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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresom; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; ilegal, prohibited
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filch
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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power or wealth; intensify
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unwieldy
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not easily carried, handled, ot managed because of the size or complexity
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affable
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courteous, pleasant, social
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axiomatic
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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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amorphous
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shapeless, without definate form; of no particular type or character
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propensity
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natural inclination or prediletion toward
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aura
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that which surrounds, atmosphere; personal quality
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amnesty
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general pardon for an offense against a gov't; in general any act of forgiveness or absolution
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gossamer*
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thin, light, insubstantial; very thin light cloth
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straitlaced
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strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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erudite
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scholarly, leaned, bookish, pedantic
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scathing
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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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autonomy
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self gov't, political control
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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blazon
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to adorn or embelish; publish or proclaim widely
-boadcast, trumpet |
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fractious
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tending to be troublesom; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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transient
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lasting only a short time, fleeting, one who stays only a short time
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scourge
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V) to whip, punish severely
N)cause of affliction and suffering; source of severe punishment or criticism |
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extricate
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to free from entaglements or difficulties; remove with effort
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reverberate
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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caveat
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warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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resilient
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able to return to an origional shape or form; able to recover quickly
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sedulous
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persistent, showing industry or determination
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insular
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realating to, characteristic of, or situated on an ISLAND; isolated in outlook or experience
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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sleazy*
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thin or flimsy, cheap; inferior in character
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scurrilous
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coarsely abbusive, vulgar or low(especially in LANGUAGE); foul mouthed
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful; health, wholesome
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infer
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find out by reasoning; to hint, suggest, imply
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irrevocable
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can not be brought back or changed
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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sepulchral
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funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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ADJ)tending to cause sleep, ralating to sleepiness or lethargy
N) something that induces sleep |