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Abhorrent
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repugnant; detestable; loathsome; utterly opposed
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Admonish
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to caution, advise or counsel against something; to scold mildly; to urge
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Agglomerate
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to collect or gather into a cluster or mass
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Alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, willingness, liveliness
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Amalgamate
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to form into an integrated whole; unite
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Amnesty
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a general pardon for offenses; an act of forgiveness; forgetting a past offense
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Antipathy
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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
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Apathetic
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not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
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Aplomb
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imperturbable self possession, poise, or assurance; equanimity
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Apogee
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the highest or most distant point; climax
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Apparition
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a supernatural appearance of a person or thing esp. a ghost; anything that appears remarkable or startling
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Ardent
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passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce
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Auspicious
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable; prosperous
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Banal
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devoid of freshness or originality; trite
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Beguile
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc; to charm or divert
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Bereft
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Deprived
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Bilious
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peevish; irritable; cranky
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Bombast
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pompous speech/ writing
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Callow
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immature or inexperienced
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Capitulate
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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up resistance
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Cataclysm
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any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature
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Caustic
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capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue; severely critical or sarcastic
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Charlatan
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a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
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Circumspect
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cautious; prudent; watchful; discreet; well-considered
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Clairvoyance
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quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity
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Compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret of wrong doing; remorse; contrition
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Congenital
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of or pertaining to a condition present at birth; inherited or caused by the environment; having by nature a specific character
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Conjugal
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of or pertaining to marriage
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Consecrate
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to make or declare sacred
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Consternation
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a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results utter confusion; dismay; bewilderment
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Contempt
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the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior or worthless
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Contemptuous
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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
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Contrition
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sincere penitence or remorse
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Copulation
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sexual intercourse; a joining together or coupling
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Coquettish
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alluring, enticing, flirty
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Corpulent
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large, bulky, fat, stout
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Coterie
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an exclusive group; clique
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Credence
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belief as to the truth of something; something giving a claim to belief or confidence
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Crepuscular
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pertaining to or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct
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Crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited; discouraged
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Debonair
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suave, carefree, jaunty, urbane
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Decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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Decrepit
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feeble; worn out; dilapidated
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Deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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Derelict
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abandoned
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Derisive
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characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
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Desiccated
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dehydrated or powdered
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Destitute
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utterly lacking; devoid; impoverished
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Desultory
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without purpose or intent; aimless
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Diaphanous
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translucent; almost transparent; delicately hazy
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Discern
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to detect or perceive with the eyes or intellect
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Discerning
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showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding
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Dissipated
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indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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Dissolute
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indifferent to moral restraints; licentious, dissipated
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Dissonant
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disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant; out of harmony; incongruous; at variance
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Ebullient
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high spirited
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Eccentric
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departing from conventional pattern
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Eclectic
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selecting/employing individual elements from a variety of sources or styles
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Economical
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avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty
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Edification
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moral improvement or guidance
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Effigy
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a crude representation or image esp. of someone disliked
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Egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
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Emaciation
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abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or disease
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Emanate
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to flow out, issue or proceed as from a source of origin; come fourth
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Enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
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Epochal
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extremely important, significant, or influential
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Equanimity
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calmness, composure
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Esoteric
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intended for or only understood by a few; confidential
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Execrable
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utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
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Exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action; pressing; requiring more than is reasonable
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Exorbitant
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exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason; highly excessive
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Expatriate
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to banish a person from his native country; to withdraw oneself from residence or allegiance to one’s country
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Expostulate
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to reason with someone earnestly against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
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Felicitous
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well suited for the occasion; appropriate
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Flaccid
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soft; limp; not firm; flabby; weak; lacking force
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Florid
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flowery; excessively ornate; showy
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Flummery
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complete nonsense; a flour made dish
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Forlorn
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deserted; abandoned; pitiful; hopeless; desperate
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Fortuitous
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happening or produced by chance; accidental
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Fragmentary
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broken; disconnected; incomplete; consisting of reduced fragments
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Frugal
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not wasteful; prudently saving or sparing; economical in use or expenditure
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Fulminate
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to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation or condemnation
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Furtive
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taken, done, or used surreptitiously or by stealth; sly; shifty
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Futility
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uselessness; ineffectiveness
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Futile
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useless; ineffective
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Gallantry
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dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior
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Galvanic
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stimulating; energizing; startling shocking
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Galvanize
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to stimulate; startle into sudden activity
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Gaunt
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bleak; desolate; thin and bony; emaciated
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Gratuitous
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given, done, or obtained without charge; voluntary; without apparent reason, cause or justification
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Halcyon
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calm; peaceful; tranquil; prosperous; happy; carefree
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Immutable
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unchangeable
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Imp
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a little devil or demon; a mischievous child
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Impassive
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without emotion, apathetic, unmoved
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Imperturbable
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incapable of being agitated or upset; not easily excited
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Impish
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mischievous
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Implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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Incandescent
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shining brilliantly
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Incongruous
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out of keeping or place; inappropriate; inconsistent
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Inconsequential
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of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial
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Consequential
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following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; logically consistent; of consequence or importance
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Indubitable
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that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable
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Industrious
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hard-working; diligent
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Indubitably
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unquestionably
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Inebriate
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drunk, intoxicated
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Ineffable
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unable to be described
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Inexorable
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unyielding; unalterable; not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
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Inextricable
