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keen
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sharp; vivid; strong:
"A keen smell of skunk was left behind." |
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reluctance
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the state of being reluctant; unwillingness
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liberate
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to set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control
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agenda
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a list or program of things to be done or considered
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personify
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to represent (an abstract quality or idea
"This character personifies evil." |
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unruly
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule
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abruptness
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unexpectedly sudden
"an abrupt change in the weather" |
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presume
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to take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary
"We presumed she was innocent." |
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feebly
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lacking strength; weak.
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insight
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the capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration
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opaque
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impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent
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stratagem
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a clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective
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bestow
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to present as a gift or an honor; confer
"bestowed high praise on the winners" |
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sparse
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
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explicitly
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fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied
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alleviate
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to make (pain, for example) more bearable
"a drug that alleviates cold symptoms" |
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fluctuation
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to vary irregularly; to cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly.
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around; encircle
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reprisal
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retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return
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substantial
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ample; sustaining
"a substantial breakfast" |
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solitary
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existing, living, or going without others; alone
"a solitary traveler" |
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angle
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to try to get something by indirect or artful means
"angle for a promotion" |
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mature
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having reached full natural growth or development
"a mature cell" |
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jubilant
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exultingly joyful
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deflated
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to reduce or lessen the size or importance of
"Losing the contest deflated my ego" |
