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Divisive |
Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. |
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Vociferous |
Expressing feelings in a loud/forceful manner |
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Garrulous |
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. |
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Effusive |
showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. |
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Taciturn |
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. |
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Reticent |
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |
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Munificent |
characterized by or displaying great generosity. |
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Risqué |
slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive. |
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Extraneous |
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with. |
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Sporadic |
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. |
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Incontrovertible |
not able to be denied or disputed. |
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Infallibility |
the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong. |
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Doggedness |
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker. |
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Vacillation |
the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision. |
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Hitherto |
until now or until the point in time under discussion. |
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Resolute |
admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. |
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Pretension |
a claim or assertion of a claim to something. |
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Annulled |
a claim or assertion of a claim to something. |
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Spurious |
not being what it purports to be; false or fake. |
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Conscientious |
wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. |
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Idyllic |
extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. |
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Unmarred |
free from physical or moral spots or stains; |
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Hallowed |
honour as holy. |
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Eclectic |
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
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Invidious |
(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others. |
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Impropmtu |
done without being planned or rehearsed.
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Dogmatic |
inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true. |
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Leery |
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. |
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Clandestine |
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. |
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Sanguine |
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. |
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Doctrinaire |
seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations. |
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Autonomous |
having the freedom to act independently. |
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Intransigence |
Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something: |
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Imperious |
arrogant and domineering. |
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Precocious |
(of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected. |
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Fatuous |
silly and pointless. |
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Sagacious |
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd. |
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Ignoble |
not honourable in character or purpose. |
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Abate |
To reduce or lessen |
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Abdicate |
To give up a position |
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Aberration |
something unusual, different from the norm |
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Amicable |
Agreeable |
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Anachronistic |
out of the context of time, out of date |
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Boisterous |
Enthusiastic or loud |
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Brusque |
Short, rude |
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Canny |
Careful or shrewd |
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Capacious |
Very large, spacious |
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Capitulate |
Surrender |
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Demagogue |
An exploitative leader. |
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Enervating |
Tiring or draining |
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Ephemeral |
Short and fleeting |
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Evanescent |
Short and fleeting |
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Extenuating |
Something that makes the situation not as bad |
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Florid |
Ornate |
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Forbearance |
Patience, restraint |
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Fortuitous |
Lucky |
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Fraught |
filled with |
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Hackneyed |
Cliched |
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Haughty |
Arrogant, Condescending |
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Hedonist |
A person who acts in the pursuit of pleasure |
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Impetuous |
Rash or impulsive |
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Impute |
To assign or attribute |
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Intrepid |
Fearless, adventurous |
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Lobbyist |
A person who takes one side or the other and attempts to persuade government officials. |
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Opulent |
Wealthy |
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Orator |
Speaker |
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Ostentatious |
Showy or flamboyant |
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Perfidious |
Deceitful and untrustworthy |
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Pragmatic |
Practical |
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Prosaic |
Ordinary |
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Prudent |
Careful, wise |
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Querulous |
Irritable, prone to argument |
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Rancorous |
hateful, unpleasant |
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Reconciliation |
coming back together after a disagreement |
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Reverence |
deep respect |
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Surreptitious |
kept secret |
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Tactful |
Polite |
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Tenacious |
Persistent, stubborn |
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Transient |
temporary, impermanent |
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Venerable |
respectable because of its age |
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Vindicate |
to free from blame |
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Confer |
have a conference in order to talk something over |
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Earnest |
sincere and serious |
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Harry |
annoy continually or chronically |
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Contempt |
lack of respect |
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Disposition |
a person's inherent qualities of mind and character. |
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Allege |
Report |
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notwithstanding |
in spite of |
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Cede |
surrender |
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Contrive |
To orchestrate or create something |
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Facile |
shallow, superficial |
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Ordain |
to order something officially |
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Pious |
devoutly religious |
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Conspicuous |
Clearly visible |
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Assent |
to agree |
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Exalt |
praise, glorify or honor |
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Throng |
to cram (of people) |
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Assail |
to attack someone physically or emotionally |
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Endow |
provide with a quality, ability, or asset |
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Suffrage |
the right to vote in political elections. |
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Ensue |
happen or occur afterwards or as a result |
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Canon |
a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine |
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Impel |
cause to move forward with force |
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Beseech |
ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something. |
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Illustrious |
well known, respected |
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Entreat |
Request, beg |
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Propriety |
correct or appropriate behavior |
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Consecrate |
render holy by means of religious rites |
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Partisan |
Supporter, backer |
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Contrived |
deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. |
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Rebuke |
express sharp disapproval or criticism |
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Rhetoric |
using language effectively to please or persuade |