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hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing; incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved
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Iniquitous
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characterized by injustice or wickedness
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Intravenous
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of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein
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Jovial
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endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship
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Lachrymose
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suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful
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Laconic
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concise; expressing a lot in few words
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Lancinate
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to stab or pierce
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Lascivious
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inclined to lustfulness; lewd; arousing sexual desire
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Lecherous
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erotically suggestive; lustful
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Lechery
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unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
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Liaison
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a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection
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Licentious
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unrestrained by law or morality; going beyond proper boundaries or limits; lewd
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Litany
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a repetitive recital
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Lithe
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bending readily; pliant; limber; flexible
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Magnanimous
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generous and noble
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Masochism
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the deriving of pleasure from being dominated or mistreated
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Mellifluous
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flowing in a smooth or sweet manner
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Mendacious
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dishonest; habitually untruthful
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Menial
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lowly and sometimes degrading; servile; submissive
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Miasma
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a dangerous, foreboding, noxious atmosphere or influence
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Miscible
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capable of being mixed
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Misogynist
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one who dislikes or mistreats women
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Modicum
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moderate or small amount
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Mollify
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pacify; appease; mitigate; to soften in feeling or temper, as a person
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Moniker
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nickname or alias
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Morass
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a difficult, perplexing or overwhelming situation
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Morbid
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc
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Morose
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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
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Mundane
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of this world: ordinary
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Munificent
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very generous
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Mutable
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liable or subject to change or alteration
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Myopic
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shortsighted; lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow minded
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Myriad
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a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
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Nefarious
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extremely wicked, villainous, iniquitous
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Noxious
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injurious to health or morals
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Obstetrics
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the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth
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Obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or course of action
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Obviate
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to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc) by effective measures
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Opprobrium
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disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy
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Ornate
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elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
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Adorn
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to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance; to add beauty to
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Ostensible
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evident; apparent; outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
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Ostentatious
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pretentious
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Palatial
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suitable for a palace
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Pallid
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lacking in vitality; dull
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Palpable
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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident; tangible
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Parsimonious
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frugal or stingy; characterized by parsimony
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Parsimony
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extreme or excessive economy or frugality
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Pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details of formalism; ostentatious in one’s learning;
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Peevish
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showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood
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Pendulous
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hanging down loosely; swinging freely; vacillating or undecided; wavering
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Penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrong doing; contrite; repentant
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Pensive
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deeply or dreamily thoughtful
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Penumbra
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a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area
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Perfidious
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deliberately treacherous, deceitful
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Perfidy
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deliberate breach of faith; treachery
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Perilous
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dangerous; involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous
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Peril
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grave risk; jeopardy; danger
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Pernicious
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deadly, destructive, ruinous, hurtful, evil, wicked
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Peroration
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a long speech characterized by lofty and pompous language; the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
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Perspicacity
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acuteness of perception or understanding
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Perturb
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to disturb or agitate
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Pestilence
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something that is considered harmful; destructive or evil; a deadly virulent epidemic disease
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Pestilent
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producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; destructive to life; deadly; poisonous; injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious
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Philanthropic
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providing charitable assistance
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Philanthropy
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effort to increase well-being of humankind
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Pilfer
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to steal (esp. in small quantities)
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Placate
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to appease or pacify
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Pliant
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bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable; easily influenced
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Poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings; affecting or moving the emotions
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Portentous
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exciting wonder or awe; marvelous; amazing; prodigious
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Precarious
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dangerously lacking in stability; risky; dependent on the will or pleasure of another
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Precocious
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prematurely developed; advanced or mature in development
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Premonition
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a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; a forewarning
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Pretentious
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claiming or demanding distinction or merit when unjustified; ostentatious
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Prissy
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excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim
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Proclivity
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a natural propensity or inclination
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Prodigal
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lavishly abundant; profuse; wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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Prodigious
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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc; wonderful or marvelous
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Profanation
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desecration; defilement; debasement
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Profligate
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utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated
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Prognosis
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a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease and of the chances of recovery
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Proletarian
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member of lower class
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Proliferate
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to increase or spread
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Promulgate
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to make known by open declaration; proclaim formally; set forth or teach publicly
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Prophylactic
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acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective
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Propitious
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presenting favorable conditions
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Propriety
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appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability
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Prosaic
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straight forward; matter-of-fact; commonplace
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Protuberant
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bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting
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Provenance
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place or source of origin
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Proverbial
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having become an object of common mention or reference
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Prurient
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having a restless desire or longing; having or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts
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Pungent
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sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid; caustic; sharply expressive
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Quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; impulse; unpredictable
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Rancid
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having a rank, unpleasant or stale smell or taste, as through decomposition; offensive or nasty
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Reciprocal
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corresponding; complimentary; equivalent
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Reprobate
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(v) to disapprove, condemn or censure; (a) morally depraved, unprincipled; (n) a depraved, unprincipled or wicked person; a person rejected by god
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Repugnant
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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
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Resplendent
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shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
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Reticent
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inclined to keep one’s personal affairs to oneself; restrained and reserved
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Reverie
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a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea
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Reverence
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deep respect
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Revulsion
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a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike; a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste
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Rudiments
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fundamental elements, skills, principles, etc.
