My Gre Words Backup

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quiescence

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a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

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sanction

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official permission or approval

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satire

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witty language used to convey insults or scorn

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urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement

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archaic

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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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dissemble

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behave unnaturally or affectedly

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germane

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relevant and appropriate

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halcyon

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a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice

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idolatrous

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relating to or practicing idolatry

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infelicitous

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not appropriate in application; defective

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loquacious

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full of trivial conversation

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or bent

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obsequious

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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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pith

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spongelike central cylinder of the stems of flowering plants

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platitude

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a trite or obvious remark

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proliferate

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grow rapidly

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repudiate

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refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

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specious

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plausible but false

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surfeit

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indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

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acerbic

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sour or bitter in taste

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amenable

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disposed or willing to comply

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credulous

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showing a lack of judgment or experience

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desiccate

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lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

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divulge

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make known to the public information previously kept secret

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impetuous

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characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

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intrepid

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invulnerable to fear or intimidation

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mercurial

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liable to sudden unpredictable change

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mollify

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cause to be more favorably inclined

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neophyte

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any new participant in some activity

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ostentatious

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intended to attract notice and impress others

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pristine

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immaculately clean and unused

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profligate

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unrestrained by convention or morality

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quixotic

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not sensible about practical matters

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renege

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fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

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sparse

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not dense

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austere

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of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

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candid

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openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

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deference

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courteous regard for people's feelings

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dirge

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a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person

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dissonance

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disagreeable sounds

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untenable

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incapable of being defended or justified

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eloquent

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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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equivocate

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

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exculpate

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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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foment

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try to stir up

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lament

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a cry of sorrow and grief

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malinger

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avoid responsibilities and duties

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obviate

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do away with

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paragon

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a perfect embodiment of a concept

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perfidious

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tending to betray

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precipitate

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bring about abruptly

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reticent

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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taciturn

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habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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veracity

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unwillingness to tell lies

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trifling

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not worth considering

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bombast

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pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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castigation

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verbal punishment

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craven

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lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

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exacerbate

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make worse

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inopportune

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not suitable for a purpose

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obdurate

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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

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ameliorate

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to make better

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burgeon

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grow and flourish

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cacophony

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loud confusing disagreeable sounds

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caustic

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capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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complaisance

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a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

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dearth

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an insufficient quantity or number

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eclectic

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selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

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ephemeral

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anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

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furtive

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secret and sly or sordid

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innocuous

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not injurious to physical or mental health

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odious

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unequivocally detestable

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pernicious

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exceedingly harmful

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putrefy

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decay with an offensive smell

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stoic

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seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

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vilify

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spread negative information about

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amalgamate

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to bring or combine together or with something else

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bolster

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support and strengthen

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fervent

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characterized by intense emotion

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hedonism

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an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure

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impassive

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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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impunity

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exemption from punishment or loss

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insipid

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lacking interest or significance or impact

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mendacity

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the tendency to be untruthful

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occlude

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block passage through

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pedantic

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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning

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pithy

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concise and full of meaning

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querulous

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habitually complaining

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reverent

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feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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spurious

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plausible but false

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superfluous

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more than is needed, desired, or required

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tenuous

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very thin in gauge or diameter

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zealous

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marked by active interest and enthusiasm

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anachronism

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something located at a time when it could not have existed

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cynicism

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a cynical feeling of distrust

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flout

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treat with contemptuous disregard

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inimical

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not friendly

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pervade

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spread or diffuse through

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presumptuous

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excessively forward

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proclivity

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a natural inclination

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prosaic

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lacking wit or imagination

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refulgent

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radiating or as if radiating light

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shard

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a broken piece of a brittle artifact

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trenchant

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having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought

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abyss

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a bottomless gulf or pit

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assuage

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provide physical relief, as from pain

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banal

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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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capricious

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determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

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diffident

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showing modest reserve

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dilatory

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wasting time

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dupe

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fool or hoax

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engender

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make children

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erudite

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having or showing profound knowledge

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exigent

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demanding immediate attention

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impervious

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not admitting of passage or capable of being affected