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171 Cards in this Set
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sardonic |
sarcastic |
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paucity |
dearth of, fewness |
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prattle |
to ramble on |
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wry |
dry especially mocking humor |
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droll |
dry amusement, almost same as wry |
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fastidious |
close attention to detail |
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apathetic |
showing or feeling no interest |
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recalcitrant |
having a very uncooperative attitude towards authority |
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clandestine |
surreptitious, done secretly
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gregarious |
a person of fond company, friendly, sociable
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austere |
severe or strict manner, or living life with no comforts or luxuries |
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austerity |
sternness or severity of attitude, very serious |
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castigate |
to scold severely |
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reproach |
to address someone in a manner of dissappointment |
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conjecture |
forming an opinion based on incomplete information |
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propitious |
giving or indicating a good chance of success |
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gaffe |
an unintentional embarrassing act. |
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anachronism |
a thing belonging to a period other than which it exists in |
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belie |
fail to give a true impression of something, to disguise or contradict |
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banal |
cliche, so lacking in originality that it becomes boring. |
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mollify
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reduce severity of someones anger
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assuage
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make an unpleasant feeling less intense
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covet(ous)
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great desire to possess something
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aloof
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distant and removed
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platitudinous
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it is too cliche and hackneyed
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insipid
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lacking flavor
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trite
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hackneyed, overused.
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prudent
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showing care or thought for the future
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acquiesce
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reluctantly agree without protest
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autonomous
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acting independently, self-governement
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fortitude
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courage or pain in adversity
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diminutive
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extremely or unusually small
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exhort
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strongly encourage someone to do something
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antipathy
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a deep seated feeling of dislike
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tenacious
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keeping a firm hold of something and not letting go, or persistence in existance
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ephemeral
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lasting for a very short time
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mercurial
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very fickle, constantly changing mood
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boorish
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rough and bad mannered
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admonish
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warn or reprimand someone earnestly
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incontrovertible
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not able to be denied or distputed
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intrepid
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fearless or adventurous
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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poignant
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evoking a key sense of sadness or regret or sharp or pungent
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impetus
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the force or energy with which a body moves or the force or energy to start something
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bucolic
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relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside
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rustic
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relating to the countryside
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equanimity
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mental calmness or composure
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panache
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flamboyance with confidence
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placid
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not easily upset or excited or calm and peaceful
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fortuitous
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happening by chance or accident rather than by design
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amalgam
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a mixture or blend
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in(temperate)
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having (or not) self control
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laud
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praise a person for their achievements
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extol
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praise enthusiastically
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taut
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stretched or pulled back, not slack
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pompous
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very grand or like pretentious, he pretends he knows everything
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disparity
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a great difference
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curtail
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reduce in extent or quantity
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innocuous
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not harmful or offensive
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diatribe
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a forceful or bitter verbal attack
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tirade
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a long and angry speech
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charlatan
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a person falsely claiming to have a skill or knowledge
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hedonist
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a person who believes that seeking of pleasure is the most important thing in life
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raconteur
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a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful way, think of like recounter
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dilettante
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dabbling in a bunch of areas in the arts without any real or deep interest
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recluse
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a solitary person that does not prefer to contact other people
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bungler
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a person who messes up things a lot, clumsy, amateur
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prognosticator
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one who predicts future events
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pundit
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an expert in a certain field that is frequently called to give opinions to the public
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zealot
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a person who is fanatical in their religious or political ideals
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neophyte
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a person who is new to a subject or skill
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dissembler
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a person that hides your true feelings, disguise, or give a false appearance of
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes humankind and avoids society
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sycophant
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a person who acts obsequious towards someone important to gain an advantage (kiss up)
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obsequious
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overly attentive to an excessive degree
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reprobate
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an unprincipled person humorously like remember Tom our crazy old drinking buddy
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renegade
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a person who deserts or betrays an organization or set of principles.
