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accretion |
Gradual increase; an added part or addition
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acidulous
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Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic
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adumbrate
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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure
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anachronism
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Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period
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analgesia
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Pain relief; inability to feel pain
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anodyne
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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)
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apposite
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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant
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approbation
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Praise or approval, especially formal approval
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arrogate
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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
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aseptic
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Free from germs
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asperity
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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface
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aspersions
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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander
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assail
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Attack violently, assault
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augury
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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means
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august
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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration
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bane
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Something that ruins or spoils
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baying
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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf
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beneficent
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Doing good
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bevy
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Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group
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bilk
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Cheat or defraud
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blight
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Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (noun); ruin or cause to wither (verb)
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blithe
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Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)
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bonhomie
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Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness
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brandish
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Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon
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brook
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Suffer or tolerate
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bucolic
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Pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life
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burnish
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Polish, make smooth and lustrous
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calumny
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Malicious lie intended to hurt someone's reputation; the act of telling such lies
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canard
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Rumor, a false or baseless story
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clamber
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Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble
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cloying
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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet
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coagulate
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Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid
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compendium
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Concise but complete summary; a list or collection
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complaisant
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Eager to please; cheerfully complying
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confound
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Confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse
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connote
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Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning
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contrite
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Remorseful; feeling sorry for one's offenses or sins
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contumacious
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Rebellious; stubbornly disobedient
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convoke
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Call together, as to a meeting
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cosset
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Treat as a pet, pamper
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coterie
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Close or exclusive group, clique
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cupidity
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Greed, great or excessive desire
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curmudgeon
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Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch
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declaim
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Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech
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declivity
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Downward slope
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demagogue
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A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people
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demur
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Show reluctance or object, especially for moral reasons
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desultory
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Lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic
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diaphanous
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Very sheer, fine, translucent
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diffident
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Lacking confidence, shy
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dirge
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A funeral or mourning song or poem
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discomfiting
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Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating
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disparage
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Belittle, put down; bring shame upon, discredit
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dissemble
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Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of
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distaff
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Female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family; women or women's work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning
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distend
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Swell, expand, stretch, bloat
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dither
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Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or trembling excitement
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diurnal
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Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)
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doff
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Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one's hat as a gesture
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dovetail
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Join or fit together
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droll
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Funny in an odd way
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dyspeptic
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Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)
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edify
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Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a spiritual or moral way
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effigy
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Representation or image of a person, esp. a crude facsimile used to mock a hated person
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effrontery
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Shameless boldness
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egress
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An exit or the action of exiting
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emaciate
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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away
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encomium
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Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise
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epicure
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Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine
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equanimity
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Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress
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equivocate
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Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position
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ersatz
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Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute
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exigent
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Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding
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fastidious
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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail
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fawn
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Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior
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fecund
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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work
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fervid
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Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm
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fetid
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Stinking; having an offensive smell
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ford
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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)
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fracas
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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl
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fractious
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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable
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frenetic
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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted
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fulminate
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Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way
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gambol
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Frolic; skip or leap playfully
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glower
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Stare in an angry, sullen way
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goad
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Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage
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gouge
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Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person's eye with one's thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)
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graft
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Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one's power (noun)
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grating
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Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping
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grouse
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Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)
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grovel
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Creep or crawl with one's face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself
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halcyon
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Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy
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hallmark
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A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing characteristic
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harangue
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Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly
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harrow
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Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)
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hedge
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Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one's mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side
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hoary
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Very old, gray or white as from old age
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husband
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Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve
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idyllic
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Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way
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ignoble
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Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality
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imbue
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Permeate or saturate, as dye in a fabric; influence throughout
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impassive
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Not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion
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impecunious
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Poor, without money
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imperious
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Commanding, domineering; acting like a high-ranking person; urgent
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imperturbable
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Calm, not able to be upset or agitated
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impervious
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Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed
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impute
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Credit, attribute; lay blame or responsibility for (sometimes falsely)
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incarnadine
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Blood red or flesh-colored
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inconstancy
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Fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason
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inexorable
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Relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading
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infallible
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Incapable of error; certain
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ingrate
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Ungrateful person
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ingratiate
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Make an effort to gain favor with
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iniquity
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Injustice, wickedness, sin
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insinuate
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Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into someone's mind in a subtle, artful way
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insipid
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Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest
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intransigent
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Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes
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inure
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Toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship, etc.
