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Abhor
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Hate
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Bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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counterfeit
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fake, false
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enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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kindle
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to start a fire
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Noxious
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harmful, poisonous, lethal
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Talishman
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lucky charm
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Abrasive
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rough, coarse, harsh
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Bilk
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cheat, defraud
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covert
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hidden, undercover
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engender
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cause
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hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
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plagiarism
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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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renown
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fame
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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Abrasiveness
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harshness, coarseness
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Billowing
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swelling, fluttering, waving
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Cower
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recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
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Enhance
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improve, make better or clearer
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Harangue
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noisy attacking speech
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Labyrinth
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a maze
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Nullify
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to counter, make unimportant
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Plaintiff
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applicant, petitioner
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Replete
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full
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Tangible
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can be touched
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Abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
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Blasphemy
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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Credible
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believable
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Enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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Harbingers
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indicators, bringers of warnings
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Labyrinthine
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complicated, highly convoluted
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Nuzzle
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cuddle, snuggle
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Plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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Reprehensible
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shameful, very bad
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Tardy
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slow, late, overdue, delayed
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Absolution
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forgiveness, pardon, release
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Blatant
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obvious
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Creditable
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praiseworthy
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Ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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Hasten
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hurry, accelerate, rush
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Laceration
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a cut
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Plausible
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can be believed, reasonable
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Reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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Tawdry
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of little value, gaudy
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Abstain
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desist, go without, withdraw
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Blighted
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damaged, destroyed, ruined
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Credulous
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gullible, ready to believe anything
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Enshroud
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cover
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Haughtiness
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arrogance, pride
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Lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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Obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Plethora
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an excess
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Repudiate
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shun, eschew, abandon
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Tedium
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boredom
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Abstemious
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self denying, refraining from indulging
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Blithe
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free-spirited, carefree
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Crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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Enunciation
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clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
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Headstrong
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stubborn, willful
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Lackluster
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dull, monotonous, bland
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Objective
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unbiased, not subjective
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Pliable
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flexible, not stubborn
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Rescind
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retract, repeal, cancel, abolish
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Temper
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to moderate, soften
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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Blunderbuss
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ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person,a fool
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Cringe
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recoil, flinch, shy away
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Envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
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self indulgence, pleasure-seeking
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Laconic
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using few words, brief, short to the point
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Oblique
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indirect, slanting
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Plumage
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feathers of a bird
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Resignation
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acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
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stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
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Accolade
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tribute, honor, praise
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Bolster
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support, prop up
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Cryptic
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puzzling, enigmatic
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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Hedonist
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a pleasure seeker
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Lamentation
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expression of regret or sorrow
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Obliterate
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destroy, demolish, eradicate
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Plummet
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fall suddenly and steeply
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Resolution
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determination
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Tentative
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not certain
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Acquiesce
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to agree to, give in to
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Bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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Curtail
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cut short
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Epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Heed
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listen to
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Lampoon
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ridicule, spoof
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Oblivious
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totally unaware
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Podium
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raised platform
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Resonant
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echoing
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Tenuous
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flimsy, not solid
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Acrid
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sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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Boorish
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ill-mannered
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Cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Epistle
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a letter (form of communication)
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Heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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Lance
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spear, spike, javelin
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Obscure
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difficult to understand, partially hidden
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Poignant
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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
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Respite
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a break, intermission
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Terse
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concise, to the point
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Acrophobia
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fear of heights
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Bourgeois
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middle class
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Debility
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weakness, incapacity
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Epistolary
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concerned with letters, through correspondence
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Hiatus
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interruption, pause
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Languid
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tired, slow
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Obscured
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hidden, covered, buried
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Poised
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calm, collected, self-possessed
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Resplendent
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shining, glowing
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Therapeutic
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medicinal, curative
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Acuity
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sharpness (mental or visual)
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Braggart
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someone who boasts
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Debunking
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exposing false claims or myths
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Hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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Epitomized
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typified, characterized, personified
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Languish
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decay, fade away, get weaker
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Obsequious
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servile, submissive
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Polemical
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causing debate or argument
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Restorative
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A tonic
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Thwart
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prevent, frustrate
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Adamant
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forceful, inflexible
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Brawny
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muscular
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Decathlon
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an athletic competition with ten events
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Equivocate
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Hieroglyphics
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picture writing; writing difficult to read; enigmatic
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Larceny
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theft, robbery, stealing
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Obsession
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a dominating concern
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Ponderous
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weighty, slow and heavy
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Retention
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preservation, withholding
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Timorous
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cowardly, fearful
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Adroit
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skilful
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Brevity
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being brief
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Decorum
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dignified, decent, correct behavior (adj. Decorous)
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Err
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make a mistake
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Hinder
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obstruct
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Largess
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generosity
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Obsolete
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no longer valid
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Pontificate
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speak pompously, dogmatically
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Reticent
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restrained, holding something back,uncommunicative
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Tirade
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stream of verbal abuse
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Adulation
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strong admiration, worship
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Bristle
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to show irritation
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Decoy
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lure, trap, trick
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Erratic
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wandering, irregular
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Histrionic
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theatrical, exaggerated
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Laud
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praise
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Obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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Portend
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foretell
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Retraction
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withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
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Titter
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giggle quietly
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Adversity
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hardship
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Broach
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start to discuss, approach
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Deference
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respect
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Esoteric
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obscure and difficult to understand
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Hoary
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old
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Lavish
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on a grand scale, wasteful
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Obtuse
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mentally dull
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Portent
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a warning sign, omen
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Revere
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worship
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Tome
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large book
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Advocate
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support
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Brusque
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blunt, abrupt
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Defoliate
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cause leaves to fall off
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Espouse
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promote, take up, support
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Hone
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sharpen, increase,stimulate disire or whet.
