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197 Cards in this Set
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adjure
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to reject, renounce
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abrogate
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to abolish, usually by authority
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adumbrate
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to sketch out in a vague way
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alacrity
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eagerness
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approbation
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praise
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arrogate
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to take without justification
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ascetic
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practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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aspersion
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a curse, expression of ill-will
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blandish
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to coax by using flattery
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boon
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a gift or blessing
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet
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(1)strike with force
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burnish
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to polish, shine
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clemency
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mercy
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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contrite
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penitent, eager to be forgiven
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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defile
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to make unclean, impure
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deleterious
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harmful
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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desecrate
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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
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dried up, dehydrated
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diaphanous
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light, airy, transparent
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discursive
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rambling, lacking order
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dissemble
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conceal, fake
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dither
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to be indecisive
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ebullient
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extremely lively, enthusiastic
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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contrite
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penitent, eager to be forgiven
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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defile
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to make unclean, impure
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deleterious
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harmful
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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desecrate
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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
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dried up, dehydrated
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diaphanous
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light, airy, transparent
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discursive
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rambling, lacking order
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dissemble
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conceal, fake
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dither
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to be indecisive
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ebullient
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extremely lively, enthusiastic
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effrontery
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impudence, nerve, insolence
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effulgent
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radiant, splendorous
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egregious
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extremely bad
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evanescent
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fleeting, momentary
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evince
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to show, reveal
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execrable
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loathsome, detestable
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exigent
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urgent, critical
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expiate
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to make amends for, atone
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expunge
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to obliterate, eradicate
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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fecund
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fruitful, fertile
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feral
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wild, savage
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fetid
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having a foul odor
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fractious
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troublesome or irritable
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hapless
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unlucky
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harangue
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ranting speech
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hegemony
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domination over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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ignominious
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humiliating, disgracing
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impassive
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stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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imperious
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commanding
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impertinent
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rude, insolent
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impervious
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impenetrable, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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rash; hastily done
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impinge
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to impact, affect, make an impression
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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impudent
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casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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inchoate
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unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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indefatigable
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incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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ineffable
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unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
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inexorable
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incapable of being persuaded or placated
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ingenuous
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not devious; innocent and candid
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inimical
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hostile
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iniquity
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wickedness or sin
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insidious
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appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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inure
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to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
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invective
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an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
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stubbornly established by habit
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jubilant
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extremely joyful, happy
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue or weakness
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largess
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the generous giving of lavish gifts
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legerdemain
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deception, slight-of-hand
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licentious
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displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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limpid
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clear, transparent
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maelstrom
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a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
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malediction
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a curse
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manifold
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diverse, varied
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maudlin
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weakly sentimental
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mawkish
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characterized by sick sentimentality
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mendacious
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having a lying, false character
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morass
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a wet swampy bog; figuratively, something that traps and confuses
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multifarious
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having great diversity or variety
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munificence
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generosity in giving
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myriad
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consisting of a very great number
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nadir
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the lowest point of something
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nascent
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in the process of being born or coming into existence
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nefarious
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heinously villainous
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neophyte
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someone who is young or inexperienced
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obdurate
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unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
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to render incomprehensible
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oblique
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diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward
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obsequious
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excessively compliant or submissive
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odious
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offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed
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opulent
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characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
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ostensible
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appearing as such, seemingly
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palliate
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to reduce the severity
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pallid
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lacking color
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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pariah
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an outcast
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parsimony
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rugality, stinginess
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pathos
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an emotion of sympathy
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paucity
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small in quantity
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pejorative
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derogatory, uncomplimentary
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pellucid
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easily intelligible, clear
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penurious
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miserly, stingy
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perfidious
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disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
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showing little interest or enthusiasm
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pernicious
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extremely destructive or harmful
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perspicacity
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hrewdness, perceptiveness
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pertinacious
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stubbornly persistent
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petulance
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rudeness, irritability
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pithy
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concisely meaningful
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platitude
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an uninspired remark, cliché
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plethora
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an abundance, excess
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polemic
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an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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portent
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an omen
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precocious
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advanced, developing ahead of time
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prescient
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to have foreknowledge of events
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primeval
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original, ancient
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probity
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virtue, integrity
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proclivity
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a strong inclination toward something
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promulgate
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to proclaim, make known
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propensity
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an inclination, preference
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propitious
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favorable
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prosaic
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plain, lacking liveliness
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proscribe
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to condemn, outlaw
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protean
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able to change shape; displaying great variety
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prurient
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eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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puerile
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juvenile, immature
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punctilious
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eager to follow rules or conventions
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quagmire
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a difficult situation
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quixotic
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idealistic, impractical
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rectitude
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uprightness, extreme morality
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replete
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full, abundant
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reprobate
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evil, unprincipled
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reprove
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to scold, rebuke
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rescind
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to take back, repeal
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restive
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resistant, stubborn, impatient
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ribald
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coarsely, crudely humorous
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rife
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abundant
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ruse
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a trick
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sacrosanct
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holy, something that should not be criticized
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sagacity
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shrewdness, soundness of perspective
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salient
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significant, conspicuous
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sanctimonious
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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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scurrilous
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vulgar, coarse
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serendipity
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luck, finding good things without looking for them
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servile
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subservient
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solicitous
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concerned, attentive
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solipsistic
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believing that oneself is all that exists
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somnolent
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sleepy, drowsy
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staid
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sedate, serious, self-restrained
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stolid
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expressing little sensibility, unemotional
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stupefy
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to astonish, make insensible
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surmise
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to infer with little evidence
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tacit
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expressed without words
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tantamount
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equivalent in value or significance
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temerity
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audacity, recklessness
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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timorous
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timid, fearful
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tractable
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easily controlled
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trenchant
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effective, articulate, clear-cut
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truculent
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ready to fight, cruel
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turgid
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swollen, excessively embellished in style or language
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turpitude
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depravity, moral corruption
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umbrage
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resentment, offense
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unctuous
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smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner
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upbraid
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to criticize or scold severely
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usurp
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to seize by force, take possession of without right
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variegated
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diversified, distinctly marked
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verdant
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green in tint or color
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vex
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confuse or annoy
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vicarious
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experiencing through another
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vicissitude
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event that occurs by chance
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vilify
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to lower in importance, defame
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vitriolic
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having a caustic quality
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vituperate
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to berate
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wanton
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undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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winsome
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charming, pleasing
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wizened
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dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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zenith
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the highest point, culminating point
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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