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premature
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hasty, early
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Pre Mature
before maturation exactly what the word says |
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extraneous
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not essential
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key word: extra
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sporadic
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not regular, random
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expedient
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useful for the purpose
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subjective
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your own thoughts
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sister: objective
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objective
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real or actual
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sister is subjective
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superfluous
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unnecessary, extra
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incontrovertible
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not dismissible
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con----vert
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impervious
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incapable of being affected, penetrated
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infallible
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never wrong
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Loreal's new infallible lipgloss
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feasible
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capable of being done
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anomoly
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abonormal thing
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spurious
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fake
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idyllic
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rural, pleasant life, idealizing
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pristine
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fresh, untouched
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unmarred
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flawless
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eclectic
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using various sources
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dogmatic
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strict, following doctrine bla
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invidious
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giving offense
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clandestine
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secretive
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sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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self effasing
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self erasing keeping one self in background as in humility
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insiduous
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sly or treacherous
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disparage
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belittle, depreciate, bring reproach upong
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disparate
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containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
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vocation
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work, calling
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exempt
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to free from an obligation or liability
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proprietor
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owner of a business establishment
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fragmentary
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consisting of or reduced to fragments
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prevalence
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predominance, superior power, influence
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entrepreneurial
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organization, enterprise, business with considerable initiative and risk
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nostalgia
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desire to retrn in thought or fact to former time in one's life
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vanguard
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forefront of any movement, field, activity
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irrevocable
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unable to be taken back, withdrawed
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wrenching
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sharp, distressing strain feeling
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skepticism
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questioning the validity or authenticity of something
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multifaceted
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having many facets, aspects, phases
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exacerbated
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to increase severity, bitterness, or violence of
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paradigm
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a set of rforms of all which contain particular element
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periphery
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external boundary of any sufrace of area exteral surface of a body
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inception
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beginning, start, commencement
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expatriate
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banish from his/her country or withdraw from allegiance to
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depravities
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the state of being corrupt, wicked, perverted
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wayward
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turning or turned away from what is proper
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culmination
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to reach highest point, development, end at final stage
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epitome
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a typical or ideal example
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
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opulence
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1 : wealth, affluence
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affluence
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an abundant flow or supply
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incongrous
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out of keeping or place, inappropriate
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juxtaposing
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place close together side by sidfe for significance, or ideas,
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inane
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lacking sense
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ornate
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elaborately adorned
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anachronistic
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something not in correct historical or chronological
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multifarious
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numerous and varied
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extrapolated
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inferring from something that is known
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nefarious
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extremely wicked villainous
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devious
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not straightforward, shifty or crooked
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onerious
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burdensome, troublesome, giving hardships
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adroit,
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expert or nimble in use of hands or body
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conscientious
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controlled by or done according to conscience
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slipshod
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careless, untidy
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lackadaisical
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without interest, vigor, determinations
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advocates
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speak or write in favor of supporters
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acumen
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keen insight
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arcane
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known,understoody by very few
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lucid
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easily understood
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ingenuous
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free from reserve, restraint candid, innocent sincere
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didactic
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intended for instruction or lecture too much
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esoteric
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understood by by or meant for select few who have special knowledge or interest
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inexorable
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: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
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consecrate
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dedicated to a sacred purpose
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tenacious
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2 a : persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired
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corollary
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something that naturally follows : result b : something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels
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sedition
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incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
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subvert
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to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
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salutary
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1 : producing a beneficial effect : remedial <salutary influences
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avert
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to avoid, prevent
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nadir
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lowest point
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kudos
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praise
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brevity
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briefness or conciseness in speech or wrting
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for the sake of brevity, chosse your words with care.
key letters: bre as in breathiness, or breifness |
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laconic
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using few words in speech
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Because Bush's laconic reply lacked specificity, it raised more questions than it answered.
LAConic : LACk of words |
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pithy
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brief and full of meaning and substance
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What expresses affection more pithily than the three words, I LOVE YOU?
PIt as in to the core, and dense |
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quiescent
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quet still inactive
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Quie...........t
Never one to make waves, Leo quiescently followed the coach's orders |
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reticent
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not talking much; reserved`1
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Usually reticent, Ms. Worhty surprised us all with a long story at lunch.
REticent REserved |
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Succint adj
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clearly and briefly stated; concise
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Mr. Phillips asked us to write a succinct summary of our term papers
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taciturn
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silent; sparing of words;closemouthed
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Next to me sat a taciturn girl who said nothing during the four hour ride
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terse
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using only the words that are needed to make the point;very concise
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The principal's terse reply was clearly; "no dogs at school".