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Lax
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careless, not strict
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Obviate
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avoid, make unnecessary
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Poseur
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someone who puts on an act
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Riddled
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full of (usually full of holes)
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Torpid
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inactive, lazy, stagnant
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Aesthetic
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concerning art or beauty
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Bulwark
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fortification, barricade, wall
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Defunct
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no longer in existence
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Etymology
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the study of word origins
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Hyperbole
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grossly exaggerated speech
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Legend
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1) key to map 2) myth or story
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Odious
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hateful
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Posterity
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future generations
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Rife
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common
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Torpor
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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
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Affable
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friendly, social, easygoing
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Bureaucracy
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officialdom
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Degradation
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deprivation, poverty, debasement
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Eulogy
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A speech or piece of writing praising a person.
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Hypochondriac
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a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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Legion
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in large numbers
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Officious
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domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Posthumous
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after death
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Rigor
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thoroughness
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Totter
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walk unsteadily
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Alacrity
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eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness
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Burgeon
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grow, flourish, put forth new shoots
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Euphemism
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a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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Hypocritical
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insincere
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Lethargic
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tired, without energy
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Ogle
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stare at, observe in an obvious manner
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Postulate
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hypothesize, propose
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Robust
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strong, healthy, tough
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Tractable
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obedient, dutiful, polite
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Alchemy
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medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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Burnish
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polish
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Deliberate
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to think over deeply
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Euphony
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pleasant sounds
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Iconoclast
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person who opposes orthodoxy
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Levity
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flippancy, joking about serious matters
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Olfactory
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concerned with the sense of smell
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Potable
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suitable for drinking
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Rotund
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round
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Tranquil
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peaceful
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Alibi
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an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
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Buttress
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strengthen, support
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Delineation
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demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining
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Evacuate
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vacate, empty, abandon
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Idiosyncrasy
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a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
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Libertarian
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someone who opposes: tyranny, abolute rule, dictatorship
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Ominous
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threatening
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Potent
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powerful, compelling, strong
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Ruminate
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think over something, ponder
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Transcribe
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copy
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Allay
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to lessen
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Byline
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the line that tells you who wrote an article
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Demur
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hesitate, refuse
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Exacerbate
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make worse
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Ignominious
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shameful
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Liniment
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soothing lotion
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Omnipotent
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all-powerful
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Ruse
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trick, stratagem
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Transgress
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go astray or away, disobey, commit a sin
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Alleviate
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make less severe
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Cacophony
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discordant, harsh, loud or conflicting noises
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Denounce
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condemn, speak out against
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Exasperated
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frustrated, annoyed
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Ignominy
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shame (adj. ignominious means shameful)
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Lithe
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flexible, supple
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Omniscient
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all-knowing
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Pragmatist
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concerned with usefulness
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Saccharin
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falsely sweet
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Transient
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short-lived, ephemeral
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Aloof
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distant, detached, cold
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Cajole
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coax , persuade, change someone's way by any means.
