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abject
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hopeless, extremely sad and servile, defeated
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abysmal
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abnegate
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to deny onself things, to reject, to renounce
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adroit
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skillful, clever, socially at ease
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dexterous
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abstruse
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hard to understand or grasp
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accede
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to give in, to yield, to agree
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accrete
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to increase by growth or addition
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agument, accretion
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advent
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arrival, coming, beginning
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adduce
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to bring forward as an example or as proof, to cite
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affable
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easy to talk to, friendly
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amiable
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affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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allusion
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an indirect reference to something else, a hint
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ambience
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atmosphere, mood, feeling
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ambivalent
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undecided, having opposing feelings simultaneously
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amiable
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friendly, agreeable
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affable
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amorphous
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shapeless, bloblike (indistinct or shapeless form or object)
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ancillary
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subordinate (less rank), providing assistance
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animosity
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resentment, hostility, ill will
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malevolence
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antecedent
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something that went before, a preceding cause or event
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antipathy
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firm dislike, a strong feeling of aversion
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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apex
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highest point
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zeinth, culmination, apogee, aclivity
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aphorism
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a brief, witty saying, a proverb
witty: using words in an apt, clever and amusing way |
adage (wise saying, proverb)
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apocryphal
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of dubious authenticity, fictitious
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spurious
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apposite
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distinctly suitable, pertinent (relevant to the matter being considered)
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arbiter
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one who decides, a judge
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arcane
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mysterious, known only to a select few
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esoteric
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archetype
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an original model or type
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arrant
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utter, unmitigated, very bad, at the extreme point or the highest degree
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astute
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shrewd, keen in judgment
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adept (expert at)
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attrition
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a gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss, a natural decrease in numbers or size
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auspicious
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favorable, promising
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propitious
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avow
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to claim, to declare boldly, to admit
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banal
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unoriginal, ordinary
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hackneyed, pedestrian
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
absurd: meaningless; lacking any meaning that would give purpose to life, ludicrous; ridiculous because of being irrational, incongrous or illogical |
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beleaguer
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to surround, to besiege, to haras
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belie
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to give a false impressionf of, to contradict
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benign
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gentle, not harmful, kind, mild
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bereave
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to deprive or leave desolate (alone, empty, grim), esp. through death
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blithe
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carefree, cheerful
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insouciant (carefree)
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callow
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immature
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jejune, puerile, nugatory
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catholic
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universal, embracing everything
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chagrin
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humiliation, embarrassed, disappointment
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choleric
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hot tempered, quick to anger
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irascible
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circumspect
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cautious
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coalesce
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to come together as one, to fuse (combine), to unite
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coda
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a passage concluding a musical composition
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cognizant
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fully informed, knowlegeable, aware
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think: cognition, cognitive
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collusion
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conspiracy, secret cooperation
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commensurate
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equal, proportionate
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conciliatory
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making peace, attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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conciliate
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred
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think: sacred
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consonant
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harmonious, in agreement
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think: constant
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consummate
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perfect, complete, supremely skillful
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contumely
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rudness, insolence (disrespectful), arrogance
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contumacious
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convivial
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fond of partying, festive
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copious
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abundant, plentiful
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prodigal, extravagant, superfluous, superfeit
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corroborate
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to confirm, to back up with evidence
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coterie
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a select group of close associates
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countenance
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face, facial expression, composure, self control
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brook
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covet
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to wish for enviously (want what someone else has)
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cull
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pick out from among many, to sellect, to collect
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cursory
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hasty, suerficial
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daunt
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to make fearful, to intimidate
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debauchery
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corruption by sensuality, intemperance (lacking self control), wild living
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reprobate
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decorous
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in good taste, orderly, proper
