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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fawn
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to grovel
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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frugality
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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gullible
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easily deceived
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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to express sorrow; to grieve
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laud
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to give praise; to glorify
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lavish
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to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
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lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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metaphor
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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
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to soften; to lessen
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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monotony
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lack of variation
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naive
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lacking sophistication or experience
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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opaque
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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
"the graduate instructor's tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a pedant" |
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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permeate
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to penetrate
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philanthropy
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plethora
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excess
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
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to annoy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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zeal
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passion, excitement
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