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Sagacious
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Having or showing sound judgment, and farsightedness. Shrewd
acutely insightful and wise |
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Astute
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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease";
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Obtuse
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1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
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Animated
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. full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
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Perfidious
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deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover
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Feisty
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full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
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Buffalo(v)
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1. to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem.
2. to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him. |
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Badger(v)
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to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag: I had to badger him into coming with us.
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Ferret (v)
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1. to drive out by using or as if using a ferret (often fol. by out): to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies.
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Hawk (v)
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to search out, discover, or bring to light (often fol. by out): to ferret out the facts.
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Loquacious
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. talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest
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Taciturn(ex)
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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Introverted(in)
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Shyness
2. Psychol.a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings (opposed to extrovert). |
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Articulate(in)
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using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.
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Scrutable
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capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
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Culpable
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deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
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Vivacious
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lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance
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Laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply
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Elucidate (v)
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to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain:
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Abscond (v)
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
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Lethargic
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of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish.
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Truculent
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fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
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Imperturbable
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incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm
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Ardent
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
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Zealous
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full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent
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Disconsolate
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without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable
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Profligate
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utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute
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Jaunty
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easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step
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Inveigle
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. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements
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Vindicate
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to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like:
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Audacious
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
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(in) Tractable
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(not) easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
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Gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless:
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Urbane
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having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an
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Tenacious
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits
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Affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
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Congenial
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
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Winsome
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sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging:
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Augment (v)
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to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
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Sequester (v)
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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude
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Volatile
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1. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
2. tending or threatening to break out into open violence; |
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Capricious
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subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
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Fastidious
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
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Intrepid
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resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
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Complacent
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1. pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect;
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Nefarious
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extremely wicked or villainous
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Notorious
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widely and unfavorably known:
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Brazen
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shameless or impudent:
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Conjure (v)
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to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
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Mollify (v)
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
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Altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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Magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:
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Parsimonious
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characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
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Officious
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objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome:
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Ingratiating
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charming; agreeable; pleasing.
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Vehement
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zealous; ardent; impassioned:
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Peremptory
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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative:
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Wary
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watchful; being on one's guard against danger
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Exacerbate (v)
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to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
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Placate (v)
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to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures
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Abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
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Pious
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having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
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Haggard
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having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn:
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Lascivious
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inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
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Chaste
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refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous
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Circumspect
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior
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Reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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Brusque
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough:
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Instigate (v)
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to cause by incitement; to instigate a quarrel
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Misconstrue (v)
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to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense
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Sardonic
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking;
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Innocuous
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not harmful or injurious; harmless:
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Vindictive
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disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful:
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Enigmatic
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resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
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Disheveled
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hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
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Bemused
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bewildered or confused
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Surly
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churlishly rude or bad-tempered:
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Cajole
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To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle
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Reproach (v)
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To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone).
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Feign (v)
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To give a false appearance of:
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Candid
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Free from prejudice; impartial.
Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: |
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Furtive
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Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty |
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Formidable
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1. Arousing fear, dread, alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.
2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: |
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Diffident
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Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
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Irascible
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Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered
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Callous
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Emotionally hardened; unfeeling:
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Placid
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Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet
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Jaunty
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Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk
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Ruminate (v)
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To turn a matter over and over in the mind
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Foment (v
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To promote the growth of; incite
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Analyze
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To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations
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Synthesize
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to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (
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Gratuitous
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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
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Ostracize
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to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:
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Sarcastic
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm:
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Nepotism
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patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
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Bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
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Gadfly
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a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests,
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Beyond the pale
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outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour,
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Kosher
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. Judaism.
a. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. b. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant. 2. Informal. a. proper; legitimate. b. genuine; authentic. |
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Ennui
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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
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Esprit de corp
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a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc
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Coup d’etat
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a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force
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Coup de grace
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1. a death blow, esp. one delivered mercifully to end suffering.
2. any finishing or decisive stroke. |
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Chagrin
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a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation
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Faux pas
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Blase
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indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
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Risqué
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daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color
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Chutzpah
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unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall
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Kvetch
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to complain, esp. chronically
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Melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
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Phlegmatic
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1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
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Choleric
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. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
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Bilious
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. peevish; irritable; cranky
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Subjugate
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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
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Subterranean
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existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.
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Subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
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Imply
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. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith
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Subjective
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1. existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
2. pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual: a subjective evaluation. |
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Spendthrift
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a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal
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Prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant:
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Gratifying
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tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
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Frivolity
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the quality or state of being frivolous: (frivolous - 1. characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
2. self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.) |
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Invalid (n)
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an infirm or sickly person
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Relish (v)
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to take pleasure in; like; enjoy:
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Steadfast
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fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
2. firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., |
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Retribution
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Something justly deserved; recompense.
Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment |
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Successor
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a person or thing that succeeds or follows
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Fleeting
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passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty
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Anarchy
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1. a state of society without government or law
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Subordinate
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1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
2. of less importance; secondary |
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Dirge
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a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead
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Blasphemy
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. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things
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Transgress
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1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.):
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Augury
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1. the art or practice of an augur; divination.
2. the rite or ceremony of an augur. 3. an omen, token, or indication |
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Profane
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characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious
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Revel
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1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually fol. by in): to revel in luxury
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Trammel
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1. Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
2. an instrument for drawing ellipses. 3. Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine. 4. See trammel net. 5. a fowling net. 6. a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles over the fire. 7. a fetter or shackle, esp. one used in training a horse to amble |
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Calamity
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a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury
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Doddering
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shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering:
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Base (adj)
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1. morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly
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Barrow
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a castrated male swine.
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Carrion
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dead and putrefying flesh.
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Infer
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to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
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Insight
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. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding:
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