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decorum
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deleterious
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harmful
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noxious, pernicious
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deluge
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a flood
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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dilapidated
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broken down, fallen into ruin
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discomfit
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to confuse, to disconcert, to thwart the plan of, to defeat in battle
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disconcert: cause somebody feel uneasy, confused, taken aback, to upset or frustrate plans
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discourse
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to converse (talk), to formally discuss a subject
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doggerel
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comic, loose verse
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egregious
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extremely bad, flagrant (scandulous; very obvious and contrary to standards of conduct or morality)
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elucidate
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to explain, make understandable
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think: lucid
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enormity
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extreme evil or wickedness
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epicure
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a person with refined taste in wine and food
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epitome
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the perfect example of something, a paradigm
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archetype
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equanimity
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composure, calm
composure (emotional control; calm and steady control over emotions) |
countenance
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espouse
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to suport, to advocate
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evince
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to show or demonstrate clearly, manifest
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tacit
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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exposition
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a setting forth of meaning or intent, a discourse intended to explain
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extol
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to praise highly
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laud, approbation, panegyric, encomium
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facile
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fluent, skillful in an superficial way, easy
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fetter
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to restrain, to hamper (make movement or progress difficult)
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frivolous
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not worth taking seriously, lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration, silly, trivial
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flippant, jejune, nugatory, puerile
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foment
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to stir up (cause trouble, agitate), to instigate (get something started, start trouble)
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agitate
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forbear
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to refrain from, to abstain (to choose not to do something)
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founder
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to fail, to collapse, to sink
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fulsome
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offensively flattering or insincere, repulsive (very unpleasant)
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gambit
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a scheme to gain an advantage, a ploy
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inveigle
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genial
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cheerful and pleasant, friendly, helpful
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affable, amiable, sanguine
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gratis
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free of charge
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gratuitous
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given freely, unjustified, unprovoked, uncalled for
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beyond what is necessary or expected esp. in being unjustifiably unkind or impolite
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apt
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very appropriate
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steadfast
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firm and unwavering in purpose, ;oyalty or resolve; firmly fixed or constant
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dubious
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unsure about the outcome; possibly dishones or immoral
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abolish
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to put an end to something such as law
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repeal (to officially end the validity of something such as law)
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shrewd
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good at judging people or situations, clever and probably accurate
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astute
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absurd
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meaningless, lacking any meaning that would give purpose to life
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stellar
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involving stars, exceptional, involving famous people
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constellation
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ludicrous
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ridiculous because of being irrationale, incongrous or illogical
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vindicated
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show somebody to be blameless, justify someone or something
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opposite: culpable
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impervious
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not responsive; remaining unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, arguments or suggestions; not letting something through
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intransigent
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philanthropist
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a generous humanitarian
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altruism
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guile
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cunning, duplicity (deceptive), artfulness (cunning, skillful)
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harbinger
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a signal of, a forerunner (predecessor, an earlier person or thing that had a role similar to someone coming later)
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hermetic
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impervious to external influence, airtight
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idyllic
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charming in a rustic (plain and simple) way; naturally peaceful
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ignominy
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deep disgrace
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impromptu
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without preparation; on the spur of the moment
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spur (on impulse and without forethought
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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incandescent
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brilliant, giving off heat or light
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incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed
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opposite: corrigible
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indolent
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lazy
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indulgent
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lenient (not harsh; showing tolerance or mercy in dealing with crime or misbehavior), yielding to desire
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ineluctable
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inescapable, unavoidable
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inept
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clumsy (moving, said or done awkwardly), incompetent
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inexorable
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relentless (persistent, ruthless, obstinate), inevitable, unavoidable
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inherent
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part of the essential nature of something, intrinsic
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opposite: extrinsic
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inundate
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to flood, to overwhelm
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deluge
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itinerant
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moving from place to place
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poundering, plangent
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judicious
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excercising sound judgment
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astute, perspacicious, shrewd
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lament
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to mourn
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dirge, eulogy, elegy
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largess
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liberality in giving gifts; money or gifts bestowed (donate, give); generosity of attitude
