Gre Words In Context

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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adulterate

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to make impure

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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amalgamate

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to combine; to mix together

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equicalent to

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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assuage

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to make something umpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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austere

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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bolster

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to support; to prop up

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bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something else

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caustic

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biting in wit

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chauvanist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

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condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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dilate

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to make larger; to expand

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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disabuse

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to set right; to free from error

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discern

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to perceive; to recognice

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disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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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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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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guile

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deceit or trickery

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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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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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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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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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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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tacit

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done without using words

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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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verbose

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wordy

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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