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Divulge
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To tell; to reveal (as a secret)
The reporter was fired when she divulged information from a classified document. |
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Abet
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To assist or encourage, especially in wrong doing.
Jim refused to abet the criminal by hiding him in the basement. |
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Dogmatic
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Arrogant and stubborn about ones (often unproven) beliefs
Because of the professor's dogmatic approach, the students were afraid to ask questions. |
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Insipid
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lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
my mom wanted me to be an accountant, but I found the classes boring and insipid. |
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Extraneous
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inessential; not constituting a vital part
The professor felt that the extraneous paragraph in the essay detracted from the more important information |
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Coerce
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to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
Jerry preferred basketball, but his father coerced him into playing football |
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jaundiced
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prejudiced; hostile
Gabe had a jaundiced view of Iraq after losing his wife in the Gulf War. |
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Meticulous
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extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
With meticulous care, he crafted a miniature dollhouse for his daughter |
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Temerity
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recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
I couldn't believe that Bret had the temerity to bungee jump over a lake full of alligators |
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Gregarious
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sociable; fond of the company of others
Just before he was diagnosd with clinical depression, Raji went from being gregarious to antisocial. |
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heresy
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the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine.During the Inquisition, those found guilty of heresy were sometimes bued at the stake
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docile
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easty to teach or manage
the poodle, usually docile, went mad and attacked its owner |
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libation
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a drink, especially an alcoholic one
When we visited the vineyard, we were offered a small libation at the end of our tour. |
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anathema
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1. a hated, repellant person or thing
cannabalism is anathema to almost every society on the planet 2. a formal curse the prisoner spouted anathemas at the guards as they dragged him to the gallows |
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banter
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teasing; playful conversation
At the reunion, Ruth enjoyed listening to the banter of her husband and his old college roommate. |
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castigate
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to citicize or punish severly
the parson castigated the boy for noisily chewing gu in church |
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gauche
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lacking social graces; tactless
some people use a fork to eat pizza because they think it is gauche to use their fingers |
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ignominy
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public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
The mayor fell from acclaim to ignominy in a week when her cocaine habit was discovered |
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motley
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made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
The international clown convention was a motley sight in the otherwise dull exhibition center |
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emaciated
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extremely thin; wasted aaway
Dead from starvation, the emaciated prisoner was buried in the camp cemetery |
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avarice
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greed; desire for weal
rice: must have wealth |
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furtive
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stealthy; secretive
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunk
your an alian (alien) |
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extradite
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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
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copious
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cumerous; large in quantitiy
copy us |
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irascible
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easily angered
arousable |
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mercenary
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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bastion
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a strong defense or fort
sebastian was not a strong defense for ariel |
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jettison
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to cast overboard; to discaard
the jets discarded the eagles |
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ostricize
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to banish; to shu our from a group or society by common consent
no one likes ostriches |
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bigot
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one who is intolerant of differences
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expunge
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to erase or eliminate
with a sponge |
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candid
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outspoken;blunt
candid person was not seen happy like candy |
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argot
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special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
argh got |
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neglicence
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careless neglect, often resulting in injury
neglect |
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appease
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to calm; to mak satisfied
appealing/applaused |
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strident
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harsh sounding; grating
harsh sounds? clean in up with strident |
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chaos
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complete disorder
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augment
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to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
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jingoism
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extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggresive, warlike foreign policy
Because of his jingoism, the candidate lost the support of voters |
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Rancor
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extreme hatred or ill will
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Inexorable
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unrelenting; unavoidable
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extol
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to praise highly
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clement
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merciful; lenient
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cliche
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a worn out idea or overused expression
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adamant
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unyielding; firm in opinion
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diffident
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lacking in self-confidence; shy
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opus
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a creative work, especially a numbered compusition
opus: opera |
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ostensible
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professed but not necessarily true
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disparity
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inequality; difference
di means two |
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condone
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to forgive or overlook an offense
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nuance
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a slight or subtle degree of difference
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connoi8sseur
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an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
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enigma
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a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable
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apathy
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lack of interest; state of not caring
I have no empathy for you |
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officious
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excessibely eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help
people will get on the offense if you do this |
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credence
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belief or trust
credentials |
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jaunty
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having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
jaunty was cocky |
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dilettante
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one who merely dabbles in an art or science
ant dables |
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cult
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an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles
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cynical
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doubtful or distrustful of the goodness of siuncerity of human motives
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ambivalent
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having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide
dilemma |
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demagogue
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a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power
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demure
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quiet and modest; reserved
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intrepid
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without fear; brave
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destitute
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extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
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erudite
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scholarly; learned
elite |
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dilemma
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choice between two unpleasant or difficult options
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culmination
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highest point of attainment; the end or climax
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concur
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to be of the same opinion; to agree with
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abate
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to lessen in violence or intensity
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decorum
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conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior
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abhor
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to detest; to hate strongly
a bore |
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dole
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to distribute; to give out sparingly
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gamut
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the whole range or extent
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extrovert
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one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others
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droll
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amusion in an odd or whimsical way
troll |
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duplicity
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intentional deciet in speech or conduct
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effigy
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crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
Hitler |
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austere
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stern; severe; plain
austere horse would not move |
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to strive to be equal to; to imitate
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emulate
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dry and withered
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sere
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to increase the value or beauty of something
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enhance
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feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing
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contrite
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noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts
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magnanimous
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to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce
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enunciate
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to work with another toward a goal
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collaborate
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to confine; to retain in legal custody
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impound
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faultless; without sin or blemish
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impeccable
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to summon forth
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evoke
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without sense or meaning; silly
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inane
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exaggeratedly or insincerely polite
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unctuous
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someone who chooses to live outside or reunounce his/her native country
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expatriate
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unkempt
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frowzy
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hatefully or shockingly evil
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heinous
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to explain in detail; to clarify
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expound
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to persuade with false promises and flattery
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cajole
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to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
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ibalk
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not easily understood; hard to fathom
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inscrutable
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ill natured, bitter hostility
