Sat Vocabulary

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spurious

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fake; counterfeit

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ficitious, dubious, fabricated

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guile

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trickery; deceit

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cleverness, cunning, duplicity

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beguile

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to deceive with charm

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charm, entrance, captivate

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strategem

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a deceitful scheme

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ploy, gimmick, ruse, subterfuge

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surreptitious

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deceptive; sneaky

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covert, furtive, stealthy

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clandestine

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secret; hidden

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stealthy, surreptitious, covert

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stealth

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sneakiness; ability to avoid detection

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furtiveness, covertness

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duplicity

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deceit; hypocritical deception

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chicanery, improbity

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specious

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false, but plausible

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ostensible, sophistic

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pseudonym

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pen name

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alias, anonym

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fallacious

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deceptive; false

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delusroy, erroneus

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rapacious

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greedy; ravenous

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ravenous, covetous

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transient

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fleeting; short-lived

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ephemeral, evanescent, deciduous, transitory

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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transient, evanescent, fleeting

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sporadic

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irregular or unpredictable; infrequent

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intermittent, episodic, mercurial

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capricious

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whimsical; impulsive

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fickle, volatile, mercurial, erratic

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evanescent

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likely to vanish

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transient, ephemeral, transitory

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extemporaneous

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done with little or no practice

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impromptu

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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archaism, incongruity, asynchronism

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transitory

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lasting for a short time

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transient, fleeting

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expedite

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to speed up

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hasten

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influx

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a flowing in

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superfluous

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beyond waht is necessary or sufficient

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contemporaneous

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existing or occurring at about the same time

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interminable

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never ending

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incessant, unremitting

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protracted

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prolonged; extended in time

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drawn out

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censure

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official condemnation; harsh criticism

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castigation, derision, rebuke

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calumny

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slander; false accusation

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libel, denigration, defamation

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diatribe

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malicious criticism or abuse

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castigation, derision, harangue

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caustic

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corrosive; sarcastic

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abrasive, acrimonious

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repudiate

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to cast off publicly

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disavow, abjure, forswear

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derogatory

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disparaging; belittling

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pejorative, derisive, disparaging

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admonish

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to reprimand mildly

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rebuke, reprove

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disparage

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to belittle; to demean

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deprecate, discredit

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impugn

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to attack as untrue; to refute by argument

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malediction

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a curse

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anathema, execration

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denigrate

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to attack the character of; to disparage

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slander, decry

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harangue

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a long, critical, and pompous speech

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diatribe, discourse

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pejorative

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tending

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disparaging

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slander

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comments that injure another's reputation

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sanctimonious

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falsely pious or self-righteous

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holier-than-thou, self,righteous, unctuous

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sacrosanct

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profoundly sacred

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inviolable, consecrated, divine, revered

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sanctuary

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a place of refuge; a sacred place

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shrine, asylum

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sacrilegious

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grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred

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blasphemous, desecrating, impious

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revere

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to regard with honor and devotion

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venerate, idolize, esteem

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pious

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showing religious reverence

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devout, reverential

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deference

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respect for the wishes of others

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courtesy, reverence

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sacrament

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a formal religious act or oath

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rite, liturgy

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venerable

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worthy of respect

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revered, honorable

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venerate

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to regard with reverence or respect

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revere, extol

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consecrate

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to declare to be holy

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venerate, bless

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talisman

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an object with magical powers

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charm, amulet

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lionize

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to treat as a celebrity

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glorify, exalt, panegyrize, apotheosize, deify

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formidable

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awesome; hard to overcome; dreadful

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indomitable, redoubtable

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potent

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strong and effective

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efficacious, forceful

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bulwark

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a strong defense

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bastion, redoubt, rampart

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indomitable

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unable to be conquered

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impregnable, invincible

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redoubtable

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arousing fear; formidable; awesome

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formidable, intimidating

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robust

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full of vigor

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brawny, athletic, potent

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impervious

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incapable of being penetrated or affected

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impenetrable, impregnable

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efficacious

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capable of producing a desired effect

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proficient

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stalwart

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physically or morally strong person; strong supporter

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mainstay, partisan

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impotent

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lacking strength or power

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enervated, effete

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predominant

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most important

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parmount, preeminent

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impregnable

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unable to be entered by force

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impenetrable, invincible, indomitable

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brawn

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muscular strength

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robustness, vigor

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bastion

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stronghold, fortress

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bulwark

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coalesce

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to blend or fuse together

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amalgamte, consolidate, fuse

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anthology

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a collection of works

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compilation

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convoke

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to call together

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assemble, summon

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synchronize

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to arrange events to occur simultaneously

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coordinate

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synthesis

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a fusion; a bringing together

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amalgam, composite, fusion

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eclectic

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made up of parts from many different sources

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multifaceted, multifarious, manifold, diverse, synthesized

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yoke

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to join different things

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couple

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amalgam

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a combination of different substances into one mass

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composite, hybrid

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amass

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to gather, to pile up

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stockpile, accrue

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invoke

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to call on for help or inspiration

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compatible

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capable of living together harmoniously

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contemporary

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living or occurring during the same time period

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predilection

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disposition in favor of something

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inclination, bent, proclivity, propensity

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ruthless

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cruel; merciless

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brutal, callous

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contempt

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scorn; disrespect

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disdain, scorn

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callous

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hardened; insensitive

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insensitive, dispassionate

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sadistic

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taking pleasure in the pain of others

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barbarous, savage, ruthless

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supercilious

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full of haughty arrogance

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haughty, cavalier

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idiosyncracy

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a peculiar trait or habit

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quirk, affectation, eccentricity, singularity

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anomaly

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unusual event

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aberration, irregularity

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incongruous

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inappropriate; not in keeping with a pattern

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fetter

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to tie up; to chain

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shackle, hamper

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notorious

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famous for bad things

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infamous, disreputable

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decry

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to speak out against

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vilify, condemn

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vilify

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to slander; to defame

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denigrate, malign, libel, calumniate

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heinous

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cruel and unusual

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atrocious, monstrous

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revile

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to denounce abusively