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invective
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Violent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse
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inveigle
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Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives
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invidious
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Hateful, offensive, injurious
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irascible
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Irritable, easily angered
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itinerant
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Traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job
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itinerary
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Travel schedule; detailed plan for a journey
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jettison
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Discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency
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knell
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The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc. (noun); to make such a sound (verb)
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lachrymose
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Tearful, mournful
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larceny
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Theft
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largess or largesse
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Generosity, the giving of money or gifts (esp. with the implication that the giver is a bit superior to the recipient)
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leery
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Suspicious or wary
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legerdemain
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Slight-of-hand (magic as performed by a magician); trickery or deception
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licentious
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Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules
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limpid
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Clear, transparent; completely calm
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lissome
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Flexible, supple, agile
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livid
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Furiously angry, enraged
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lugubrious
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Mournful, gloomy (sometimes in an exaggerated way)
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lumber
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Walk in a heavy or clumsy way, sometimes due to being weighed down
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lurid
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Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained
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maelstrom
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Violent whirlpool; any chaotic, turbulent situation
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malediction
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A curse
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malinger
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Pretend to be sick, esp. to get out of work, duties, etc.
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martinet
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Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; strict disciplinarian
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maudlin
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Excessively sentimental, showing sadness or some other emotion in a foolish or silly way
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meretricious
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Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive
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milieu
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Environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops
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militate
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Have a great effect, weigh heavily (often as militate against)
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mired
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Stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled
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mirth
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Jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter
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missive
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Letter, written message
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modish
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Stylish, contemporary
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molt
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Shed or cast off, esp. to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc. (as a snake)
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monastic
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Relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries
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morose
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Gloomy, sullen
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multifarious
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Diverse, having a lot of variety
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munificent
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Generous, giving liberally
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neologism
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New word or phrase (or a new meaning applied to an existing word or phrase)
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neophyte
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Beginner, novice; person newly converted to a religion
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nettle
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Irritate, sting, or annoy
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noisome
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Offensive, disgusting; harmful
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obdurate
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Stubborn, hardhearted, hardened in wrongdoing
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oblique
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Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive
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occlude
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Stop up, close, shut in or shut off
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opprobrium
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Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions
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orotund
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Full, rich, and clear (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic
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ossify
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Become bone or become hard like bone; become inflexible in attitudes, opinions, etc.
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overwrought
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Overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone
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palliate
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Make less serious or severe; relieve symptoms of an illness
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pallid
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Abnormally pale (as skin); lacking color or vitality
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panache
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Flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting
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panegyric
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Formal or lofty expression of praise
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panoply
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Splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array
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pare
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Peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife), reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts
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pastiche
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Mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically
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pedant
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Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, or who uses his or her learning to show off
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pellucid
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Transparent, translucent; clear, easy to understand
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penitent
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Regretful, feeling remorse for one's sins or misdeeds (adj); a person who feels this way (noun)
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penury
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Extreme poverty or scarcity
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per se
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Intrinsically; by itself; in itself
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peregrinate
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Travel from place to place, esp. on foot
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perfunctory
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Done superficially, without much care, or merely as routine
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peripatetic
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Journeying from place to place; traveling on foot
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perspicacious
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Having penetrating insight or good discernment
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phalanx
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Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense; any very close group of people
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philistine
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Person deficient in or hostile to culture
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phlegmatic
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Apathetic, sluggish, not easily excited or made emotional
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platitude
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A shallow, overused statement; cliche
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plebian
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Of the common people
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plucky
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Brave, spirited
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plutocracy
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Rule by the wealthy
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polemic
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Controversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea
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polyglot
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Speaking or composed of many languages (of a person, book, etc.); a person who knows several languages
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posit
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Presume, suggest, put forward (an idea)
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prattle
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Talk in an idle, simple-minded, meaningless, or foolish way; chatter, babble
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predilection
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Preference, tendency or favorability towards
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prescient
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Having foreknowledge or foresight, seeing the future
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preternatural
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Supernatural, exceptional
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prevaricate
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Stray from the truth, mislead, lie
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proclivity
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Inclination, natural tendency
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prolix
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Excessively long and wordy (of a person, piece of writing, etc.)
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propagate
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Reproduce, spread, increase
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propitiate
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Attempt to reconcile with, satisfy, or reduce the animosity of (a person who is angry, offended, etc.)