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circumlocution
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speaking in circles; roundabout speech
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To avoid hurting anyone's feelings, Hank resorted to circumlocution.
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eloquence
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artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings
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Even the most eloquent graduation speeches are quickly forgotten.
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garrulous
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talkative; loquacious
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Garrulous gorrilas
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grandiloquent
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using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
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Loquacious
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very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
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Loquacious dairy queen lips are so annoying.
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prattle
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to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
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the prattle of freshmen resounded through the cafetera.
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Rhetorical
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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect
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don't answer the question. It's meant to be rhetorial( says a smart ass teacher)
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verbose
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using too many words; wordy;long winded
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When time is short, verbose explanations are inappropriate
antonyms ; concise |
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voluble
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talking a great deal with ease; glib
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The voluble person in the pantene commercial
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contemptuous
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lacking respect; scornful
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when rival cliques are contemptuous of each other, there's going to be trouble.
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disdainful a
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fulll of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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The audience showed its disdaiin by heckling the singer who couldn't carry a tune.
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egotistical
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excessively self abosorbed; very conceited
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Egotistical individuals cannot get enough of their own reflections in the mirror.
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haughty
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having great pride in oneslf and Dislike for others
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insolent
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boldy disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
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"Insolent Boy, this slave of fashion"
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narcissist
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having to do with extreme self adoration; person who feels superior to everyone
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Ostentatious
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having to do with showing off; pretentious
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presumptuous
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too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
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pretentious
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claming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand
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supercilious
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looking down on others; proud and scornful
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swagger
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swagger
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to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner
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"swagger like us"
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banal
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dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed
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BaNaL = bla
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derivative
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unoriginal; taken from something already existing
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Instead of presenting her unique artistic vision, Julie's dervivative work resembled the paintings of the old masters
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hackneyed
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made commonplace by overuse; trite
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Hacked
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Insipid
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lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
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lackluster
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lacking vitality, energy, or brightness
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exactly what the word says
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mundane
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commonplace; ordinary
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mundane Monday mornings
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platitude
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quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
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blatitude
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prosaic
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dull commonplace
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trite
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unoriginal and stale due to overuse
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vapid
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lacking freshness and zest; flalt ; stale
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VAPID TOMATOES = rotten tomatoes
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allay
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to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
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alleviate
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to lessen pain or tension
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ameliorate
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to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
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appease
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to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands; to pacify
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A PEACE
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assuage
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alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
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massage
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conciliate
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to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods
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mediate
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act as a go between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage
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mollify
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to pacify , soothe, or appease
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Molly always makes things better!
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pacify
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to calm to make peaceful to restore to a tranquil state
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placate
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to make calm; to soothe
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What can be done to placate impatient drivers caught in a traffic jam?
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quell
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to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
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affable
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easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly, kind;aiable
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amicable
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showing goodwilll; peaceable
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congenial
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compatible; having kindred needs or tastes; sympathetic
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convivial
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sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good ccompany
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cordial
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warm and friendly; amiable
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoin
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gregarious greg is oh so popular
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jocular
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liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun
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levity
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lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriate
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animosity
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hatred; ill will
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antagonism
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hatred or hostility
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bellicose
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of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike;belligerent
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belli= war
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belligerent
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taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight
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cantankerous
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bad tempered; quarrelsome
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grandma and grandpa are a cantakerous old couple, always fighting and scolding.
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captious
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made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling
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contentious
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quarrelsome; belligerent
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disputatious
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likely to dispute or argue
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polemical
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inclined to argue or debate; controversial
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pugnacious
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eager to fight; belligerent
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Think of a vicious pug named pall.
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altruistic
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showing an unselfish concern for others
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benevolent
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giving freely and easily to others; charitable
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largess
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generous giving
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lavish
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generous in giving to others or in spending money
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking insult or injury by others rising above pettiness
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munificent
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very generous
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philanthropic
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showing a desire to help others by giving gifts; charitable; humane
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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squander
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to spend money or time in a wasteful uncaring fashion
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austere
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having great economy; showing self control when it comes to foregoing luxuries, frills
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avarice
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greed
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fancy word
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frugal
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careful with money; thrifty; not costly
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mercenary
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greedy for self gain; thinking only of money making
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miserly
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careful with how money is spent; thrifty
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parsimonious
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overly thrifty or miserly
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penurious
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stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution
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thrifty
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showing care with how money and resources are spent or used; miserly
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adversity
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great trouble or difficulty
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conflagration
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a huge fire, an inferno
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