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lascivious
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obscene (indecent, disgusting), lewd (sexual in an offensive way)
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lustful, upraid, bawdy
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latent
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present but not visible or apparent, potential
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opposite: manifest (visible, evident)
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levee
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an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river
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embankment: a raised platform built of earth or stone to confine a waterway or support a road or railroad line
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levity
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lightness, frivolity, unseriousness
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licentious
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amoral, promiscuous (having many indiscriminate or casual sexual relationships)
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lascivious, lewd, lustful
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magnate
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a rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson
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maudlin
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tearfully sentimental, silly or weepy
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nostalgia
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a mixed feeling of happiness, sadness and longing when recalling a person, place or event from the past, or past in general, homesickness
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maxim
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a fundamental principle; an old saying
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motility
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spontaneous movement
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting, stinking
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noxious
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nominal
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in name only, insignificant
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novel
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new, original
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oblique
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indirect; at an angle
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palliate
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to make less severe or intense, to make an offense seem less serious
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enervate
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panacea
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something that cures everything
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paradigm
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a model or example
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paradox
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a true statement or phenomenon that seems to contradict itself
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partisan
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having a bias in support of a party, group or cause
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patina
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surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation
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discolor: to change from the original or desired color to take on an unpleasant, faded, darkened or dirty appearance
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paucity
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scarcity
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dearth
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perturb
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to disturb greatly
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piquant
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pleasantly pungent or tart (having a sharp and sour but usually pleasant flavor)
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placid
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pleasantly calm and peacefull
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think of the movie: lake placid
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plaintive
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expressing sadness or sorrow
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plumb
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to measure the depth of someting
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portent
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an omen, a sign of something coming in the future
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augury
to portend: be omen, foreshadow, forecast or predict |
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precipitous
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steep (sloping very sharply, often to the extent of being almost vertical)
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presage
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to portend, to foreshadow, to forecast or predct
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prescience
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privation
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lack of comforts or necessities, poverty
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destitution
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provincial
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limited in the outlook to one's own small corner of the world, narrow
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prurient
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having lustful thoughts or desires, causing lust
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putative
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commonly accepted, supposed, reputed (generally believed)
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pedestrian, obtain
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quay
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a landing on the edge of the water, wharf (landing place for ships), pier (a platform into the body of water, used as a boat dock, a place from which to fish or as an entertainment center)
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queue
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a line of waiting people or things
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quintessential
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being the most perfect example of
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epitome
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rampart
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a fortification (structure of defense), a bulwark (defensive wall, protection) of defense
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redolent
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fragrant (having a pleasant sweet smell), aromatic (having fragrant smell, giving off a distinctive and pleasant smell), suggestive or reminiscent (resembling something or somebody else, suggesting memories of past)
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remonstrate
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to argue against, to protest, to raise objections
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think: demonstrate
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remuneration
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payment, recompense (give compensation)
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renaissance
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a rebirth or revival
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replete
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completely filled, abounding (plentiful, be well supplied)
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reproach
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to scold, ususally in disappointment, to blame, to disgrace
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reprobate
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a wicked, sinful, depraved (corrupted) person
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reprove
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to criticize mildly (gently)
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respite
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a period of rest or belief
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ribald
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characterized by vulgar, lewd humor
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sagacious
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wise
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sagacity: wisdom
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surreptitious
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sneaky, secret
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clandestinely
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sycophant
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one who sucks up to others, a servile, self seeking flatterer
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taciturn
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untalkative by nature
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temerity
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recklessness, foolhardy (bold but reckless, showing courage but not wisdom or good sense) disregard of danger
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audacity, effrontery
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turpitude
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shameful wickdness or depravity (corruption)
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reprobate
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unalloyed
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undiluted, pure
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opposite: alloy, commingly, adulterate
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usury
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lending money at an extremely high rate of interest
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venal
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capable of being bribed, corrupt
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reprobate, turpitude
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verdant
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covered with green plants, leafy, inexperienced
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neophyte, novice, greenhorn
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vestige
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a remaining bit of something, a last trace (remaining sign, tiny quantity)