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acrimony
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stern and ill-humoured
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dour
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to rejoice; to feel triumphant
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exult
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having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
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omniscient
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reasonable; capable of being carried out
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feasible
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a complete, ridiculous failure
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fiasco
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stern and ill-humoured
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dour
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the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation
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metier
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to rejoice; to feel triumphant
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exult
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to rise and fall; to vary irregularly
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fluctuate
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having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
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omniscient
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to annoy or harass
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harry
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reasonable; capable of being carried out
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feasible
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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incognito
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a complete, ridiculous failure
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fiasco
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lack of enery; sluggishness
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lethargy
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the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation
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metier
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to rise and fall; to vary irregularly
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fluctuate
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to annoy or harass
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harry
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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incognito
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lack of enery; sluggishness
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lethargy
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a letter or literary composition in letter form
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epistle
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enthusiastic; extremely interested
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avid
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an irritating and persistent person
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gadfly
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absence of vanity; humblenesss
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humility
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exhibiting sorrow ro pain
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dolorous
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of huge or extraordinary size and power
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gargantuan
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difficult; requiring much effort
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arduous
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friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
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affable
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pompous or high-flown in speech
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grandiloquent
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concerning farms, fermers, or the use of land
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agrarian
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a letter or literary composition in letter form
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epistle
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enthusiastic; extremely interested
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avid
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an irritating and persistent person
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gadfly
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absence of vanity; humblenesss
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humility
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exhibiting sorrow ro pain
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dolorous
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of huge or extraordinary size and power
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gargantuan
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difficult; requiring much effort
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arduous
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friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
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affable
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pompous or high-flown in speech
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grandiloquent
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concerning farms, fermers, or the use of land
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agrarian
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a facial expression of fear, disapprobal, or pain
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grimace
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a long, stronly expressed speech or lecture
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harangue
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arousing fear or awe
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formidable
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a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor
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sycophant
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clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
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explicit
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a heated argument
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altercation
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary in a particular field or place
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lexicon
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a particular shade of a given colors
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hue
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to startle into sudden activity
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galvanize
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permission; support
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sanction
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a facial expression of fear, disapprobal, or pain
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grimace
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a long, stronly expressed speech or lecture
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harangue
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arousing fear or awe
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formidable
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a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor
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sycophant
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clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
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explicit
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a heated argument
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altercation
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary in a particular field or place
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lexicon
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a particular shade of a given colors
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hue
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to startle into sudden activity
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galvanize
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permission; support
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sanction
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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hyperbole
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threatening; foreboding evil
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ominous
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rude boldness; nerve
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audacity
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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evince
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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implacable
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to urge on with stirring words
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exhort
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to put into prison; to confine
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incarcerate
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sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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incisive
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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hyperbole
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practical; providing an immediate advantage
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expedient
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threatening; foreboding evil
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ominous
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rude boldness; nerve
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audacity
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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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pertinent
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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evince
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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implacable
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to urge on with stirring words
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exhort
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to put into prison; to confine
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incarcerate
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sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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incisive
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practical; providing an immediate advantage
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expedient
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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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pertinent
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
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inert
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to get around; to bypass
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circumvent
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secret
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clandestine
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to find not guilty of fault or crime
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acquit
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
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inert
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to express strong disapproval of
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deprecate
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to get around; to bypass
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circumvent
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lawyer (British)
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barrister
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secret
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clandestine
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excessive praise or admiration
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adulation
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to find not guilty of fault or crime
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acquit
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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culinary
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to express strong disapproval of
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deprecate
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indecent; humorously obsene
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bawdy
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lawyer (British)
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barrister
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to punish severely
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chastise
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excessive praise or admiration
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adulation
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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culinary
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indecent; humorously obsene
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bawdy
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to punish severely
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chastise
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stern and ill-humoured
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dour
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to rejoice; to feel triumphant
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exult
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having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
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omniscient
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reasonable; capable of being carried out
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feasible
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a complete, ridiculous failure
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fiasco
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the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation
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metier
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to rise and fall; to vary irregularly
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fluctuate
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to annoy or harass
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harry
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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incognito
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lack of enery; sluggishness
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lethargy
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habing to do with marriage
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marital
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habing to do with marriage
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marital
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to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
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bask
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friendly; amiable
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genial
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to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
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bask
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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
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charlatan
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friendly; amiable
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genial
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commonplace; earthly and not spiritual
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mundane
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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
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charlatan
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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
