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munificent
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lavish; very generous
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vociferous
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conspicuously or offensively loud; clamorous; noisy
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garrulous
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chatty; full of trivial conversation; talkative; wordy
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effusive
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unrestrained; extravagant or excessive in emotional expression
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miserly
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like a miser; very covetous; stingy; lacking generosity
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sanguine
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rosy; color of red; confidently optimistic and cheerful
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nebulous
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cloudy; misty; hazy
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specious
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plausible but false
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frowsy
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habitually dirty and unkempt; having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance
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strident
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blatant, conspicuously and offensively loud; raucous
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urbane
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polished; courteous, polite, refined, and suave
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tableau
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a vivid or striking scene, incidental or arranged
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renegade
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someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
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recidivist
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someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
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aureole
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a circle of light or halo around the head of a deity
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compendium
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a collection; a short, complete summary
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odious
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abominable; unequivocally detestable; offensive
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations; of uncertain nature or significance; intended to mislead
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bombast
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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zealot
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partisan; a fervent and even militant proponent of something; one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic
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furtive
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; stealthy
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multifarious
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multifaceted, multi-sided, having many aspects
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proletariat
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a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; the lowest class of Roman citizens
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sporadic
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rare and scattered in occurrence; exhibiting random behavior
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incontrovertible
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impossible to deny or disprove
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impervious
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impenetrable; not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
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superfluous
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in excess of what is required or what is sufficient
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doggedness
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persistent determination; stubbornness
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bolster
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to support and strengthen
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otiose
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serving no useful purpose; lacking value or use
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faineant
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disinclined to work or exertion
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fundamentalism
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the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
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autonomous
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self-governing; existing as an independent entity
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic; stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
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intransigent
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adamant; stubbornly refusing to compromise; unwilling to change one's views or to agree
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clandestine
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done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
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invidious
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causing or arising from envy; discriminatory; containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
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exigency
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a pressing or urgent situation; emergency; a sudden unforeseen crisis that requires immediate action
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rictus
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a gaping grimace
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mercenary
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materialistic; mercantile; profit-oriented
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ingenuous
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characterized by an inability to mask one's feelings; naïve and trusting; openly straightforward or frank
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disingenuous
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not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; unbecoming true honor or dignity
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artless
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in a crude and unskilled manner; having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit
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currish
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base and cowardly; snarling and rude; meanspirited
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ignoble
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completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
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plebeian
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a common person; ordinary citizen
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egregious
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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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resolute
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firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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approbation
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official approval
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eschew
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shun; avoid and stay away deliberately
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enfranchise
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grant freedom to; grant voting rights
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pinion
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to bind or hold fast; to shackle
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encumber
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to impede or hinder; hamper; burden or weigh down
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mitigate
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to lessen in force or intensity; to make less severe or harsh
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phlegmatic
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without emotion or interest; sluggish; indifferent, unexcitable, and relaxed
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choleric
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quickly aroused to anger; irritable
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tractable
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easily managed or controlled; amenable; capable of being handled or touched
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unanimity
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the condition of complete agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous
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inculcate
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teach and impress upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
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germane
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relevant and appropriate; pertinent
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ambience
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atmosphere; a particular environment or surrounding influence
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being; wholesome; invigorating
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grandiose
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impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; pompous or pretentious
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histrionic
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characteristic of acting or a stage performance; exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response
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ineffectual
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futile; not producing an intended effect
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repository
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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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multifarious
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many-sided; multifaceted
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abject
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showing utter resignation or hopelessness; of the most contemptible kind
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pneumatic
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operated by air pressure
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heretical
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contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
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pedantic
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overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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dissident
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disagreeing, especially with a majority
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philology
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the comparative study of human speech and literature; linguistics
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protuberant
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bellied; curving or bulging outward;
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derisive
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expressing contempt or ridicule
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vehement
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fierce, forceful, or intense
