact
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to require, demand
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exacting
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unremittingly severe in making demands; requiring careful attention and precision
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unremitting
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constant, incessant
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onerous
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troublesome, burdensome
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salient
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jumping out, noticeable
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asperity
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severity, roughness, harshness
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sumptuous
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extremely costly, rich, luxurious
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obfuscate
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make unclear or confusing
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belie
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contradict
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abrogate
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nullify, treat as nonexistent
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rescind
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take back, cancel
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soporific
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causing sleepiness
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salubrious
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favorable to health
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flense
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to remove the blubber of skin from
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tumescent
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swollen
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detraction
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belittlement, taking away
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emesis
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vomiting
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treacle
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antidote against poison; molasses
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debridement
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surgical removal of wounded tissue
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foist
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to force another to accept esp. by deceit; to pass off as genuine
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troth
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pledge faithfulness or truthfulness
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surreptitious
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stealthy, clandestine
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imprecation
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curse
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capsicum
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pepper
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taurine
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bull-like, bovine
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argillaceous
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clay-like
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calix
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cup
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appellation
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title
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pharisaic, pharisaical
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hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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censure (v)
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to find fault and criticize as blameworthy
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lugubrious
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mournful
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inveigle
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entice, win by flattery, sweet-talk
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glissade
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sliding step
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ala
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wing
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to lade
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load; ladle
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roily
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muddy, turbulent
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turbid
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thick, opaque, foul, muddy, obscure
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pert
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flippantly cocky and assured; jaunty; piquantly stimulating; lively
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jaunty
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sprightly in manner or appearance; lively
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roily
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muddy
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bantam
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small
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stasis
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stability
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obsequious
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subservient
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paragon
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a model of perfection
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scimitar
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Arabian sword
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rectory
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the residence of a cleric or pastor
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manse
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large imposing house; residence of a Presbyterian minister
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potentate
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ruler
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refectory
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dining hall
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votary
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a devotee, believer
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vicar
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representative or agent
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profligate
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recklessly wasteful, extravagant
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cantankerous
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difficult or irritating to deal with
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scabbard
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a sheath for a sword or dagger
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tonic
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sth that vigorates, refreshes, restores
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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sacristy
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the room in a church where vessels and vestments are kept
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ineluctable
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inevitable
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expurgate
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to cleanse of sth morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
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infraction
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violation
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perjury
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the voluntary violation of an oath
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eminent
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conspicuous, projecting, prominent
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unfettered
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free, unrestrained
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convoluted
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twisted, involved, intricate
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vilify
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lower in importance; defame
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heterodox
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unorthodox, unconventional
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to flag
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to lose strength or weaken
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stultify
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make sbd look foolish, make sth ineffective
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effulgence
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radiant splendor
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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credulous
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ready to believe esp. on slight or uncertain evidence
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hoodwink
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to deceive by false appearance; dupe
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spurious
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of illegitimate birth; falsified
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inchoate
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not yet completed or fully developed; just begun; lacking order
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prodigious
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enormous, amazing
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blithe
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happy, lighthearted; casual, heedless
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tenuous
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rare, slender, flimsy, weak, shaky
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rugose
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wrinkly
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aberrant
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abnormal
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intrepid
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fearless
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chagrined
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embarrassed
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upbraid
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to criticize severely, scold vehemently
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impugn
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attack as false or lacking integrity
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attenuate
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make thin, lessen, reduce
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unalloyed
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unmixed, pure
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debase
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to lower in status or value
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indict
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to charge with a crime
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denouement
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final outcome
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raillery
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good-natured ridicule; banter
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pleonasm
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redundancy of words
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bowdlerize
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remove offensive parts from
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panacea
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cure-all
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nostrum
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false or ineffective medicine
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to chase
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to groove (metal) or set with gems
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offal
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by-product of butchering; rubbish
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abattoir
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slaughterhouse
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lees
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sediment in wine
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dregs
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sediment in liquid; the most undesirable part; the leftovers
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collude
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conspire, plot
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congeal
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to change from fluid to solid; coagulate; solidify
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deliquesce