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Deplete
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use up, lessen
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Exceptionable
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very bad (something which we should object to)
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Illuminate
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to light up or make clear
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Livid
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very angry
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Onerous
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burdensome, hard to undertake
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Preamble
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introductory material
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Sacrosanct
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very holy, inviolable
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Traverse
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cross
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Altruism
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putting others first, being self-sacrificing
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Caldron
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huge cooking pot
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Deplore
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regret
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Exculpate
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free someone from blame, pardon, acquit
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Illusory
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deceptive, false, misleading
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Lobbyist
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someone tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
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Onus
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burden
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Precarious
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unstable, risky
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Sagacious
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wise
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Trepidation
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fear
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Amass
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accumulate
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Callow
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immature
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Depravity
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moral corruption
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Execrable
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very, very bad
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Immoderate
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excessive, extreme, flattering
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Lofty
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snooty, arrogant, haughty
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Opaque
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does not let light through
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Precedent
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a previous occurrence used as a guide
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Sage
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a wise person
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Trinket
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something of little value, knick-knack
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Ambiguity
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uncertainty, vagueness
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Candid
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frank, honest
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Deprecate
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criticize, denounce
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Exegesis
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scholarly explanation or interpretation
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Immutable
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unchanging, permanent
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Longevity
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long life
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Opulent
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wealthy, rich, magnificent
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Precept
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guiding principle
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Salacious
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lecherous, erotic
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Trite
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unoriginal, dull
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Ambiguous
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unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in different ways
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Candor
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frankness, openness
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Deride
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ridicule, make fun of, mock
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Exemplary
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outstandingly good, setting a fine example
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Impartial
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unbiased, neutral
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Ordain
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destine; confer holy orders on a priest
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Precinct
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district of a city
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Sallow
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yellowish
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Trivial
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unimportant
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Ambivalence
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lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided
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Cantankerous
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bad-tempered, quarrelsome
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Derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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Exemplify
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to serve as a good example
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Impecunious
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having no money
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Lucid
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clear
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Ornate
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highly decorated
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Precipice
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steep slope
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Salubrious
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health-giving
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Truant
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shirker,lazy peson, someone absent without permission
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Ambulatory
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able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
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spacious
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Desecrate
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to damage or pollute a holy place
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Exhaustive
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complete and thorough
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Impious
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wicked, profane
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Ludicrous
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ridiculous, silly
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Orthodox
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conventional
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Precipitous
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done in a hurry
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Salutary
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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Truncate
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cut short
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Ameliorate
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make better
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Capitulate
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surrender, give in to
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Desecration
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spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
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acquits, absolves, removes blame
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Impoverished
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destitute, poor
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Lukewarm
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unenthusiastic; neither hot nor cold,cold blooded, emotionless, cool.
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Ossify
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turn to bone, become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Tumult
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uproar, noise
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Amelioration
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improvement
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Carping
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constant criticism
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Desist
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stop, discontinue, cease
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Exorcism
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getting free/rid of, eliminating (especially demons)
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Impromptu
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unrehearsed, spontaneous
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Lummox
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clumsy person, clown, dummy.
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Ostentatious
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showy
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Precocious
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developing early
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Sanction
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give approval to
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Turpitude
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depravity, immorality
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Amiable
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friendly
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Cartographer
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person who makes maps
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Despondent
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having no hope, miserable
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Expatriate
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refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country
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Inadvertent
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not intentional
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Luscious
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juicy, moist, succulent
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Oust
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push out of a position
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Predecessor
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one who came before
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Sanguinary
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bloodthirsty, bloody
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Tyro
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novice, beginner
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Amity
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friendship
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Castigate
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scold strongly
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Destitution
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hardship, poverty, misery
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Expedient
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convenient, practical
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Incantation
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chant, invocation, prayer
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Lynch
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assassinate, kill, illegal hanging
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Overt
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obvious, not hidden
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Predicament
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dilemma; difficult situation
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Sanguine
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optimistic, cheerful
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Ubiquitous
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found everywhere, omnipresent
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Amorphous
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lacking in shape
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Catharsis
