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candor

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1. frank, unreserved, honest, or sincere expression

2. freedom from bias/prejudice; fairness; impartiality:

Hint 1

The candor of the speech impressed the audience.

I considered the issue with candor.

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illicit

Back 2

1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

Hint 2

"illicit trade"

"he’s on fire for your illicit touch"

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statute

statutory

Back 3

statutory: of or pertaining to a statute

statute: a permanent rule established by an organization, corporation, etc., to govern its internal affairs.

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odious

Back 4

1. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

2. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.

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euphemism

Back 5

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

Hint 5

indirect term, circumlocution, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism

"influential person is the local euphemism for underworld don"

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utilitarian

Back 6

designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

Hint 6

practical, functional, pragmatic, sensible, efficient, utility, no-frills; plain, unadorned, undecorative. antonym decorative

"she traded in her sporty little coupe for a utilitarian station wagon"

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pragmatic

Back 7

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Hint 7

"she remains pragmatic in the most emotional circumstances"

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archetype

Back 8

is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype after which others are patterned, or emulated

Front 9

draconian

Back 9

excessively harsh and severe. (of laws or their application)

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brevity

Back 10

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
• shortness of time : the brevity of human life.

Hint 10

PHRASES
"brevity is the soul of wit" proverb the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare's Hamlet ii. ii. 90.]

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anarchic

Back 11

"with no controlling rules or principles to give order : an anarchic and bitter civil war."

"(of comedy or a person's sense of humor) uncontrolled by convention. his anarchic wit. "

Hint 11

"an anarchic society has replaced the despotism"

"One of the amazing things about the development of web technologies is that they were relatively anarchic"

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despot

Back 12

a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.

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fait accompli (Fay-a-com-plee)

Back 13

a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept

Hint 13

The results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli.

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neurotic

Back 14

abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or tense and anxious

Hint 14

She has a neurotic obsession with neat handwriting. (unstable, unbalanced, )

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masochism

masochistic

Back 15

the tendency to derive pleasure, esp. sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.

e.g
isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project?

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apotheosis

Back 16

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

e.g
his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.