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pannikin
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a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
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orthodox
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adhering to what is commonly accepted
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abstractedly
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absently; distractedly
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edify
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to enlighten, instruct, or inform
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interminable
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endless; tiresomely long
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ancestral
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pertaining to ancestry; inherited
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or interpret; cryptic; obscure; incomprehensible
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tinny
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thin and metallic in sound
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tacit
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silent; unexpressed; implied
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debauchery
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indulgence in sensual, sometimes scandalous pleasures
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saccharine
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excessively sweet in action or disposition; syrupy
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aquiline
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; curved down like an eagle's beak
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libertine
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unrestrained by convention or morality; debauched; dissolute
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surfeit
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the state of being more than full
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glut
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gorge: overeat or eat immodestly; flood: supply with an excess of
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cloying
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unpleasantly excessive
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vapid
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lifeless, dull or banal; tasteless, bland or insipid
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jejunity
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the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated; lacking nutritive value
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supercilious
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disdainful or haughty
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hubris
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overbearing pride or presumption
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fulminate
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criticize severely; cause to explode violently and with loud noise
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indoctrinate
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teach with a biased or one-sided ideology the principles of a certain science or belief system
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ramshackle
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bedraggled: in deplorable condition; in disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep
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steadfast
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firm: marked by unshakable determination or resolution; unchanging
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listless
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lacking zest or vivacity; dispirited; unenthusiastic
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ponderous
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heavy: slow and laborious because of weight; unwieldy; hefty
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slog
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to work doggedly or persistently; to "plug away"
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cadge
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mooch: ask for and get free; be a parasite; mooch; wheedle; beg; schnorr
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sinecure
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a position that involves minimal duties but still provides a salary
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defection
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desertion: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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pouched
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having a pouch
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stratum
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one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another; a social/economic/educational class or level
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apostasy
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defection; the act of abandoning a party or acause
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nefarious
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extremely wicked; infamous for being abominable, sinful, or villainous
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imposture
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pretending to be another person; fraud; deception
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frontispiece
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an ornamental facade; an illustration appearing before the first pages of a book.
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cacophonic
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discordant, blaring, unmusical; relating to loud, confusing, and disagreeable sounds
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euphonic
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relating to harmonious, mellifluous, dulcet, agreeable sounds
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heresy
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unorthodoxy
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hearsay
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rumor; gossip; indirect news; can be a legal term referring to the use of out of court statements as evidence
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array
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align; arrange; order; clothe; adorn
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axiom
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a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; a self-evident and necessary truth; maxim
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palpable
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capable of being perceived, especially of being touched or felt; tangible; perceptible
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anodyne
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capable of relieving pain and soothing disturbed feelings; analgesic
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pugnacious
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hard-bitten: tough and callous by virtue of experience; aggressive, combative, warlike, belligerent
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agate
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an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; a waxy quartz in which the colors are in bands, or are blended in clouds
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slatternly
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blowsy: characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
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cumbersome
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difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; burdensome; awkward; hindering
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stochastic
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random; unpredictable; variable
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turbulent
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disruptive: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; churning; unstable; chaotic
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self-effacing
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reluctant to draw attention to oneself; making oneself seem unnoticeable; shy, extremely humble and modest; reticent
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gateleg
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a leg that pivots to support a drop leaf on a table
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reconnoiter
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scout; explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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exaltation
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ecstasy; a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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officiousness
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intrusiveness; aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding
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lassitude
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a feeling of lack of interest, energy, or vitality; weakness; exhaustion; fatigue; lethargy; languor
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knell
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the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
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pervasive
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spread, permeated, or manifested throughout
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omniscience
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having infinite knowledge; all-seeing, all-knowing point of view
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tout
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boast' show off; advertise
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destitute
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poor enough to need help from others; barren; completely wanting or lacking
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deleterious
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harmful to living things; often ion subtle or unexpected ways
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wherewithal
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the necessary means (especially financial means)
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brutish
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showing lack of human sensibility; beastly; bestial; inhumane
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veritable
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regular; true; factual; authentic; not counterfeit or copied
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unilateral
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involving only one part or side
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speculative
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notional: not based on fact or investigation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions; showing curiosity; inquisitive
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appropriate (verb)
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allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; set aside
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inanition
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weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; often resulting from a lack of food
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torpor
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a period of sluggish inactivity, apathy, or listlessness; state of being inactive or stuporous
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manifest
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attest: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; apparent; reveal or make an appearance
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