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affable-adjective friendly,good-natured, or easy to talk to. |
he would have us belive that his sexual advances were merely the charming excess of an affable rogue. |
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curtail-verb reduce in extent or quantity |
civil liberties were further curtailed |
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nefarious-adjective wicked |
the nefarious activities of the organization-crime syndicates |
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prodigal-adjective spending money or resources freely and recklessly |
prodigal habits die hard |
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furtive-adjective |
attempting to avoid notice(attention, because of a guilt/belief that discovery would lead to trouble. |
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emulate |
match /surpass (person/achievement) by imitation |
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idiosyncrasy |
a mode/behavior of peculiar to an individual |
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obliterate |
destroy utterly; wipeout |
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usurp |
take a position of power illegally/ by force |
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rancor |
bitterness; espcially when long-standing |
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parsimony |
extreme willingness to spend money/ use resources. |
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garrulous |
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. |