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amenable

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adj.
agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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astringent

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adj.
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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contiguous

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adj.
sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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derision

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n.
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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desiccate

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v.
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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flout

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v.
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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garrulous

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adj.
pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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glib

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adj.
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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hubris

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n.
overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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impetuous

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adj.
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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inimical

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damaging; harmful; injurious

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intractable

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adj.
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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intrepid

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adj.
steadfast and courageous

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laconic

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adj.
using few words; terse

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mercurial

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adj.
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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mollify

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v.
to calm or sooth; to reduce in emotional intensity

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obfuscate

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v.
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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ostentatious

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adj.
characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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phlegmatic

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adj.
calm; sluggish; unemotional

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pristine

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adj.
pure; uncorrupted; clean

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probity

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n.
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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proclivity

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n.
a natural predisposition or inclination

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profligate

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adj.
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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prosaic

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adj.
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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quotidian

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adj.
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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rarefy

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v.
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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recondite

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adj.
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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refulgent

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adj.
radiant; shiny; brilliant

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renege

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v.
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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sedulous

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adj.
diligent; persistent; hard-working

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soporific

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adj.
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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tacit

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adj.
implied; not explicitly stated

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tout

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v.
to publicly praise or promote

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trenchant

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adj.
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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unfeigned

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adj.
genuine; not false or hypocritical

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variegated

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adj.
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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vexation

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n.
annoyance; irritation

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vituperate

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v.
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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alloy

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v.
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure

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august

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adj.
majestic; venerable

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bent

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n.
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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broach

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v.
to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about

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brook

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v.
to tolerate; to endure; to countenance

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cardinal

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adj.
major, as in cardinal sin

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chauvinist

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n.
a blindly devoted patriot

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color

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v.
to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect

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consequential

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adj.
pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)

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die

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n.
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop

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essay

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v.
to test or try; to attempt; to experiment

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fell

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v.
to cause to fall by striking