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dissolve, melt, become soft or liquid with age
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blarney
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skillful flattery; nonsense
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dielectric
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nonconductor
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cogitate
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ponder
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natty
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neatly dressed
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hussar
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cavalryman
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endemic
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belonging to or characteristic of a specific population or area; native, local
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fatuous
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silly; foolish, yet smug
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dissolute
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lacking restraint, indulgent in things deemed vices
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dissolution
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dissolving, disintegration, dispersion, liquefaction
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chutzpah
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supreme self-confidence, nerve
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dichotomy
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split, branching into two parts (esp. contradictory ones)
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facetious
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joking (often inappropriately); humorous
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disinterested
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unbiased
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felicitous
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well-suited, well-chosen
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delineate
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sketch, outline in detail
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distend
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expand, swell out
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denigrate
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attack one's reputation (defame); deny the importance of (belittle); blacken
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diffuse
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verbose; not concentrated or localized (spread out)
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contrite
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showing remorse
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penitent
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(adj) repentant; (n) a repentant person
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disparage
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degrade, belittle
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invidious
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causing discontent or animosity; envious; obnoxious
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ebullient
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enthusiastic, extremely excited
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craven
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extremely cowardly
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extrapolation
|
prediction, projection, conjecture
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equanimity
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evenness of mind, balance, composure
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sangfroid
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imperturbability esp. under strain
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divest
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strip, get rid of, take away from, deprive
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default
|
failure to act; neglect
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eddy
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a contrary or circular current
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evanesce
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to dissipate like vapor
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evanescent
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tending to vanish like vapor
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shade
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ghost, thing of the past
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gregarious
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sociable
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foment
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rouse, incite
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erratic
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having no fixed course; lacking consistency or regularity
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occlude
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obstruct, conceal, sorb
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adsorption
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the creation of a thin layer of gas or liquid on a solid surface
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supine
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lying on the back; exhibiting apathetic passivity; sloping backward
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gall
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bile; something bitter or rancorous; brazen boldness
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bile
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inclination to anger, acrimony
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viscid
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sticky
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viscous
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thick and slimy; liquid that is resistant to flow
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alkaline
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basic; having a pH of more than 7
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emulsion
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a mixture of two or more unblendable liquids
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colloid
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a mixture of two substances which are evenly dispersed, but not dissolved molecularly
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immiscible
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incapable of mixing
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virulence
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extreme bitterness; rancor
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equable
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uniform; lacking variation
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flaccid
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flabby; lacking vigor
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histrionic
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theatrical, relating to theater
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affected
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inclined; pretended; affectionate
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lissome
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limber, gracefully slender
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parity
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equality
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precipitate (adj)
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falling quickly, steep, with violent speed
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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arbitrate
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decide, determine
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crotchet
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a highly individual, usu. eccentric opinion
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fait accompli
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something done and irreversible
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nominal
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existing in name only; insignificant; happening according to plan
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putative
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commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist or have existed
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sortie
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a sudden attack on an enemy, raid; excursion
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ethos
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the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
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mawkish
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bland or unpleasantly tasting; sickly sentimental
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insipid
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tasteless; dull; boring
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vapid
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lacking liveliness or force; dull; boring
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jejune
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lacking nutritive value; dull; juvenile
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puerile
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juvenile
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banal
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lacking originality; trite
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gassy
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emptily verbose
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tinderbox
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a highly flammable object or place; a potentially explosive situation
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excoriate
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to wear off the skin of; abrade; to censure scathingly
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bane
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killer; poison; death, destruction; woe; source of harm or ruin; curse
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exhume
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disinter; bring back from neglect or obscurity
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chrestomathy
|
collection of literary passages, usu. by one author; an anthology used in studying a language
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peccadillo
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a slight offense
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snarky
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snappish, sarcastic
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limpid
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clear; stylistically simple; serene
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pellucid
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admitting maximum passage of light; easy to understand
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primordial
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existing since the beginning; primary; fundamental
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chimera
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mythical creature containing body parts from different animals; an illusion, esp. an unrealized dream
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voluble
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easily rolling or turning; rotating; fluent, glib
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aver
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prove to be true; declare positively
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etiology
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cause (esp. of a disease); study of the causes of disease
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truckle
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to act in a subservient manner
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inveterate
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firmly established; habitual
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paradigm
|
example, pattern, archetype
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stoic
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someone who is or claims to be indifferent to pleasure or pain
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impassive
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unsusceptible to pain or physical feeling or emotion; expressionless
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phlegmatic
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having a slow and stolid temperament
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stolid
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unemotional; habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity
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conflagration
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a large disastrous fire; war
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anaerobic