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Rueful
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causing sorrow or pity; pitiable, mournful
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Ruminate
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to consider a matter at length
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Sacrilegious
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something in violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred
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Sagacity
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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
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Sagacious
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lustful or lecherous
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Salient
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prominent; conspicuous; projecting
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Salubrious
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favorable to health or well-being
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Satiety
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the condition of being full or gratified beyond satisfaction; surfeit
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Saturnine
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sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
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Saunter
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a leisurely walk or stroll; to walk with a leisurely gait
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Semantic
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of or relating to meaning especially in language
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Serendipitous
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come upon of found by accident; fortuitous
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Sinewy
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tough, resilient; vigorous; forceful
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Sojourn
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a temporary stay (n); to stay temporarily (v)
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Solipsism
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the theory that the self is the only thing that can be known & verified
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Somber
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dark, gloomy, melancholy, dismal
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Soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep; sleepiness; drowsiness
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Spavined
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being or marked of a decrepit or broken down condition
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Spelunk
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to explore caves
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Splendor
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brilliant or gorgeous appearance
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Staunch
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firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc.
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Stipulate
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to arrange expressively in terms of agreement; to require as an essential condition
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Sumptuous
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of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
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Supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
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Superfluous
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excessive; unnecessary; obsolete; extravagant
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Superimpose
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to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else; to put or join as an addition
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Surfeit
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an excessive amount; overindulgence; to indulge in excess
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Surreptitious
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secret and stealthily
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Taciturn
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habitually untalkative or silent
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Talisman
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anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions
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Temerity
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reckless boldness, rashness
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Tenuous
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long, slim, slender
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Terse
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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
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Torpid
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inactive or sluggish
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Torrential
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violent, vehement, or impassioned; overwhelming; extraordinarily copious
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Tractable
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easily managed or controlled
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Transcend
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to rise above or go beyond; to outdo or exceed in excellence
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Tremulous
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timid; fearful; characterized by trembling as from fear or nervousness
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Trepidation
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dread; apprehension
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Trivial
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insignificant, commonplace
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Tyro
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a beginner
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Unfettered
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not bound or restrained; free
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Vacillate
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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute; sway unsteadily; oscillate; fluctuate
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Valise
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a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand
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Venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence; revere
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Vicarious
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felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
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Vigilance
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alert watchfulness
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Vindicate
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to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion
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Virility
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masculinity; manly character, vigor or spirit
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Virulent
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actively poisonous; intensely noxious; spiteful; malicious
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Visceral
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intensely emotional
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Vitality
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the capacity to live, grow, develop; vigor; energy
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Vitriolic
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very caustic; scathing; critical or sarcastic
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Vivacious
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lively; animated
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Voracious
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exceedingly eager or avid; craving or consuming large quantities
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Vulpine
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cunning or crafty
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Wonk
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student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life
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Zealous
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ardently active, devoted, or diligent
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Precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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Flaccid
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soft and limp; not firm; lacking force; weak
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Deciduous
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not permanent; transitory; shedding leaves annually, as certain trees
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Dysphoria
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a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting
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Atavism
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reversion to an earlier type; throw back; the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations
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Caveat
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a warning or caution
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Perturbation
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mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation
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Frugal
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prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
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Decadence
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moral degeneration or decay; turpitude; falling into an inferior condition or state
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Fidelity
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strict observance of promises, duties; loyalty; accuracy; exactness
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Cavalier
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haughty, disdainful, or supercilious
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Discerning
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showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding
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Urbane
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having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities
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Consequential
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following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; logically consistent; of consequence or importance
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Adorn
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to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance; to add beauty to.
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