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160 Cards in this Set
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bellicose
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war-like, aggressive
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consummate
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complete, total, supremely good
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gregarious
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extroverted, sociable, outgoing
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jaundiced
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cynical, pessimistic
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nettle
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annoy
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superlative
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extremely good, the best
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whet
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sharpen
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jaunt
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short pleasure trip
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niggardly
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miserly, stingy
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surly
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grumpy, rude
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bemoan
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complain about
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guffaw
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sudden loud laughter
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philistine
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uncultured person
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willful
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stubborn
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contrition
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sorrow and repentance
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embezzle
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defraud, steal
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guile
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cunning, craftiness
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jingoistic
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extremely patriotic, nationalistic
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redress
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put right something that was wrong
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contumacious
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stubborn
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guileless
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frank, straightforward, honest
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jocular
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in a joking manner
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nondescript
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having no special features, dull and ordinary
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wispy
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flimsy, frail, delicate
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benignity
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compassion, gentleness, fondness
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contusion
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a bruise
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jollity
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gaiety, happiness
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nonentity
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a person of no importance, not famous
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pinnacle
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topmost point
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referendum
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public vote
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suspect
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doubtful
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berate
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scold, criticize
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gustatory
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concerned with the sense of taste
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judicious
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correct in judgment, wise
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notoriety
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infamy, known for wrong doing
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regale
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entertain
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beret
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type of cap
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jurisprudence
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science or study of law
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novel
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new, unusual
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placate
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pacify, soothe, calm
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relegate
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dismiss to a lower position
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taciturn
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quiet, saying little
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corrugated
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highly folded
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hallowed
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worshipped, consecrated
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juxtapose
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place next to for comparison
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placebo
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harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine
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tactile
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concerned with the sense of touch
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colloquial
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local and informal (used of language)
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dotard
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foolish old man
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furrow
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groove
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percipient
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perceptive, insightful
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quaff
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drink down quickly
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staunch
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loyal, faithful, dependable
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vilification
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blackening someone's name
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atrophy
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waste away from lack of use
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collusion
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plotting and planning
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drawl
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speak slowly with words running together
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furtive
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hidden and secret
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insurgent
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a rebel
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misogynist
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hater of women
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perdition
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damnation
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quagmire
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marsh, bog
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stereotype
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fixed image
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vindicate
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prove right, remove blame
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attenuate
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weaken
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commandeer
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take possession of
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drivel
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nonsense
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futile
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useless, hopeless
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interminable
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never ending
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misrepresentation
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deliberately deceiving
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peremptory
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in a commanding manner
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quaint
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picturesque
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stevedore
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dockworker
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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augment
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to increase, make bigger
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commandeer
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take possession of
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drivel
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nonsense
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futile
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useless, hopeless
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interminable
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never ending
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misrepresentation
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deliberately deceiving
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peremptory
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in a commanding manner
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quaint
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picturesque
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stevedore
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dockworker
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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augment
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to increase, make bigger
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug
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droll
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dryly amusing
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galleon
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ancient type of sailing ship
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intermittent
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sporadic, irregular
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mitigate
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lessen, make less severe
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stifle
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suppress
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virulent
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dangerous, harmful
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drone
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monotonous noise, to speak with no emotion
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gambol
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leap, frolic, bound
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quarantine
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isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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stoic
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known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
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austere
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severely plain
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concatenate
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link together
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garble
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distort, confuse, muddle
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momentous
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very important
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peripatetic
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nomadic, moving from place to place
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quarry
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1. something that is hunted 2. mine for stone
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stoke
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add fuel to, strengthen
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vitriolic
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corrosive, strongly attacking
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dupe
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to fool someone
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garish
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gaudy
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peripheral
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on the edge, not important
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querulous
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always complaining
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stolid
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impassive, dull, indifferent
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balk
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hinder and prevent, hesitate over
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conciliate
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to bring together, end a dispute
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garner
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gather, collect
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inveterate
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habitual
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moratorium
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temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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perjury
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lying under oath
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quirk
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oddity
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stratagem
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plot, plan, trick
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vivify
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enliven
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banal
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common, dull
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garrulous
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talkative
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invidious
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arousing envy
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moribund
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on the point of death
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pernicious
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destructive, harmful
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antiquated
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outdated, old fashioned
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choleric
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easily angered
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marshal
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to gather together
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parity
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equality
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usurp
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to take someone's position (usually by force)
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chronicler
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person who records historical information
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dirge
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mournful song
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ineffable
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cannot be expressed in words
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parochial
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narrow-minded, concerned only with local matters
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profundity
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depth
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utilitarian
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useful
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martinet
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person who believes in strict discipline
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parody
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a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof
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proletarian
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member of the working class
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin
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circumlocution
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using too many words, long-windedness
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masochist
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person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
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sluggard
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slow-moving, lethargic person
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vacillate
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waver, hesitate
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matriarchy
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society governed by women
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proponent
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promoter, supporter
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vacuous
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empty, silly, meaningless
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apprehensive
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worried, fearful
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circumspect
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cautious, considering all sides
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discordancy
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cacophony, harshness, jarring
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fitful
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not continuous, stopping and starting
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inexorable
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relentless
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maverick
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a loner
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parsimony
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stinginess, frugality, cost-cutting
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prosaic
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dull, boring, ordinary
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smorgasbord
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a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
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vagrant
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person wandering without a home
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arable
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can be cultivated
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inexpedient
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not advisable
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partisan
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biased, one-sided, committed to one group
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proscribe
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forbid
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discursiveness
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long windedness, indirectness
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