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mutation

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n. a significant change; in biology, a permanent change in hereditary metrial

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monotonous

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adj. tediously uniform, unchanging

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monopolistic

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n. a person or business that has a monopoly

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meticulous

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adj. very careful with details; characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail; excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

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martial

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adj. of, relating to, or suited to military life; associated with war and the armed forces; warlike

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lien

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n. a claim against a property for the satisfaction of a dept

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laconic

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adj. using few words; terse; concise to the point of terseness; taciturn

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intrinsically

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adv. essentially, inherently

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intransigent

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adj. unwilling to compromise

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interim

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n. a break or interlude

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insoluble

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adj. unable to be solved, irresolvable; indissoluble

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insensible

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adj. unaware, incognizant; unconscious, out cold

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inimical

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adj. unfriendly, hostile; damaging; harmful; injurious

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inevitable

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adj. unavoidable

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indefatigable

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adj. tireless

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incursion

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n. a hostile entrance into a territory; a foray into an activity or venture

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incongruous

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adj. unlikely

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inchoate

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adj. only partly formed or formulated; in an initial stage; not fully formed; rudimentary; elementary

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incessant

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adj. unceasing

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implacable

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adj. unbending, resolute; not capable of being appeased or significantly changed; incapable of being pacified

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immaterial

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adj. of no consequence, unimportant

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immaculate

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adj. totally unblemished, spotlessly clean

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idyll

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n. a rustic, romantic interlude; poetry or prose that celebrates simple pastoral life

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homogenous

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adj. uniform, made entirely of one thing

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haughty

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adj. overly proud

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hackneyed

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adj. without originality, trite; rendered trite or commonplace by frequent use

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fracas

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n. a noisy fight; a brawl

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fluctuation

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n. a shifting back and forth

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feint

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n. a bluff; a mock blow

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feckless

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adj. weak and ineffective; irresponsible

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expedient

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adj. providing an immediate advantage or serving immediate self-interest

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exigent

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adj. urgent, requiring immediate attention

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excoriation

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n. a condemnation using harsh words

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eulogy

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n. a formal tribute usually delivered at a funeral

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estimable

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adj. worthy of esteem and admiration

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equable

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adj. steady, uniform

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epicure

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n. a person who appreciates fine wine and fine food, a gourmand

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enigmatic

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adj. puzzling, mysterious; difficult to understand

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encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise

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emollient

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n. a substance that softens or soothes; making less harsh
adj. soothing, esp. to the skin

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embellished

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adj. to make beautiful with ornamentation

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elegy

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n. a song or poem expressing sorrow; a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

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dormant

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adj. temporarily inactive, as if asleep

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dolt

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n. a stupid or foolish person

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discrete

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adj. separate, unconnected

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discreet

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adj. showing good judgement in speech and behavior

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despotic

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adj. oppressive and tyrannical

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demonstratively

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adv. openly displaying feeling

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demographic

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adj. relating to the statistical study of population

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demagogue

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n. a leader who plays dishonestly on the prejudices and emotions of his followers

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debilitating

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adj. weakening; sapping the strength

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curmudgeon

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n. a crusty, ill-tempered person

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cryptic

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adj. puzzling, ambiguous

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credulous

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adj. ready to believe; gullible

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covert

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adj. secret, clandestine

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corroborating

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adj. supporting with evidence; confirming

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convoluted

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adj. twisting, complicated, intricate; complex; coiled around; involved; intricate

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condensation

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n. a reduction to a denser from ( from steam to water); an abridgement of a literary work

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conceivable

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adj. possible, imaginable

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complaisant

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adj. tending to bow to others' wishes; amiable

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circumspect

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adj. prudent, cautious

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chary

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adj. slow to accept, cautious; wary; sparing; restrained about giving

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brazenly

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adv. acting with disrespectful boldness

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bogus

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adj. phony, a sham

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benevolent

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adj. wishing or doing good

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authoritative

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adj. official, conclusive

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audacious

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adj. recklessly bold, daring and fearless, adventurous

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articulate

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adj. to express oneself clearly and effectively

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arid

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adj. very dry; boring and meaningless

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ardor

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n. a strong feeling of passion, energy, or zeal

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archaic

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adj. old-fashioned, obsolete; outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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apprehension

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n. a feeling of fear or foreboding; an arrest

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antipathy

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n. a long-held feeling of dislike or aversion

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anarchy

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n. absence of law or order

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anachronistic

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adj. out of the proper time

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agitation

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n. a disturbance; a disturbing feeling or upheaval and excitement

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affinity

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n. a feeling of shared attraction, kinship; a similarity; fondness; likeness

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adroit

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adj. skillful, adept

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accretion

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n. a gradual build-up or enlargement

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abeyance

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n. a temporary lapse in activity; suspension

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aberration

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n. a deviation from what is normal or natural, an abnormality

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arduous

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adj. strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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austere

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adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic

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adj. taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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eloquent

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adj. well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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erudite

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adj. very learned; scholarly

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mundane

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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary; worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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nebulous

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adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form; hazy

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neologism

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n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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onerous

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adj. troubling; burdensome

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paean

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n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving; joy

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parody

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n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art; spoof; takeoff; travesty

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perennial

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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly; something long-lasting

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perfidious

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adj. treacherous; disloyal; willing to betray one's trust

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predilection

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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference

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reticent

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adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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torque

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n. a force that causes rotation; twisting force

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tortuous

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adj. winding; twisting; excessively complicated; full of curves

