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140 Cards in this Set
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inevitable
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unable to be avoided
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inexorable
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unable to be deterred; relentless
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ingenious
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showing cleverness and originality
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inherent
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naturally part of something
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innate
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inborn; native
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innocuous
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harmless, inoffensive
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inoculate
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to prevent a disease by infusing with a disease-causing organism
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insipid
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flavorless, uninteresting
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insolence
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an attitude or behavior that is bold and disrespectful
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insular
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narrow or isolated in attitude or viewpoint
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insurgency
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uprising, rebellion
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integrity
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honesty, uprightness; soundness, completeness
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iconoclast
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someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar to an individual; eccentric; odd
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idolatry
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the worship of person, thing, or institution as a god
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impartial
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fair, equal, unbiased
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impeccable
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flawless
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impetuous
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acting hastily or impulsively
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impinge
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to encroach upon, touch, or affect
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implicit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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impute
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to credit or give responsibility to; to attribute
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inarticulate
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unable to speak or express oneself clearly and understandably
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incisive
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expressed clearly and directly
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formidable
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awesome, impressive, or frightening
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fortuitous
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lucky, fortunate
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fractious
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troublesome, unruly
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fragility
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the quality of being easy to break; delicacy, weakness
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fraternize
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to associate with on friendly terms
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frenetic
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chaotic, frantic
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frivolity
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lack of seriousness; levity
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frugal
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spending little
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fugitive
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someone trying to escape
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gargantuan
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huge, colossal
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genial
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friendly, gracious
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grandiose
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overly large, pretentious, or showy
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exasperate
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to irritate or annoy
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exculpate
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to free from blame or guilt
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exemplary
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worthy to serve as a model
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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expansive
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broad and large; speaking openly and freely
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expedite
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to carry out promptly
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expertise
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skill, mastery
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expiate
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to atone for
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expropriate
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to seize ownership of
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extant
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currently in existence
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extenuate
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to make less serious
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extol
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to greatly praise
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extricate
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to free form a difficult or complicated situation
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elated
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excited and happy; exultant
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elliptical
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very terse or concise in writing or speech; difficult to understand
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elusive
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hard to capture, grasp, or understand
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embezzle
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to steal money or property that has been entrusted to your care
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emend
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to correct
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emigrate
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to leave one place or country to settle elsewhere
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eminent
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noteworthy, famous
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emissary
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someone who represents another
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emollient
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something that softens or soothes
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empathy
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imaginative sharing of the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another
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empirical
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based on experience or personal observation
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emulate
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to imitate or copy
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disingenuous
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pretending to be candid, simple, and frank
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disparage
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to speak disrespectfully about, to belittle
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disparity
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difference in quality or kind
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disregard
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to ignore, to neglect
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disruptive
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causing disorder, interrupting
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dissemble
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to pretend, to simulate
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dissipate
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to spread out or scatter
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dissonance
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mix of discordant sounds; lack of agreement between ideas
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diverge
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to move in different direction
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diversion
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a distraction or pastime
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divination
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the art of predicting the future
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divisive
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causing disagreement or disunity
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denigrate
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to criticize or belittle
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depose
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to remove from office, especially from a throne
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derelict
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negligent of one's duty
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derivative
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taken from a particular source
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desolate
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empty, lifeless, and deserted; hopeless, gloomy
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destitute
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very poor
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deter
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to discourage from acting; to inhibit
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detractor
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someone who belittles or disparages
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deviate
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to depart from a standard or norm
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devious
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tricky, deceptive
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didactic
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intended to teach, instructive
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diffident
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hesitant, reserved, shy
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diffuse
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to spread out, to scatter
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curtail*
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to shorten*
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debase*
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to lower in quality, character, or esteem*
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debunk*
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to expose as false or worthless; destroy*
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decorous*
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having good taste; proper, appropriate*
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decry*
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to criticize or condemn*
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ambiance
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general atmosphere
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contemporary
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modern, current; from the same time
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contrite
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sorry for past misdeeds
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conundrum
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a riddle, puzzle, or problem
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convergence
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the act of coming together in unity or similarity
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convoluted
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twisted, complicated, intricate
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corroborating
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supporting with evidence; confirming
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corrosive
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eating away, gnawing, or destroying
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credulity
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willingness to believe, even with little evidence
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criterion
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a standard of measurement or judgement
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critique
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a critical evaluation
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culpable
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deserving blame, guilty
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cumulative
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made up of successive additions
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circuitous
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winding or indirect
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circumlocutory
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speaking in a roundabout way; wordy
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circumscribe
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to define by a limit or boundary
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circumvent
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to get around
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clandestine
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secret, surreptitious
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cloying
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overly sweet or sentimental
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cogent
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forceful and convincing
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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cohesive
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sticking together, unified
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collaborate
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to work together
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colloquial
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informal in language; conversational
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competent
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having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied
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astute
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observant, intelligent, and shrewd
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atypical
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not typical; unusual
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audacious
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bold, daring, adventurous
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audible
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able to be heard
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auspicious
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promising good fortune; propitious
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authoritarian
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favoring or demanding blind obedience to leaders
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belated
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delayed past the proper time
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belie
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to present a false or contradictory appearance
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benevolent
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wishing or doing good
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berate
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to scold or criticize harshly
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bereft
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lacking or deprived of something
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bombastic
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inflated or pompous in style
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aesthetic
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relating to art or beauty
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affected
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false, artificial
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aggressive
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forceful, energetic, and attacking
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alacrity
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promptness, speed
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allege
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to state without proof
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alleviate
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to make lighter or more bearable
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ambiguous
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having two or more possible meanings
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ambivalent
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having two or more contradictory feelings or attitudes; uncertain
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amiable
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likable, agreeable, friendly
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amicable
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friendly, peaceable
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amplify
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to enlarge, expand, or increase
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anachronistic
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out of the proper time
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