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propitious
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Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving
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providential
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Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care (the idea that a deity has helped or cared for a person)
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puerile
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Juvenile, immature
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pugilism
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boxing, fighting with the fists
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puissance
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Power, might
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pulchritude
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Physical beauty
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pusillanimous
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Cowardly, timid
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querulous
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Given to complaining, grumbling
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raconteur
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Witty storyteller
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rarefied
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Lofty, very high up or elevated (in a metaphorical way); exclusive, select; thin, pure, or less dense (as air at the top of a mountain)
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recalcitrant
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Not obedient, resisting authority, hard to manage
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recapitulate
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Summarize, repeat in a concise way
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recondite
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Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic
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recrudescent
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Revival, breaking out into renewed activity
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redound
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To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person's efforts or actions (usually used with to, on, or upon)
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redress
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Setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief for injury or wrongdoing (noun); correct, set right, remedy (verb)
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refractory
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Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage
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refulgent
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Shining, radiant
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rejoinder
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Response or reply, esp. a witty comeback
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rend
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Tear violently, esp. to tear one's clothing or hair out of grief; pull apart, split, or tear away
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repertorial
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Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence
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repose
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The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave
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reprobate
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Disreputable, unprincipled, or damned person (noun); shameless, depraved (adj)
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ribald
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Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor
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ridden
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Dominated or burdened by
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rift
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A gap or fissure (such as in rock), a break in friendly relations
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rococo
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Very elaborate and ornate (in decorating or metaphorically, as in speech and writing); relating to a highly ornate style of art and architecture in 18th-century France
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rue
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Regret, remorse (noun); to feel regret or remorse (verb)
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ruminate
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Turn over in the mind, reflect on; chew cud (as a cow)
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sardonic
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Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive
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savant
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Learned person, scholar, someone admitted to membership in a scholarly field; a person with amazing mental abilities despite having a cognitive difference or disability
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scintilla
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A tiny bit or trace
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scurvy
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Contemptible, mean
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secrete
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Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose
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seraphic
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Like an angel; serene, spiritually carried off or transported
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shard
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Fragment of some brittle substance, esp. a sharp fragment of pottery, glass, etc.
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sinecure
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A job or position that pays while requiring little or no work
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skittish
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Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way
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slake
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Satisfy (esp. thirst), cool, or refresh; make less active
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sobriquet
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A nickname
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solecism
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Nonstandard use of grammar or words; mistake, esp. in etiquette
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somatic
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Of the body
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squalid
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Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected
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squelch
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Crush, squash; suppress or silence; walk through ooze or in wet shoes, making a smacking or sucking sound
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stasis
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Equilibrium, a state of balance or inactivity, esp. caused by equal but opposing forces
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steeped
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Immersed (in), saturated (with)
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stentorian
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Very loud and powerful (generally of a human voice)
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stint
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Period of time spent doing something, or a specific, limited amount of work (noun); to be frugal, to get by on little (verb)
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strut
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A structural support or brace
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sublime
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Lofty or elevated, inspiring reverence or awe; excellent, majestic; complete, utter
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subpoena
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A court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony
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sully
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Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile
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surly
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Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude
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surrogate
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Substitute, person who acts for another (noun); acting as a replacement (adj)
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sybarite
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Person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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symbiosis
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Mutually dependent relationship between two organisms, people, groups, etc.
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tawdry
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Gaudy, cheap or cheap-looking; indecent
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tendentious
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Marked by a strong point of view, biased
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toady
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Someone who flatters or acts in a servile manner for self-serving reasons
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tome
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Large or scholarly book; one of the volumes in a set of several books
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tortuous
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Twisting, winding, complex; devious, not straightforward
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travesty
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Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation
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trenchant
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forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp
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truculent
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Fierce, cruel, savage; belligerent
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tumultuous
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Riotous, violently agitated, marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic
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turgid
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Swollen, inflated; or, metaphorically "inflated," such as in overblown, pompous speech
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turpitude
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Depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts
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tyro
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Beginner
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umbrage
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Offense or annoyance (usually as take umbrage, meaning become offended or annoyed)
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upbraid
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Find fault with, criticize or scold severely
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variegated
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Varied in color, having multicolored patches or spots; diverse
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verdant
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Green, such as with vegetation, plants, grass, etc.; young and inexperienced
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vernal
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Relating to the spring; fresh, youthful
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vestige
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Trace or sign of something that once existed
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vicissitude
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Changes or variations over time, esp. regular changes from one thing to another
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vim
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Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit
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voluble
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Easily fluent in regards to speech
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wan
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Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness
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wanton
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Reckless, vicious, without regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained or excessively luxurious
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welter
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Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)
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whet
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Stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)
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winnow
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Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part
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winsome
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Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way
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wizened
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Withered, shriveled
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Abjure
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Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)
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Abrasive
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Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance
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Affable
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Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable
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Affectation
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Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression
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Alacrity
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Cheerful or Speedy willingness
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Anoint
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Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone
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Arduous
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Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure
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Artless
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Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured
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Austere
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Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious
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Aver
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Declare or affirm with confidence
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Avid
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Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous
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Balk
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Refuse to proceed or to do something
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Base
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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; or little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit
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Burgeon
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Grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant)
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Canonical
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Authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works
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Clamor
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Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise
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Clinch
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Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together
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Cogent
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Very convincing, logical
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Contentious
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Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones
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Conundrum
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Riddle, the answer to which involves a play on words; a mystery
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Countenance
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Facial expression or face (n); approve or tolerate (v)
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Craven
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Very cowardly, lacking courage
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Decorous
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Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
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Denigrate
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Belittle, attack the reputation of
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Desiccate
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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated
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Didactic
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Intended to instruct; teaching , or teaching a moral lessen
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Din
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Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time
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Disabuse
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Free someone from a mistake in thinking
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Disquieting
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Disturbing, cause anxiety
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Dissonance
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Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement
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Efficacy
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the quality of being able to produce the intended effect
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Egregious
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Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring
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Ephemeral
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Lasting only a short time, fleeting
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Eschew
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Shun, avoid, abstain from
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Esoteric
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Understood by or intended for only a few; secret
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Estimable
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Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be estimated
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Facetious
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Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things
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Flag
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Get tired, lose enthusiasm hang limply or droop
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Fleeting
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Passing quickly, transitory
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Incendiary
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Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc.; "inflaming" the senses
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Gainsay
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Declare false, deny; oppose
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Gauche
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Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude
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Gawky
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Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)
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Germane
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Relevant and appropriate, on-topic
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Gist
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Main idea, essence
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Glib
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Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficially or insincerity
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Gradation
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A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages
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Hardy
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Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.