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axiom

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n. a universally recognized principle

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bucolic

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adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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catalyst

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n. a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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contrite

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adj. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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ebullient

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adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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gregarious

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adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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heretical

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adj. violating accepted dogma or convention

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inert

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adj. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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intransigent

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adj. refusing to compromise

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prolific

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adj. producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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satire

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n. a form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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squalid

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adj. sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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urbane

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adj. sophisticated; refined; elegant; suave

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viscous

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adj. thick; sticky, gluey

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evanescent

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adj. tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing/ fleeting

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germane

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adj. relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter/ pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

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grandiloquent

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adj. pompous, bombastic, using high-sounding language

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impassive

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adj. revealing no emotion; without feeling; imperturbable

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infelicitous

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adj. unfortunate; inappropriate

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obdurate

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adj. unyielding; hardhearted; intractable; stubborn; unwilling to change; inflexible

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pedantic

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adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge/ bookish; academic

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pithy

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adj. precise and brief/ concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty

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platitude

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n. a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful; trite remark; commonplace; a trite remark; cliche

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prodigal

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adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish/ reckless with money

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querulous

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adj. prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish, fretful; whining

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salubrious

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adj. promoting health or well-being/ healthful

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specious

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adj. seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false; misleading (often intentionally)

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subpoena

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n. a court order requiring appearance and/ or testimony; writ summoning a witness to appear,

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tirade

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n. a long and extremely cynical speech; a harsh denunciation; extended scolding; harangue

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alchemy

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n. a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold

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contiguous

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adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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convention

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n. a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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cynical

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adj. skeptical or distrustful of human motives

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intrepid

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adj. steadfast and courageous

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neophyte

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n. a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

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obstinate

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adj. stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising; hard to control or treat; unyielding

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pragmatic

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adj. practical rather than idealistic; concerened with the practical worth or impact of something

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presumptuous

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adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties; arrogant; taking liberties; going beyond the limits of courtesy or appropriateness

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pristine

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adj. pure; uncorrupted; clean; characteristic of earlies; primitive; unspoiled

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proclivity

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n. a natural predisposition or inclination; natural tendency

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propensity

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n. a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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quotidian

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adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace; customary

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refulgent

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adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming

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shard

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n. a piece of broken pottery or glass; fragment, generally of pottery

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sparse

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adj. thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals; not thick; thinly scattered; scanty

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trenchant

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adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating; forceful and vigorous; cutting

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volatile

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adj. readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive; evaporating rapidly

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noisome

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adj. putrid, fetid, noxious

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oblivious

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adj. unaware, unconscious

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partisan

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adj. reflecting strong allegiance to a particular party or cause

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pastoral

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adj. simple and rustic; bucolic, rural

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patron

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n. a special guardian or protector; a wealthy or influential supporter of the arts

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peccadillo

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n. a minor offense, a lapse

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pedestrian

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adj. unimaginative, ordinary

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prolixity

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n. a diffuseness; a rambling and verbose quality

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reactionary

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adj. ultra conservative. opposing political or social liberalizations or reform

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reclusive

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adj. withdrawn from society

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refractory

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adj. stubbornly resisting control or authority

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reproof

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n. a reprimand, a reproach, or castigation

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requiem

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n. a musical composition or poem written to honor the dead

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rogue

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n. a mischievously dishonest person; a scamp

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ruffian

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n. a brute, roughneck, or bully

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rarefied

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adj. of interest or relating to a small, refined circle; less dense, thinner

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sage

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n. a person of great wisdom, a knowing philosopher

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salutary

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adj. restorative, healthful; tending to improve; beneficial wholesome

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scurvy

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adj. shabby, low; despicable; contemptible

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sidereal

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adj. relating to the stars or the constellations

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substantiated

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adj. verified or supported by evidence

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subterranean

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adj. under the surface of the earth

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summarily

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adv. quickly and concisely

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superficial

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adj. on the surface only; without depth or substance

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surge

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n. a gush; a swelling or sweeping forward

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tangential

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adj. touching lightly; only slightly connected or related

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terrestrial

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adj. of the earth

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throwback

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n. a reversion to an earlier type; an atavism

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tiff

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n. a small, almost inconsequential quarrel or disagreement

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treacherous

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adj. untrustworthy or disloyal; dangerous or unreliable

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unalloyed

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adj. unqualified, pure

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univocal

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adj. with a single voice

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veneer

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n. a superficial or deceptive covering

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veracious

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adj. truthful, earnest

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vindictive

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adj. spiteful

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viscid

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adj. sticky

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vituperative

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adj. verbally abusive, insulting

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analogous

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adj. similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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dogma

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n. a firmly health opinion, often a religious belief

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erratic

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adj. wandering and unpredictable

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frugality

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n. a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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metaphor

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n. a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

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paragon

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n. a model of excellence or perfection

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stigma

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n. a mark of shame or discredit

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taciturn

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adj. silent, not talkative

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transitory

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adj. temporary, lasting a brief time

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abrupt

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adj. sudden, unexpected

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abstract

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adj. theoretical; complex; difficult

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acidulous

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adj. sour in taste or manner

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acute

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adj. sharp, pointed

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adamant

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adj. uncompromising, unyielding

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adverse

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adj. unfavorable, unlucky, harmful

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agile

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adj. well coordinated, nimble

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aligned

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adj. precisely adjusted; committed to one side or party

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allusiveness

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adj. quality of making many indirect references