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abstain
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to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy
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adulterate
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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production
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apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. |
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audacious
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen uninhibited |
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capricious
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subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
Obsolete . fanciful or witty. |
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corroborate
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to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
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desiccate
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to dry thoroughly; dry up.
to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate. |
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engender
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to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
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homogenous
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corresponding in structure because of a common origin
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laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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laudable
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deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
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loquacious
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talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous
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mitigate
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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
to make less severe |
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pedant
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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense |
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pragmatic
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results |
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propriety
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability. rightness or justness |
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vacillate
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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
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volatile
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evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation. changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition. (of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly: volatile market conditions. fleeting; transient |