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purging or releasing of held back emotions
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Deter
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put off, prevent
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Expedite
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make faster
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Incarceration
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putting in prison
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Machinations
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plots and plans
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Overwrought
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worked up, in an emotional state
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Preeminent
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famous, outstanding
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Sardonic
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mocking
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Unalloyed
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undiluted, total
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Analgesic
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medicine to combat pain
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Caucus
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type of private political meeting
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Deteriorate
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worsen, decline
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Exposition
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clear explanation
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Incessant
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without stopping
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Maelstrom
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whirlpool, storm in the ocean
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Palatable
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good to eat, agreeable
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Prerogative
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right or privilege
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Savant
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person with knowledge
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Unctuous
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oily; using excessive flattery
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Analogous
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comparable
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Caustic
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burning
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Detrimental
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harmful
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Extol
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praise
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Incipient
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just beginning
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Magnanimous
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generous, big-hearted
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Palisade
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a barrier, a fence
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Prescient
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having fore-knowledge
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Scale
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to climb
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Undermined
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damaged, attacked
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Anarchy
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chaos, lack of government
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Cavalcade
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procession or cathegorizing of vehicles
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Devoured
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greedily eaten/consumed
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Extradite
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deport from one country back to the home country
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Inclination
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tendency, a leaning toward
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Magnate
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powerful businessman
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Palliative
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a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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Presentiment
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a feeling that something might happen
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Scapegoat
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person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
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Underscore
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emphasize, stress, or,underline
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Anecdote
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an amusing brief story
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Celerity
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speed
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Dexterous
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skilful with hands
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Extraneous
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irrelevant
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Incoherent
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not clear
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Maladroit
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clumsy, unskillful
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Pallid
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pale
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Presumptuous
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assuming too much, arrogant
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Scrupulous
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careful, diligent, painstaking
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Unequivocal
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clear, obvious
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Animosity
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hatred, antagonism
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Censorious
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disapproving, critical
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Dichotomy
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a division into two parts
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Extrapolate
|
extend; predict on the basis of known data
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Incongruous
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not fitting in, out of place
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Malady
|
illness
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Palpable
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easily felt, easily perceived
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Pretentious
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pompous, self-important, egotistic, bossy
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Scrutinize
|
examine carefully
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Unfetter
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set free
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Annex (noun)
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a building which is an addition to an existing building
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Censure
|
blame
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Didactic
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intended to teach, instructive
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Extrinsic
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irrelevant, on the outside
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Inconsequential
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unimportant, insignificant, negligible
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Malediction
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a curse
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Panacea
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remedy for all ills
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Prevaricate
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speak misleadingly and evasively
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Scuttle
|
sink
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Unfrock
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to remove a priest from his position
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Annex (verb)
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take possession of, seize, capture
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Cerebral
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intellectual, smart
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Diffident
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lacking confidence
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Fallacious
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false
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Inconspicuous
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not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable
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Malefactor
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a wrong-doer
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Paradigm
|
example, model, way of looking at things
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Pristine
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unspoiled
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Seminary
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an institution in which priests are trained
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Unprecedented
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never having happened before, modern
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Anomaly
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something which does not fit in a pattern, irregularity
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Certitude
|
certainty
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Digress
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wander off the subject
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Falter
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hesitate, waver
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Indelible
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cannot be wiped out
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Malinger
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deliberately avoid work; shirk
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Paradox
|
apparently contradictory statement
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Proclivity
|
tendency towards
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Sensuous
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appealing to the senses
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Unscathed
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unharmed, intact, without a scratch
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Antagonism
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hostility, strong opposition
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Charlatan
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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
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Dike
|
dam, embankment
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Fanatical
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obsessive, fixated
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Indifferent
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neutral, or not outstanding
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Malingerer
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deliberately tries to avoid work
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Paragon
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a perfect example
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Procrastinate
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delay, put off
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Sentinel
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guard, sentry
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Unwitting
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not deliberate, unconscious
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Antagonistic
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opposed, hostile, aggressive
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Chary
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wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give
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Dilatory
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slow, falling behind with one's work
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Fanaticism
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passion,excessive devotion
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Indigenous
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native to a particular area
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Malleable
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flexible, can be shaped
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Paramount
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of supreme importance
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Prodigal
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wasteful, extravagant
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Sequester
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isolate
