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177 Cards in this Set
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prudent (adj)
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cautious; careful
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porous (adj)
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full of pores; like a sieve
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infamous (adj)
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notoriously bad
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obscure (adj)
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dark; vague; unclear
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pervasive (adj)
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pervading; spread throughout every part
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instigate (adj)
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urge; start; provoke
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reserve (n)
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self-control; formal but distant manner
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arbitrary (adj)
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unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one's unrestricted will or judgment
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ambiguous (adj)
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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acquiesce (v)
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assent; agree without protesting
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venerate (v)
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revere
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tractable (adj)
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docile; easily managed
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susceptible (adj)
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impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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stotic (adj)
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impassive; unmoved; by joy or grief
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slander (adj)
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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
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authoritarian (adj)
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favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic
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cajole (v)
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coax; wheedle
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concede (v)
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admit; yield
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conviction (n)
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strongly held belief
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degrade (v)
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lower in rank or dignity; debase
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digression (n)
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wandering away from the subject
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dispel (v)
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drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
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procrastinate (v)
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postpone; delay or put off
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meek (adj)
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quiet and obedient; spiritless
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linger (v)
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loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
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recount (v)
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narrate or tell; count over again
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ironic (adj)
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relating to a contradiction between an event's expected result and its actual outcome; sarcastic
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paradox (n)
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something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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mutability (n)
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ability to change in form; fickleness
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turmoil (n)
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great commotion and confusion
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sanctuary (n)
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refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place
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tedious (adj)
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boring; tiring
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renounce (v)
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forswear; repudiate; abandon; discontinue
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prologue (n)
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introduction (to a poem or a play)
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subtiety (n)
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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
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predator (n)
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creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
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spontaneity (n)
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lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint
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optimist (n)
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person who looks on the good side
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novice (n)
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beginner
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voiatile (adj)
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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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pedantic (adj)
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showing off learning; bookish
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placate (v)
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pacify; conciliate
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retract (v)
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withdraw; take back
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sedentary (adj)
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requiring sitting
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rancor (n)
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bitterness; hatred
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audacious (adj)
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daring; bold
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grandiose (adj)
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pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated
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blasphemy (n)
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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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heterogeneous (adj)
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dissimilar; mixed
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sporadic (adj)
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occurring irregularly
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immutable (adj)
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unchangeable
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affable (adj)
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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disinclination (n)
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unwillingness
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incorrigible (adj)
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uncorrectable
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implicit (adj)
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understood but not stated
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voluble (adj)
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fluent; glib; talkative
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infiltrate (v)
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pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
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abstemious (adj)
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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insurgent (adj)
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rebellious
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despot (n)
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tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler
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irrelevant (adj)
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not applicable
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debilitate (v)
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weaken; enfeeble
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extraneous (adj)
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not essential; superfluous
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clemency (n)
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disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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fortuitous (adj)
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accidental; by chance
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tenacity (n)
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firmness; persistence
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euphemism (n)
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mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one
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contentious (adj)
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quarrelsome
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enervate (adj)
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weaken
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succinct (adj)
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brief; terse; compact
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dogmatic (adj)
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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antithesis (n)
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contrast; direct opposite of or to
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mercenary (adj)
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interested in money or gain
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tyranny (n)
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oppression; cruel government
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loathe (v)
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detest
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daunt (v)
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intimidate; frighten
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abridge (v)
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condense or shorten
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endorse (v)
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approve; support
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divulge (v)
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reveal
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despondent (adj)
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depressed; gloomy
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ethereal (adj)
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light; heavenly; unusually refined
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consensus (n)
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general agreement
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biased (adj)
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slanted; prejudiced
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clamor (n)
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noise
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assuage (v)
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); sooth (anger)
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antidote (n)
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medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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aesthetic (adj)
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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foolhardy (adj)
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rash; heedless
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incontrovertible (adj)
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indisputable; not open to question
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heed (v)
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pay attention to; consider
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melancholy (adj)
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gloomy; morse; blue
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insularity (n)
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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irrational (adj)
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illogical; lacking reason; insane
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pessimism (n)
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belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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illicit (adj)
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illegal
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paragon (n)
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model of perfection
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potent (adj)
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powerful; persuasive; greatly infulential
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glacial (adj)
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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implication (n)
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something hinted at or suggested
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infer (v)
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deduce; conclude
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obsequious (adj)
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slavishly attentive; servile; fawning; sycophantic
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list (v)
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tilt; lean over
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discursive (adj)
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digressing; rambling
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grudging (adj)
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unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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fanaticism (n)
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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disperse (v)
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cause to break up; scatter
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impeccable (adj)
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faultless
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frivolous (adj)
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lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
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hone (v)
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sharpen
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incessant (adj)
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uninterpreted; unceasing
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exemplary (adj)
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serving as a model; outstanding
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epicure (n)
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connoisseur of food and drink
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eccentric (adj)
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odd; whimsical; irregular
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cordial (adj)
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gracious; heartfelt
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conciliatory (adj)
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reconciling; appeasing; amiable
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deliberate (v)
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consider; ponder
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diligence (n)
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steadiness or effort; persistent hardwork
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indubitable (adj)
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unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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penchant (n)
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strong inclination; liking
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rant (v)
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rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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prophetic (adj)
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foretelling the future
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predecessor (n)
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former occupant of a post
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platitude (n)
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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sequester (v)
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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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reverent (adj)
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respectful
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reprehensible (adj)
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deserving blame
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innocuous (adj)
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harmless
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intransigence (n)
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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labyrinth (n)
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maze
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malevolent (adj)
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wishing evil
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mitigate (v)
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appease; moderate
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nuance (n)
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shade of difference in meaning or color
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opulence (n)
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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pugnacity (n)
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combativeness; disposition to fight
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rectify (v)
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set right; correct
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resigned (adj)
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unresisting; patiently submissive
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archaic (adj)
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antiquated
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ambivalence (n)
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the state or having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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slothful (adj)
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lazy
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autonomous (adj)
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self- governing
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calculated (adj)
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deliberately planned; likely
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sustain (v)
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experience; ;support; nourish
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strident (adj)
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loud and harsh; insistent
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sarcasm (n)
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scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
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acrimonious (adj)
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bitter in words or manner
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prodigal (adj)
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wasteful; reckless with money
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injurious (adj)
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harmful
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incentive (n)
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spur; motive
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epic (n)
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heroic poem, or similar work of art
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ebb (v)
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recede; lessen
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fallacious (adj)
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false
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misnomer (n)
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wrong name; incorrect designation
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impassive (adj)
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without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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grievance (n)
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cause of complaint
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homogeneous (adj)
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of the same kind
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maladroit (adj)
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clumsy; bungling
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frail (adj)
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weak
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intractable (adj)
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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indomitable (adj)
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unconquerable; unyielding
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kindle (v)
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start a fire; inspire
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execute (v)
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put into effect; carry out
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veracity (n)
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truthfulness
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officious (adj)
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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pragmatic (adj)
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practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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nefarious (adj)
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very wicked
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resplendent (adj)
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dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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satirical (adj)
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mocking
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supercilious (adj)
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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sycophant (n)
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servile; flatterer; boot licker; yes man
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taciturn (adj)
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habitually silent; talking little
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verbose (adj)
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wordy
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ameliorate (v)
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improve; make more satisfactory
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petulant (adj)
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touchy; peevish
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prodigious (adj)
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marvelous; enormous
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pungent (adj)
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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redundant (adj)
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superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
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parochial (adj)
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narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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