Set 2

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morose

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adj.
sad; sullen; melancholy

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odious

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adj.
evoking intense aversion or dislike

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penurious

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adj.
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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pernicious

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adj.
extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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putrefy

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v.
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

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quaff

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v.
to drink deeply

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quiescence

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n.
stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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redoubtable

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adj.
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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torpid

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adj.
lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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ubiquitous

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adj.
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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urbane

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adj.
sophisticated; refined; elegant

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viscous

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adj.
thick; sticky

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acumen

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n.
keen accurate judgment or insight

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adulterate

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v.
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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aver

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v.
to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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dissemble

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v.
to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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endemic

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adj.
departing from norms or conventions

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evanescent

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adj.
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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germane

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adj.
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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hackneyed

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adj.
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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adj.
calm and peaceful

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impassive

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adj.
revealing no emotion

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impunity

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n.
immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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adj.
in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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adj.
unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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adj.
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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loquacious

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adj.
extremely talkative

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mendacity

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n.
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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misanthrope

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n.
one who hates all other humans

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obdurate

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adj.
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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obsequious

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adj.
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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v.
to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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n.
disgrace; contempt; scorn

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penury

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n.
poverty; destitution

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pine

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v.
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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pith

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n.
the essential or central part

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pithy

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adj.
precise and brief

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platitude

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n.
a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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prodigal

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adj.
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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querulous

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adj.
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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rancorous

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adj.
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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recalcitrant

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adj.
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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repudiate

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v.
to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

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salubrious

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adj.
promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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adj.
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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adj.
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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spurious

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adj.
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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surfeit

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v.
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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acerbic

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adj.
having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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aggrandize

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v.
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige