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253 Cards in this Set
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Dilapidated
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broken down
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Decrepit
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long use
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Dilatory
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inclined to delay
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Behindhand
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behind time
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Dawdling
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to waste (time) in trifling or by being slow
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Lackadaisical
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showing lack of interest or spirit
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Lethargic
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sluggish
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Dillydallying, Shilly-shallying
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loiter
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Expeditious
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prompt
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Diligent
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persevering and careful in work
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Assiduous
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done with constant and careful attention
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Sedulous
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working hard and steadily
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Indolent
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disliking or avoiding work
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Perfunctory
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done without care or interest
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Cursory
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hastily, often superficially, done
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Dire
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arousing terror, causing extreme distress
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Calamitous
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deep trouble or misery
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Woeful
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mournful
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Salutary
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healthful
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Salubrious
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wholesome
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Discomfit
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to defeat
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Rout
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overwhelming defeat
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Trounce
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to beat
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Drub
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thrash
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Thwart
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lying or extending across something else
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Nonplus
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condition of perplexity
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Disconcert
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to frustrate
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Fluster
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nervous
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Discourse
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communication of ideas, information
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Treatise
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a formal, systematic article or book on some subject
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Dissertation
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a formal and lengthy discourse or treatise on some subject
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Colloquy
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a conversation
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Expatiate (upon)
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to roam or wander freely
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Descant (on)
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a comment
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Abstract
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not concrete
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Perspicacity
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discrimination
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Acumen
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shrewdness
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Bigotry
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intolerance; prejudice
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Disparage
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discredit
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Derogate
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to lower in esteem
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Depreciate
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make seem little, less important
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Decry
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denounce
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Extol
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to praise highly
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Disparity
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unlikeness
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Distraught
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extremely troubled
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Overwrought
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overworked; fatigued
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Perturbed
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Troubled/ Angry
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Divulge
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make known, make public, reveal
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Disclose
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uncover
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Impart
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to make known; tell
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Docile
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easy to teach, easy to manage or discipline
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Tractable
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easily managed, taught, or controlled; docile
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Amenable
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able to be controlled or influenced
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Perverse
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obstinately disobedient or difficult
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Intractable
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hard to manage; unruly or stubborn
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Obdurate
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not giving in readily; stubborn
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Dormant
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inoperative; inactive/ sleeping
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Latent
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present but invisible or inactive
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Inert
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without power to move, act, or resist
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Quiescent
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quiet; still; inactive
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Torpid
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slow and dull
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Drastic
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acting with force; having a strong or violent effect
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Draconian
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extremely severe or cruel
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Duplicity
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hypocritical cunning or deception
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Guile
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slyness and cunning in dealing with others
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Feint
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sham
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Chicanery
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use of clever but tricky talk or action to de
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Imposture
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fraud
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Sharp practice
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Crafty or deceitful dealings (business)
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Probity
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integrity
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Eclectic
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a. Choosing best from various sources b. one whose opinions/beliefs drawn from various sources
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Synthesized
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to form by bringing together separate parts
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Monolithic
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Solid, of one sort
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Effete
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Worn out or exhausted: marked by weakness, self-indulgence or decadence
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Decadent
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in a state of decline
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Prolific
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a. producing many young or much fruit
b. turning out many products of the mind |
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Efficacious
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Capable of producing the desired effect
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Potent
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having authority or power; mighty; influential
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Effrontery
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Shameless boldness
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Impertinence
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having no connection with a given matter
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Temerity
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foolish or rash boldness
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Diffidence
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lack of confidence in oneself, marked by hesitation in asserting oneself
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Gall
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shameless audacity
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Elicit
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To draw out or call forth.
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Educe
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a. to draw out
b. to infer from data |
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illicit
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“unlawful”
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Elite
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n. a highly select group of superior individuals
adj. select; superior |
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Proletariat
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Of the lowest status
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Rank and File
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the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers
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Rabble
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a noisy, disorderly crowd
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Riffraff
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those people regarded as worthless
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Dregs of society
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despicable people
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Emaciated
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Wasted or reduced by starvation, disease, or the like
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Corpulent
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fat and fleshy
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Emanate
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a. to flow out
b. to send forth |
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Embellish
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To decorate or enhance
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Adorn
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add beauty, splendor
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Mar
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to injure or damage so as to make imperfect
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Eminent
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a. High in rank; distinguished
b. outstanding; conspicuous |
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Illustrious
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lustrous; shining
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Empathy
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A sympathetic understanding of, identification with, feelings, thoughts and attitudes of someone or something else
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Callousness
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unfeeling
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Emulate
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To try to equal or excel the excellence of
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Enclave
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country/area lying wholly within another country/area b. separate group/community within larger group/community
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Enclosure
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an enclosing or being enclosed
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Precinct
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any limited area
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Endemic
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Peculiar to a particular locality or group of people
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Enigma
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a. An intentionally obscure statement; riddle
b. someone/something that is puzzling or mysterious |
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Conundrum
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a riddle whose answer contains a pun
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Entice
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To lead on by arousing hope or desire
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Coax
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persuade gently
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Allure
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attract
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Inveigle
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coax by cunning or trickery
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Beguile
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entice
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Entreat
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To ask or petition earnestly
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Importune
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persistent or demanding
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Implore
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beg
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Envisage
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To have a mental image of something, especially when the thing does not yet exist: to conceive of
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Epithet
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a. word or phrase used to describe or characterize someone or something b. a term of abuse or contempt
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Designation
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name
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Appellation
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legal name
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Moniker
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person's nickname
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Handle
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user name
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Equanimity
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Calmness or evenness of temper
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Placidity
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not easily excited
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Sangfroid
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composure and calmness
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Imperturbability
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calm
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Unflappability
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not easily upset
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Self-possession
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having control of emotions
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Nonchalance
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casually unconcerned
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Equitable
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Fair or just
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Impartial
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not favoring one side or other
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Erudite
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Deeply learned, especially in a specialized area
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Exigency
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A state of urgency or a situation demanding immediate attention; the pressing needs caused by a crisis
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Esoteric
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a. understood by or intended for only a selected few
b. difficult to understand |
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Occult
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knowledge of supernatural
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Abstruse
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not easily understood
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Recondite
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difficult to understand
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Arcane
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mysterious and secret
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Cryptic
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obscure in meaning
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Exoteric
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suitable for communication, for general public
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Ethical
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In accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong
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Virtuous
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morally good
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Unscrupulous
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dishonest, unprincipled
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Ethnic
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Relating to a small but distinct group within population (usually distinguished by religious, racial, national or cultural character
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Euphemism
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The substitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered harsh, unpleasant or blunt
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Exacerbate
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To increase the bitterness or severity of; to irritate
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Temper
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outburst of anger
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Mitigate
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make less severe
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Mollify
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pacify or soothe
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Assuage
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relieve pain or suffering
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Palliate
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lessen severity of
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Exalt
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To elevate in power, position, character, or the like.
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Ennoble
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make noble
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Debase
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lower in value
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Abase
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humiliate or degrade
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Exemplary
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a. worth of imitation
b. serving as a model, illustration, or warning |
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Meritorious
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deserving praise
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Paragon
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model of perfection
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Exodus
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A departure, usually of large numbers of people
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Hegira
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flee, flight
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Expedient
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a. advantageous to one’s interest of purpose
b. an emergency course of action; a means to an end |
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Stratagem
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scheme, clever plan
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Stopgap
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temporary way of dealing with problem
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Exploit
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a. To use to the greatest possible advantage, often selfishly
b. a brilliant or heroic deed |
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Coup
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seizure of throne
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Tour de force
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brilliant stroke or achievement
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Derring-do
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daring, spirited, boldness
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Expound
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To explain in detail
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Elucidate
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make clear
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Explicable
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able to explain
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Delineate
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show by drawing
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Fabricate
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a. To assemble or construct from separate parts
b. to make up with the intension of decieving |
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Concoct
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make up story
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Facetious
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Not meant seriously; playful or humorous
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Waggish
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humorous witty person
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Whimsical
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unusual, playful and fanciful
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Frivolous
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not sensible or sensible
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Droll
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quaintly amusing, odd humor
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Facsimile
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a. an exact copy
b. reproduced exactly |
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Falacy
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a. faulty reasoning; an error in logic
b. a false or mistaken notion |
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Solecism
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minor grammatical mistake
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Fathom
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a. a unit of length roughly equal to 6ft, used to measure of marine depths
b. to get to bottom of; to understand |
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Plumb
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understand
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Divine
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discovering something by guessing
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Fatuous
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Unconsciously foolish, stupid or absurd
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Inane
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senseless
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Vacuous
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not expressing intelligent thought
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Vapid
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lacking character, dull
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Nonsensical
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foolish behavior
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Acute
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keen, shrewd
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Feasible
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Possible; both doable and workable
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Feign
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To pretend or give a false appearance of
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Felicitous
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agreeably suited to the purpose or occasion; aptly or gracefully expressed
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Apropos
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appropriately
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Apposite
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suitable
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Apt
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having specified tendency, suitable
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Unbecoming
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unattractive, unsuitable
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Inept
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clumsy, lacking skill
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Effexor
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Venlafaxine
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Compulsion
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irresistible urge
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connoisseur
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someone with informed and discriminating judgment, especially in matters of art, literature, or taste
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savant
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person of profound or extensive learning; scholar
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maven
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expert
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arbiter
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judge
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neophyte
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beginner
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greenhorn
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untrained, inexperienced
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tyro
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novice
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dilettante
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person who takes up art for amusement
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consensus
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general agreement
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concurrence
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accordance in opinion
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dissidence
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disagreement
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construe
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analyze, explain, interpret to understand
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consummate
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a. complete or perfect in the heist degree
b. to bring to completion or perfection |
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transcendent
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going beyond ordinary limits
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virtuoso
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person with general or broad interest in artistic sciences
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clinch
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to secure
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inept
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not suitable for purpose
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copious
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large in number or quantity; full
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profuse
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giving or pouring forth feeling, generous
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vacuous
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empty of matter
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corpulent
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fat and bulky
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burly
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big and strong
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portly
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large and heavy in dignified way
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rotund
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round or rounded out, plump
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corroborate
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to confirm the truth of or the accuracy of
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rebut
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to contradict
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confute
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to prove to be in error
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cursory
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hasty and superficial
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curtail
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to shorten or reduce
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abridge
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to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority
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truncate
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to shorten by cutting off a part
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dock
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to cut off the end of; cut short
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pare down
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to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of
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augment
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to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent
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cynical
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inclined to doubt or deny the virtuousness or honesty of human motives; sneeringly bitter or negative
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derisive
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contemptuous; mocking
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caustic
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severely critical or sarcastic
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sardonic
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical
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acerbic
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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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counsel
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a. advise secured though consultation
b. an adviser, legal c. to advise or recommend as course of action |
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exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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admonish
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to caution, advise, or counsel against something
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credibility
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the ability to inspire belief or trust
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criterion
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a standard or principle on which to base a judgment or decision
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touchstone
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a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing
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gauge
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measure
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canon
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a fundamental principle or general rule
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crucial
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at a point that will determine the final outcome; of supreme importance
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culpable
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at fault; blameworthy
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peccant
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guilty of a moral offense
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censurable
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deserving censure or blame
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