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living in the absence of oxygen; an activity in which the body occurs an oxygen debt
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dissipation
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intemperate living, esp. excessive drinking; self-indulgence, esp. unharmful
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licentious
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lacking legal or moral restraints; disregard for rules
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cantankerous
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difficult to deal with
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stricture
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restriction; censure
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impetuous
|
impulsively passionate; extremely impatient and impulsive
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tautology
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needless repetition of an idea, statement, or idea
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vicissitude
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naturally changing, sth that occurs by chance
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attendant
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accompanying or following as a consequence
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pinion
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to disable or restrain by binding the arms or (on a bird) by clipping the pinion feathers
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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pernicious
|
highly injurious or destructive; deadly; wicked
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baleful
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deadly or pernicious in influence; foreboding or threatening evil
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noxious
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physically harmful or destructive to human beings; harmful influence on mind or behavior; obnoxious
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deleterious
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harmful in subtle or unexpected ways
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genteel
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stylish, elegant, polite, upper-class
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fulminate
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to utter with denunciation; send forth censures
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invective
|
insulting or abusive language
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vituperate
|
to abuse or censure severely or abusively
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berate
|
to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
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tarry
|
delay, wait, stay
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yen
|
strong desire, craving, urge, longing
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argot
|
a secret vocabulary or idiom peculiar to a specific group
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tiller
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the part of a boat that steers; sth that steers
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pall
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to lose strength, effectiveness, or interest in; dwindle; become insipid; to deprive of pleasure in sth by satiating
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rococo
|
excessively ornate or intricate
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wend
|
to direct one's course; to proceed on one's way
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desultory
|
lacking a definite plan or purpose; not connected with the main subject; disappointing in progress or performance
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dissension
|
disagreement, quarreling
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brisling
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a small European type of herring
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sprat
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brisling; a young, small, or insignificant person
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cordiform
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heart-shaped
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escarole
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endive
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endive
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herb used in salads or cooking
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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diaphanous
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transparent, ethereal, insignificant
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corsair
|
pirate
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privateer
|
a private ship licensed to attack enemy shipping
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adroit
|
skilled at handling situations
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maladroit
|
inept, clumsy, awkward
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vitrify
|
to convert into glass
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why is sociology a science?
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-The study of society based on systematic observation of social behavior; study patterns of social behavior
-"Uses the logic of science to understand how variables are related" -follows loose scientific data to follow therios -explores validity of data, reliability of data, is data consistant across differt groups -tries to establish cause and effect. -demands that researchers try to be objective. |
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arenaceous
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sandy
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manikin
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dwarf
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alluvion
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flood
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acephalous
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headless
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abnegate
|
deny, renounce, relinquish
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scaup
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diving duck
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roister
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to engage in noisy revelry
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revel
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wild party
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carouse
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to drink liquor freely or excessively
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daft
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silly, insane
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shtick
|
comic performance; special trait
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schlock
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of low quality or value
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mealy
|
soft, dry, and friable; covered with meal or fine granules; spotty; blanched
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farinaceous
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having a mealy texture; rich in starch
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mealymouthed
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not plain and straightforward; devious
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cere
|
waxy protuberance at the base of the bill of a bird
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protuberant
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thrusting out; prominent
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repartee
|
quick and witty reply, or a banter of such
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spar
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to box, skirmish
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echidna
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spiny anteater
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freehanded
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generous
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raiment
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clothes
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penury
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extreme poverty
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sunder
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to split in two
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debauchee
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someone with no sexual restraint
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byre
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cow-barn
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igneous
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fiery
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credenza
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sideboard
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chelonian
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turtle
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picaroon
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pirate
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maw
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stomach; gaping mouth of a voracious animal
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hie
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to go quickly
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly
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permutation
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major change due to a rearrangement of elements
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torpor
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lethargy
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estivate
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hibernate through summer
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prognostication
|
prediction, foreboding
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dyspeptic
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disgruntled
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dolt
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a stupid person
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circumspect
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careful
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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galvanize
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stimulate or shock
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sardonic
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disdainfully humorous
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paucity
|
scarcity, dearth
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turpitude
|
depravity, baseness
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enervate
|
weaken, lose vitality
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ingenuous
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inexperienced, lacking guile
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appurtenance
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accessory or subordinate part
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eschew
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avoid, shun
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cupidity
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greed, lust
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apotheosis
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deification, quintessence
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torrid
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hot, scorching, passionate
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carapace
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shell, covering
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repast
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meal
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explicate
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explain in detail
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importune
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beg, annoy
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pithy
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short and to the point
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to light
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to land; happen by chance
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outfox
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outsmart
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avarice
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greediness
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plutocracy
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government by the wealthy
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magnanimous
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noble, generous
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mirth
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happiness accompanied by laughter
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mountebank
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quack, charlatan
