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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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Profusion
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abundance; abundant quantity.
2. a great quantity or amount (often fol. by of). 3. lavish spending; extravagance. |
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Prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
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Propensity
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. a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
2. Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality. |
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Provincial
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1. belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
2. of or pertaining to the provinces: provincial customs; provincial dress. 3. having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: a provincial point of view. 4. (often initial capital letter) Fine Arts. noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, furniture, etc., found in the provinces, esp. when imitating styles currently or formerly in fashion in or around the capital: Italian Provincial. 5. History/Historical. of or pertaining to any of the American provinces of Great Britain. |
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Prudent
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1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
2. careful in providing for the future; provident: a prudent decision. |
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Sporadic
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1. (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. 3. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. 4. occurring singly or widely apart in locality: the sporadic growth of plants. |
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Quandary
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.
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Querulous
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1. full of complaints; complaining.
2. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done. |
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Rancor
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bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
2. hard to deal with, manage, or operate. |
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recluse
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a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
2. Also, incluse. a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life. |
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relegate
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to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. 3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. 4. to send into exile; banish. |
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relic
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surviving memorial of something past.
2. an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past: a museum of historic relics. 3. a surviving trace of something: a custom that is a relic of paganism. |
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remorse
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deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
2. Obsolete. pity; compassion. |
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repudiate
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to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son. 3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine. 4. to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue. 5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc. |
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rescind
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revoke: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
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residual
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remainder: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and ...
(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals" relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" |
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resilient
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recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
bouncy: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" |
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reprieve
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reprieve: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" reprieve: postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution reprieve: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment |
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reticent
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
restrained: cool and formal in manner reluctant to draw attention to yourself |
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retract
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abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She ...
shrink back: pull away from a source of disgust or fear use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) draw in: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
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sagacious
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perspicacious: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was ...
skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman" |
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salutary
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perspicacious: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was ...
skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman" |