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Hearken
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Listen, pay attention to
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Inchoate
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Just begun, underdeveloped, unorganized
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Incipient
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Just beginning; in a very early state
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Incongruous
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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious
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Ingenuous
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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive
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intractable
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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stuborn
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Languid
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Drooping from exhaustion. sluggish, slow; lacking in sprit
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Lassitude
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Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference
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Layperson
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A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession (such as medicine, law, etc.)
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Levity
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Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate way
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Libertine
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Morally or sexually unrestrained personl freethinker (regarding religion)
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Mendacious
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Lying, habitually dishonest
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Mercurial
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Quickly and unpredictable changing moods; fickle, flighty
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Obsequious
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Servile, very compliant, fawning
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Obviate
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Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary
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Officious
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Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy
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Patronizing
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Condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior
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Penchant
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Liking or inclination (usually penchant for)
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Pith
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Core, essence; significance or weight
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Placid
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Peaceful, calm, tranquil
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Ponderous
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Heavy, bulky and unwieldy; dull. labored
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Presumptuous
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Too bold of forward; going beyond that which is proper
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Probity
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Honesty, integrity
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Profligate
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Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful
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Profuse
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Abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely
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Prosaic
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Dull, ordinary
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Pugnacious
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Inclined to fight, combative
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Quandary
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Uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma
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Quibble
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Make trivial arguments or criticism, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important
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Quotidian
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Daily; everyday, ordinary
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Relegate
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Send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc.; exile, banish; assign (task) to someone else
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Replete
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Supplied in abundance, filled gorged (used with with)
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Reproach
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Blame, disgrace (n); criticize, express disappointment in(v)
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Repudiate
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Reject, cast off, deny tat something has authority
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Requite
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Reciprocate, repay, or revenge
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Rescind
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Annul, repeal, make void
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Reticent
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Not talking much; private (of a person), restrained, reserved
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Rustic
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Relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood (adj.); a rural or uncultured person (n)
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Sacrosanct
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Sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism
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Salubrious
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Healthful, promoting health
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Savor
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Appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure
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Sedulous
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Preserving, persistent, diligent in one's efforts
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Sentient
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Conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses
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Slew
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A large number or quantity
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Solicitous
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Concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful
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Soporific
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Causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy (adj.); something that causes sleep (n)
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Spate
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Sudden outpouring or rush; flood
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Specious
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Seemingly true but actually false; deceptively attractive
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Sportive
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Playful, merry, joking around, done "in sport" (rather than intended seriously)
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Stolid
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unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved
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Stymie or stymy
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Block, hinder, or thwart (v); an obstacle (n)
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Supplicate
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Pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way
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Surfeit
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Excess, excessive amount, overindulgence
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Surmise
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Guess, infer, think or make an opinion with incomplete information
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Sycophant
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Servile flatterer, parasitic person who fawns in order to get ahead
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Temparence
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Moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol
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Tenuous
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Long and thin, slender; slimsy, having little substance
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Timorous
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Fearful, timid
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Torpor
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Sluggishness, lethargy, apathy; a period of inactivity
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Torrid
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Very hot, parching, burning; passionate
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Tractable
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Easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded
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Trifling
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Trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow
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Trite
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Lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche
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Ubiquitous
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Existing everywhere at the same time
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Vituperate
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Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly
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Wily
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Crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice
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guffaw
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a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
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mirth
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gladness
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mirth
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gladness
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oblique
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indirect
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genuflect
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to be servilely obedient
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