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candid
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completely honest, straightforward
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conjecture
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inference;guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
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to imply or communicate stealthily
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
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adroit
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dexterous; deft
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ascertain
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to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
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the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formula rules
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perspicacious
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practical
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
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independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
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worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative(n)
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something that comes form another source
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
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isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox
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adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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castigate
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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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reclusive
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seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
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to give up(a title, for example), especially by formal announcement
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
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capable of being believed; plausible
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan(adj.)
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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or value(antonym:disparity)
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
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lax in attending to duty; negligent
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority
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sanctimonious
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feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous
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principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
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concerned
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sophistry
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plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
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substantiate
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to support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracity
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adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selfness
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eminent
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distinguished; prominent
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empathy
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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extol
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to praise highly
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magnanimous
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
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humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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reciprocate
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to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
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to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable content before publication or release
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extirpate
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to destroy
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quell
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch
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to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant
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to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
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to thwart or stump
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
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insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
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to speak of negatively; to belittle
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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mar
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to damage, especially in a disfiguring way
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pejorative(adj)
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disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
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to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech or writing
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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exuberant
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full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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embellish
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to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unnecessary
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lavish
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extravagant
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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opulent
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displaying great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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penchant
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a strong inclination or liking
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redundant
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needlessly repetitive
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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vicarious
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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vignette
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a short scene or story
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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inundate
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to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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multiplicity
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state of being various or manifold; a great number
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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ameliorate
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to make something better; improve
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beneficial
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producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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curative
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able to heal or curve
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palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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therapeutic
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having or exhibiting healing powers
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complement(n)
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something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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epitome
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a representing or example of a type
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felicitous
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admirably suited; apt
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belie
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to misrepresent or disguise
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debunk
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to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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duplicitous
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deliberately deceptive
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fabricate
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to make up in order to deceive
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fallacy
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a false notion
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mendacious
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lying; untruthful
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specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous(antonym: unequivocal)
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erratic
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markedly inconsistent
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impetuous
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suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
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an impelling force or stimulus
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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vacillate
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to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
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whimsical
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characterized by whim; unpredictable
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flag(v)
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to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
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jaded
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worn out; wearied
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ingenuous
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness(antonym:disingenuous)
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subterfuge
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a deceptive stratagem or device
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surreptitious
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secretive; sneaky
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dearth
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scarce supply; lack
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modicum
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a small, moderate, or taken amount
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paucity
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smallness in number; scarcity
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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temperate
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moderate;restrained(antonym:intemperate)
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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mercenary
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motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
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obstinate
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stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action
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proliferate
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to grow or increase rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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vigilant
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on the alert; watchful
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extraneous
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irrelevant; inessential
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juxtapose
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no place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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synergy
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combined action or operation
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tangential
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merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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aural
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of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
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cacophony
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discordant, unpleasant noise
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or lament
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony; incompatible
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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strident
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loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
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debacle
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disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco
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debilitate
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impair the strength of; weaken
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tumultuous
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noisy and disorderly
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anachronistic
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the representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period
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archaic
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characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old
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dilatory
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habitually late
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ephemeral
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lasting for only a brief time
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redolent
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fragrant; aromatic; suggestive
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temporal
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of, relating to, or limited by time
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onerous
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troublesome or oppressive; burdernsome
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portent
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indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen
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prescience
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knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight
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austere
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without decoration; strict
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banal
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drearily commonplace; predictable; trite
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hackneyed
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worn out through overuse; trite
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insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging; lacking taste or savor
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull(antonym:poetic)
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soporific
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inducing or tending to induce sleep
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vapid
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lacking liveliness, animation, or interest;dull
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brevity
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the quality or state of being brief in duration
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expedient
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appropriate to a purpose; convenient; speedy
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transient
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passing quickly in time or space
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augment
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to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement
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bolster
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to hearten, support or prop up
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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copious
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plentiful; having a large quantity
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distend
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to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full
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grandiose
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great in scope or intent; grand
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prodigious
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enormous
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profundity
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great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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redouble
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to make twice as great; to double
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scintillating
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brilliant
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averse
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strongly disinclined
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conspicuous
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easy to notice; obvious(antonym:inconspicuous)
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demure
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modest and reserved
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diffidence
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timidity or shyness
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diffidence
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timidity or shyness
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docile
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submissive to instruction; willing to be taught
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innocuous
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having no adverse effect; harmless
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placid
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calm or quiet; undisturbed
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quiescent
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quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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concord
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agreement
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concur
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to agree
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dogmatic
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stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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fastidious
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carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
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intransigence
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refusal to moderate a position or to compromise
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jocular
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characterized by or given to joking
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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affable
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easy-going; friendly
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alacrity
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promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness
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amiable
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friendly; agreeable; good-natured
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benign
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kind and gentle
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident, optimistic
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belligerent
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eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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byzantine
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extremely complicated or devious
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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exarcerbate
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to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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flippant
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disrespectfully humorous or casual
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insolent
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insulting in manner or speech
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nefarious
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flagrantly wicked; vicious
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pernicious
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extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly
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rancorous
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marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
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repugnant
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
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tawdry
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gaudy and cheap
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arboreal
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relating to or resembling a tree or trees
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invocation(n)
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a call(usually upon higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
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stratify
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to layer or separate into layers
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variegated
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having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
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verdant
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having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
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