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vitiate
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to make faulty or defective, impair, to corrupt morally, to spoil, debase
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wizened
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shrunken, shriveled (shrink esp from drying or aging), withered (shrivel or dry as part of the process of dying or make something esp a plant shrivel in this way
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purporting
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claim to be something, intend something
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disdain
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extreme contempt or disgust for something or someone
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drape
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cover something with fabric
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candor
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candid quality (honesty or directness)
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endeavor
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try hard to do something
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crafty
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sklled at using clever tricks to decieve people
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sly
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crafty, lacking honesty or straight forwardness
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sinister
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suggesting evil, threatening or suggesting harm
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malevolence, menace
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saintly
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of christian saint, very virtuous
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artful
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wily (cunning)
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crafty, sly
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artless
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completely without guile, natural without artificiality
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assay
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to examine by trial or experiment, to evaluate or assess
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baleful
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sinister, ominous (threatening, something bad is going to happen)
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pernicious
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beatify
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to bless, make happy, or ascribe (giving something as cause) a virtue to, to regard as saintly
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bilious
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ill tempered, cranky
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calumny
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slander, a maliciously (deliberately harmful) false statement
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carapace
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a protective shell
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celerity
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swiftness of action or motion, speed
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coeval
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of the same period, coexisting
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contretempts
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an embarrassing occurrence, mishap (bad luck)
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corrigible
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capable of being set right, correctable, reparable
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translucent
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letting light through diffusely
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diaphanous (of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent, delicate, insubstantial (small and weak)
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diurnal
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occurring every day, accurring during the day time
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perennial
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dulect
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melodious (pleasant to hear, characterized by melody), harmonious, mellifluous (pleasant and soothing to listen to, sweet or rich in tone)
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egress
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exit
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estimable
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worthy, formidable (awe inspiring, inspiring respect or wonder because of size, strength or size)
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fecund
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fertile, productive
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opposite: sterility
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fell
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to cause to fall by striking, cruel, lethal, inhumanely cruel
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dire (very bad, threatening disaster)
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hirsute
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hairy, shaggy (long and tangled)
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hoary
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gray or white with age, ancient, stale (no longer fresh)
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discoloration, ossify
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husband
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to use sparingly or economically, conserve
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importune
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to urge with annoying disturbance, to trouble
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invidious
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causing envy or resentment, offensively harmful
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lachrymose
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causing tears, tearful
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maudlin
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lasstitude
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exhaustion, weakness
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ligneous
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woodlike
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limn
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to draw, to outline in detail, to delineate (describe, draw something), to describe
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opposite: adumberate
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trifling
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insignificany, frivolous
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think: trivial
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incensed
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to make someone extremely angry
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lugubrious
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exaggeratedly mournful
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stygian, saturnine
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing, move freely from place to place
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nonplus
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to baffle, to bewilder, to perplex (puzzle someone, complicate something), bemuse
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otiose
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lazy, of no use, futile (in vain, having no practical effect or useful result)
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parry
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to deflect (change course) or ward of (avert something bad); to evade (cleverly escape something or somebody) or avoid
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peripatetic
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wandering, traveling continually
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itinerant
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propinquity
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nearness, proximity
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puissant
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powerful, strong
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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salacious
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lustful, lascivious, bawdy
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sententious
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given to pompous moralizing, preachy, self righteous
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sidereal
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astral (relating to stars), constellations (group of stars forming shape)
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miscellaneous
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composed of varied things, each being different
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whim
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passing impulse, a sudden thought, idea or desire esp one based on impulse rather than reason or necessity
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impromptu
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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succor
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assistance, relief in time of distress
to give assistance in time of need |
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sundry
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various, miscellaneous, separate
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tendentious
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argumentative, biased
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contentious
think: tendency |
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turbid
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murky (gloomy, hard to see through), unclear
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opaque
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tyro
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novce, rank amateur
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dilettante
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unctuous
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oily both literally and figuratively, characterized by earnest insincerity
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fawn, obsequious
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vagary
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whim, unpredictable action, wild notion
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