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apocryphal
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of dubious authenticty or origin; spurious
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arcane
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understood by only a few; mysterious
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convene
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to summon or cause to assemble
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expedient
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useful for some purpose; convenient
concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one's own interests |
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exude
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to flow out solwly; to ooze or emit
to give forth; to exhibit in abundance |
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gesticulate
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to motion energetically with the body or limbs
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imperturbable
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calm and assured
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increment
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an increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts
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levity
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excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking
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mortify
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to embarass or humiliate
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periphery
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the area around the edges; the outermost part
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raconteur
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one who tells stories with skill and wit
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reiterate
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to say or do over again; to repeat
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subterfuge
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a deceptive scheme or strategy
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vacillate
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to move back and forth from lack of balance; waver
to alternate indecisively between opinions or courses of action |
