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204 Cards in this Set
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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clarity
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clearness in thought or expression
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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coherent
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logically connected
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cohesive
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condition of sticking together
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange; conversation
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eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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emphasize
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to give special attention to something, to stress
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fluid
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easily flowing
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implication
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the act of suggesting or hinting
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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artbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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biases
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prejudiced
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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integrity
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trustworthiness; completeness
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jurisprudence
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the philosophy or science of law
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objectivity
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable
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substantiated
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supported with proof or evidence
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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condescending
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treating people as weak or inferior
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred; scornful
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despotic
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exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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dictatorial
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domineering; opressively overbearing
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disdain
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contempt, scorn
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haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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partonizing
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treating in a condescending manner
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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futile
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having no useful purpse; pointless
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impede
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to slow the progress of
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obscure
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relatively unknown
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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dilatory
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habitually late
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indolent
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lazy
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insipid
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unintersting; unchallenging
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listless
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lacking energy
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torpor
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank or degree; difference
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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suppressed
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subdued; kept from being circulated
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately schocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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pratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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ample
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describing a large amount of something
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comprehensive
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large in scope or content
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copious
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plentiful; haivng a large quantity
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permeated
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spread or flowing throughout
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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prodigious
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enormous
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replete
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abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or a burden
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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benign
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kind and gentle
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emollient
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softening and soothing
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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fabricated
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made; concocted in order to decieve
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretending to be sometihng one is not
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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camouflage
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to hide by blending with surroundings
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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disingenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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ruse
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a crafty trick
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strategem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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surreptitiously
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done by secretive means
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wary
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on guard; watchful
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wily
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cunning
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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 having opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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arbitrary
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determinde by impulse rather than reason
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocate
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to avoid amking a definite statement
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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spontaneous
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unplanned; naturally occurring
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whimsical
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subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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superficial
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concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak
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trivial
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of little importance or significance
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assiduous
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hard-working
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compelling
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forceful; urgently demanding attention
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diligent
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marking by painstaking effort
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dogged
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stubbornly preserving
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endure
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to put up with
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intrepid
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courageous; fearless
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maverick
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one who is independent and resissts adherence to a group
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obdurate
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stubborn; inflexible
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering 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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vitality
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energy
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assimilation
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to absorb; to make similar
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consensus
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general agreement
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context
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circumstances of a situation
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derived
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copied or adapted from a source
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incumbent
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imposed as a duty; obigatory
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inevitable
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certain to happen, unavoidable
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malleable
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easily shaped or formed; easily influence
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subdue
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to restrain; to hold back
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acquired
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developed or learned; not naturally occurring
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conception
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the ability to form or understand an idea
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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dogmatic
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stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs
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enlightening
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informative; contributing to one's awaresness
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impression
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a feelings or understanding resulting from an experience
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intuition
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the power of knowing things without thinking
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inherent
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inborn; built-in
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inveterate
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long established; deep-rooted; haitual
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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proximity
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closeness
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elusive
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difficultto capture, as in someting actually fleeting
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emigrate
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to leave one country and settle in another
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transient
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passing away with time; passing from one to another
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transitory
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short-lived or temporary
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affable
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easy-going; friendly
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amenable
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responsive; agreeable
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camaraderie
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goodwill between friends
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cordial
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friendly; sincere
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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impinge
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hinder; interfere with
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lament
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express grief for; mourn
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sanction
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an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
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truncated
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shortened; cut-off
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciate of beauty
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anthology
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a collection of literary pieces
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field or knowledge
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parody
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an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
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realism
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artistic representation that aims from visual accuracy
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decorous
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proper; marked by good taste
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equanimity
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the quality of being calm and even-temmpered; composure
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propriety
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appropriateness of behavior
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prudent
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exercising good judgement or common sense
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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discredit
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to cause to be doubted
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disparages
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to speak of in a slighting way or negatively
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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
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vilify
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to make vicious statements about
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brusque
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rudely abrupt
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caustic
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bitingly sarcastic or witty
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feral
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savage; unamed
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fractious
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quarrelsome; unruly
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incorrigible
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unagle to be reformed
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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insoletn
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insulting in manner or speech
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notorious
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known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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enmity
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mutual hatred or ill will
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heinous
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hatefull evil
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malfeasance
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misconducts or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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putrid
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rotten
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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hackneyed
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worn-out through overuse
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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austere
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without decoration; strict
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mundane
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commonplace; ordinary
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ponderous
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extremely dull
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prosaic
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unimaginative
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harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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trepidation
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uncertainty
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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candor
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sincerity
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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fastidious
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possessing careful attention to detial
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laudatory
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giving praise
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venerated
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highly respected
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pragmatic
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practical
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solvent
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able to pay one's debts
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abstract
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not applied to actual objects
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cartographer
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one who designs or makes maps
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vocation
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an occupation or profession
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