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laconic
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speech, or style of reply using very few words maybe to denote lack of interest
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halcyon
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denoting a period of time in the past that was ideally happy or peaceful
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sophistry
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using fallacious arguments especially with the intent of deceiving
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chimerical
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existing as the product of only imagination, improbable
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ostracize
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basically shun
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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nefarious
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a wicked or criminal action or activity
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dirge
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lament for the dead especially part of a funeral rite
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maudlin
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self-pitying, like the drink made her sentimental, through drunkness
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quixotic
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very unrealistic or impractical
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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flasco
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a thing that is a complete failure especially in an embarrassing or funny way
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picayune
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petty or worthless
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maverick
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an unorthodox or independent minded person
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juggernaut
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a huge powerful institution
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serendipity
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occurrence of events by chance in a fortunate way
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zenith
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high point
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nadir
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low point
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expunge
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erase or remove something completely
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excise
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a tax levied on certain goods
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extricate
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free something or someone from a constraint or difficulty
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exorbitant
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unreasonably high price or amount
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repudiate
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deny the truth of or refuse to accept or be associated with
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recant
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to take back a statement
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reticent
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not revealing one's thoughts readily
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rebuff
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to reject something in a rude or ungracious manner
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resurgent
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increasing or reviving after period of little acitvity or popularity
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repugnant
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extremely distasteful or unacceptable
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deleterious
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causing harm or damage
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decry
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publicly denounce
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equivocal(ate)
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something that is ambiguous or unclear or to use unclear language to hide one's meaning
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deferential
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showing respect to someone
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whimsical
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playful in an amusing way, humorous
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vindictive
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showing a strong desire for revenge
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despondent
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disheartened or in low spirits from loss of hope
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morose
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bad tempered, in a bad mood
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derisive
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expressing contempt or ridicule
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implacable
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relentless or unstoppable
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inexorable
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impossible to stop or prevent
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irreverent
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showing a lack of respect for things or people that are generally taken seriously
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irresolute
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showing a feeling of hesitancy or uncertainty
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circumspect
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wary and unwilling to take risks
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circuitous
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a route that is longer than the most direct way
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magnanimous
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very generous and forgiving
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mellifluous
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sweet and pleasant to hear
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acrimonious
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angry and bitter
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copious
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abundant in supply or quantity
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abstemious
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non self-indulgent especially when eating or drinking, like oh we only had one bottle of wine
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malodorous
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smelling very unpleasant
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heinous
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a wrongful or wicked act or crime
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egregious
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outstandingly bad or shocking
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gratuitous
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uncalled for, unwarranted
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precarious
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not securely held in position, like that precarious ladder bout to fall
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wistful
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showing a feeling of vague longing like the wistful smile
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frivolity
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lack of seriousness, lightheartedness
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acerbic
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sharp or sarcastic wit or sour
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acrid
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very strong or unpleasant smell
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vitriolic
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filled with bitter criticism or malice
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conciliatory
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intended or pacify
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prosaic
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lacking poetic beauty, prose, ordinary and everyday
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caustic |
burn remark |
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crystallize |
make an idea into a solid plan |
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virulent |
language that is hateful |
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empirical |
guided by practical experience not theory |
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gestate |
conceive an idea in the mind |
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lucrative |
very profitable |
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avarice |
greedy, desire for material wealth |
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glut |
surfeit |
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destitute |
very poor, indigent |
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indigent |
destitute, very poor |
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opulent |
affluent |
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munificent |
very generous, magnanimous |
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parsimonious |
very cheap and stingy |
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remunerate |
to compensate, like wage varies from job to job |
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autocrat or despot |
ruler having ultimate power |
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(dis)enfranchise |
to lose or gain the right to vote |
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demarcation |
setting of boundaries, marking lines |
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desiccate |
very dry or arid |
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complicity |
association or participation in a wrongful act like a crime so complicit means to help commit a crime |
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exonerate or exculpate |
free from guilt or crime |
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malfeasance |
wrongdoing |
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quiescent |
stationary marked by inactivity |
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lurid |
shocking |
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pugnacious or belligerent |
aggressive |
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perfunctory |
something performed in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner |
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aplomb |
self assurance |
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profligate |
wasteful |
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parsimonious |
very stingy |
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petulant |
irritable behabior |
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chicanery |
trickery |
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moribund |
approaching death |
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flippant
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treating serious matters with a lighthearted humor |
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credulous |
gullible |
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nonplussed and confounded |
perplexed or bewildered |