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Upbraid
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scold, tell off, reprimand
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Antediluvian
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outdated, prehistoric, very old-fashioned
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Chastises
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punishes
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Dilemma
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puzzling situation
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Fastidious
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overly particular, finicky
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Indolence
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laziness
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Mallet
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hammer, stick used for polo
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Parasite
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scrounger, animal which takes digested food from another
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Prodigious
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very large
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Serendipity
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fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery
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Uproarious
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hilarious, hysterical, very funny
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Anthology
|
a book which is a collection of poems or stories
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Chicanery
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trickery
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Dilettante
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person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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Fatuous
|
silly, foolish
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Inductee
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novice; beginner
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Manipulatable
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influencable, controllable
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Parched
|
dried up
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Profane
|
unholy
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Serene
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calm, peaceful
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Upshot
|
outcome
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Anthropocentrism
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putting man at the center of one's philosophy
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Chimerical
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changeable, unstable
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Diligent
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hard-working
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Feasible
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possible and practicable
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Indulgent
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pampering, satisfying desires
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Marred
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damaged, spoiled
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Pariah
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an outcast from society
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Profanity
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swearing, cursing
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Serrated
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jagged, saw-like
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Urbane
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sophisticated, suave
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Antiquated
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outdated, old fashioned
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Choleric
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easily angered
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Diorama
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model of a scene
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Fecund
|
fertile
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Inebriation
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to be drunk, high, intoxicated
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Marshal
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to gather together
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Parity
|
equality
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Profound
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having deep meaning
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Servile
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overly submissive, groveling
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Usurp
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take someone's position (usually by force)
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Apathetic
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indifferent, uninterested, lethargic
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Chronicler
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person who records historical information
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Dirge
|
mournful song
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Felicitous
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apt, applicable, appropriate, proper
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Ineffable
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cannot be expressed in words
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Marsupial
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pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
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Parochial
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narrow-minded, concerned only with local matters
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Profundity
|
depth
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Skeptical
|
doubting, not gullible
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Utilitarian
|
useful
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Apathy
|
lack of interest or emotion
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Circuitous
|
indirect
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Disapprobation
|
disapproval
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Fervor
|
passion, enthusiasm
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Inept
|
incompetent, unskilled, useless
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Martinet
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person who believes in strict discipline
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Parody
|
a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof
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Proletarian
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member of the working class
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Skirmish
|
minor battle
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Utopian
|
a believer in an ideal world
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Apocryphal
|
of doubtful origin
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Circumlocution
|
using too many words, long-windedness
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Discern
|
to distinguish one thing from another
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Fickle
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unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed
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Inertia
|
inactivity, lethargy
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Masochist
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person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
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Parry
|
ward off, avoid
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Prolific
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producing a lot
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Sluggard
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slow-moving, lethargic person
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Vacillate
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waver, hesitate
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Appease
|
pacify, soothe, calm down, make peace with
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Circumscribe
|
limit
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Discord
|
disagreement
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Finesse
|
skill
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Inevitable
|
cannot be avoided
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Matriarchy
|
society governed by women
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Parsimonious
|
economical, frugal, thrifty
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Proponents
|
promoters, supporters
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Smelt
|
refine an ore
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Vacuous
|
empty, silly, meaningless
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Apprehensive
|
worried, fearful
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Circumspect
|
cautious, considering all sides
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Discordancy
|
cacophony, harshness, jarring
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Fitful
|
not continuous, stopping and starting
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Inexorable
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relentless
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Maverick
|
a loner
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Parsimony
|
stinginess, frugality, cost-cutting
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Prosaic
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dull, boring, ordinary
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Smorgasbord
|
collection, mix, Accumulation, mixture
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Vagrant
|
person wandering without a home
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Arable
|
can be cultivated
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Circumvent
|
avoid
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Discrepancy
|
something which does not match up; inconsistency
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Flagrant
|
clearly wrong
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Inexpedient
|
not advisable
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Meager
|
in short supply
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Partisan
|
biased, one-sided, committed to one group
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Proscribe
|
forbid
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Solace
|
comfort for grief
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Vapid
|
dull, uninspiring
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Arbitrary
|
random, for no definite reason
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Clairvoyant
|
psychic, mystic
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Discriminate
|
to make a clear distinction, see the difference
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Flamboyant
|
showy, ornate
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Infallible
|
perfect, flawless
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Meander
|
wander from side to side
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Pathos
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Appealing to emotions, evoking sadness or pity
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Prosody
|
study of versification, poems
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Solicit
|
to ask for, seek
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Variegated
|
multicolored, speckled
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Arcane
|
obscure, known only to a few people
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Clamor
|
shout, scream
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Discursiveness
|
long windedness, indirectness
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Flaunt
|
show off, display in a showy manner
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Infamous
|
famous for something bad
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Mellow
|
soft, melodious, ripe
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Patron
|
one who give support (usually financial)
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Prostration
|
lying face down, or, be overcome with extreme weakness
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Somnambulist
|
sleepwalker
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Vehemence
|
violence, fervor, forcefulness
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Archaic
|
ancient, outdated, old fashioned
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Clandestine
|
secret, covert, stealthy, quietly.
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Disdain
|
contempt, strong dislike
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Flippant
|
making jokes about serious matters
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Infer
|
deduce, conclude
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Menagerie
|
collection of animals, zoological garden, group, band.
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Patronize
|
Help, Fund, promote, sponsor, foster.
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Protagonist
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main character in film, book, play, etc.
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Soothsayer
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fortuneteller
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Vehement
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forceful
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