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charlatan
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quack, fraudster
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substantiate
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prove
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sybarite
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voluptuary, sensualist
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voluptuary
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a person whose chief interest is in gratifying sensual appetite
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dilettante
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lover of the arts; one with little knowledge of sth
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tyro
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novice
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incursion
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raid
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satire
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literary work of ridicule or criticism
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parody
|
a comical imitation
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farrago
|
hodgepodge
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jawbone
|
speak forcefully and persuasively
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peculate
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embezzle
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qualm
|
fear, doubt, moral uneasiness
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caucus
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closed meeting of party members
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machinate
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plan or plot to do harm
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sheepshank
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knot
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thimblerig
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swindling trick with three cups and a ball
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forge
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smithy
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trove
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treasure, discovery
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emir
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ruler, chief, commander
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filigree
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metal openwork ornamentation
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adumbrate
|
foreshadow vaguely
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intimate (v)
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announce, hint
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magus
|
magician, sorcerer
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winnow
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to separate undesirable elements by fanning
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erythrism
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a condition marked by exceptional presence of redness
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ostium
|
a mouthlike opening in a bodily part
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variegate
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to make colorful; to enliven with variety
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dapple
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spots that are a different color from their background
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inflect
|
curve; vary in pitch; influence
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convoke
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summon
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felicity
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fortune
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dulcet
|
sweet-tasting, melodious, agreeable
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fracas
|
a noisy quarrel
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scabroud
|
rough, harsh, scandalous
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aphorism
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adage
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rue
|
regret, sorrow
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provident
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prudent, frugal
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chary
|
cautiously reluctant, slow to accept
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doughty
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valiant
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aplomb
|
self-assurance, poise
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plucky
|
spirited, brave
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consonance
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harmony, resonance
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cavil
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to raise trivial objections
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bluster
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to utter with noisy self-assertiveness
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indolent
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lazy
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cadge
|
beg, sponge
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ersatz
|
bad substitution or imitation
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commutation
|
exchange, replacement, lesser punishment for a crime
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transmogrify
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to alter greatly and with grotesque or humorous results
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lurid
|
gruesome, ghastly, shocking, grayish-yellow
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privation
|
deprivation
|
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stint
|
limit, restrict, stop
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supererogatory
|
superfluous, excessive
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replete
|
abundant, fat, complete
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dotage
|
senility
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hoary
|
extremely old
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senescence
|
the state of being old or getting old
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sedulity
|
diligence
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curmudgeon
|
grumpy old man
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purvey
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supply
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escutcheon
|
shield, metal plate around a keyhole
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adventitious
|
coming from an outside source, occurring sporadically
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rapacious
|
excessively grasping, ravenous
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flange
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metal part used for strength or guidance; decorative trim of clothing
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arcane
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known only by a few; secret; mysterious
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity; spurious
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innocuous
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harmless
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recalcitrant
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defiant, resistant
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munificent
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generous, lavish
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odious
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hateful
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lassitude
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weariness, fatigue, languor
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paltry
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inferior, trivial, meager
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austere
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somber, ascetic, unadorned
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oblique
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indirect, inclined
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fulsome
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abundant, copious, excessive, effusive
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indigent
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impoverished
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cozen
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deceive, win over, or induce to do sth
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wheedle
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use soft words or flattery to gain sth
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parry
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to ward off a weapon or blow; evade with an adroit answer
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extort
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to gain through force, intimidation, or deceit
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flout
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to treat with scorn
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misapprehend
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misunderstand
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous, unreasonable, shockingly unfair
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amenable
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answerable, willing
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unwieldy
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cumbersome
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exonerate
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to clear of blame or guilt; relieve from responsibility
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largesse
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generosity
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kismet
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fate
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ancillary
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subordinate, supplementary
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acerbic
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acidic in temper, mood, or tone
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mordant
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biting, caustic, burning, pungent
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trenchant
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sharp, articulate, caustic, penetrating, distinct
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scurvy
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contemptible, despicable
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incisive
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impressively direct and decisive
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talisman
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sth with magical or miraculous effects
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fusty
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moldy, old-fashioned
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interlope
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encroach, interfere
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condign
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deserved, appropriate
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proclivity
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a natural propensity or disposition
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fiduciary
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involving confidence or trust
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fiat
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command, dictate, or decree
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interdict
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to forbid formally, intercept, cut off using firepower
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prognosis
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prospect of recovery, forecast
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presentiment
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premonition
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risible
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relating to laughter, laughable
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mendacious
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untrue, deceptive
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libel
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a statement or publication that damages someone's reputation
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insurrection
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revolt against lawful authority
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sedition
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inciting an insurrection
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summary
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comprehensive, quick
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