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fickle
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commonplace; earthly and not spiritual
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mundane
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a terrible destructive or irresistible force
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juggernaut
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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
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fickle
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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
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naive
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having to do with the night; occuring at night
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nocturnal
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a terrible destructive or irresistible force
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juggernaut
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a beginner; one who is inexperienced
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novice
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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
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naive
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having to do with the night; occuring at night
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nocturnal
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a beginner; one who is inexperienced
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novice
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harmful to the health
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noxious
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to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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connive
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nerve; audacity
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chutzpah
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a lord, master, or sovereign
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liege
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hatred
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odium
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coarse; tasteless
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crass
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overcritival; too severe in judgment
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hypercritical
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
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fallacy
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harmful to the health
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noxious
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self-satisfied; smug
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complacent
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to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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connive
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to confuse; to perplex
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befuddle
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nerve; audacity
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chutzpah
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a lord, master, or sovereign
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liege
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hatred
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odium
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harmful to the health
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noxious
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coarse; tasteless
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crass
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to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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connive
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overcritival; too severe in judgment
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hypercritical
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nerve; audacity
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chutzpah
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
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fallacy
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a lord, master, or sovereign
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liege
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self-satisfied; smug
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complacent
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hatred
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odium
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to confuse; to perplex
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befuddle
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coarse; tasteless
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crass
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overcritival; too severe in judgment
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hypercritical
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
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fallacy
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self-satisfied; smug
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complacent
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to confuse; to perplex
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befuddle
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superior skill or ability
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prowess
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eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
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pugnacious
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to steal
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purloin
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cowardly; fearful
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pusillanimous
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to put an end to; to allay or quiet
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quell
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very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions
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quixotic
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a disorderly crowd, a mob
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rabble
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raging; fanaticl
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rabid
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a person skilled at telling stories
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raconteur
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seeking revenge; bearing a grudge
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vindictive
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careful; heedful; attentive to all points
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circumspect
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a gentle breeze
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zephyr
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one who deserts one side in favor of another, traitor; outlaw
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renegade
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something justly deserved, especially a punishment
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retribution
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to move or to fling swifty and with great force
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hurtle
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a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune
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scourge
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biting; stingingly shar or sarcastic
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caustic
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not fond of talking; usually silent
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taciturn
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one who believes that the existence of God neither can be proved nor disproved
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agnostic
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brief and to the point
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terse
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weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre
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uhncanny
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a mass departure or emigration
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exodus
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remorseful; sorry for having done wrong
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penitent
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to clear of supicion or accusations
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vindicate
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good-humored ridicule or teasing
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raillery
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not able to be conquered; impenetrable
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impregnable
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an intense dislike or fear of strangers or foreigners
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xenophobia
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essential
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inherent
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disrespectful
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irreverent
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to dominate, conquer, or bring under control
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subjugate
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to increase the rate of progress
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expedite
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to attempt to block a bill from becoming law by speaking at length against it
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fillibuster
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pure; completely clean and uncontaminated
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pristine
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full of meaning; concise
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pithy
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an insult or abuse in speech
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invective
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reckless, wasteful, and extravagant
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prodigal
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easily bent or flexible
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pliable
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losing motion, feeling, or power; lacking in energy
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torpid
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not dense or thick; having little substance
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tenuous
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being in disagreement
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discordant
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having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
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melifluous
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taking pleasure in food and drink
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epicurean
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to complete work of an artist, composer, or writer
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oeuvre
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a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
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arbiter
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freah and green, referring to plant life
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verdant
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unpredictable action or behavior
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vagary
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lacking intelligence
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vacuous
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having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
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melifluous
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a wearing down over time
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attrition
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taking pleasure in food and drink
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epicurean
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a prototype or original model
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archetype
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to complete work of an artist, composer, or writer
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oeuvre
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formal approval or an act
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approbation
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a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
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arbiter
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having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
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melifluous
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freah and green, referring to plant life
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verdant
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having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
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melifluous
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unpredictable action or behavior
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vagary
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taking pleasure in food and drink
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epicurean
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taking pleasure in food and drink
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epicurean
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lacking intelligence
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vacuous
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to complete work of an artist, composer, or writer
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oeuvre
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to complete work of an artist, composer, or writer
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oeuvre
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a wearing down over time
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attrition
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a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
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arbiter
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a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
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arbiter
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a prototype or original model
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archetype
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freah and green, referring to plant life
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verdant
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freah and green, referring to plant life
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verdant
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formal approval or an act
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approbation
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unpredictable action or behavior
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vagary
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unpredictable action or behavior
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vagary
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lacking intelligence
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vacuous
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lacking intelligence
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vacuous
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a wearing down over time
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attrition
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a wearing down over time
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attrition
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a prototype or original model
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archetype
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a prototype or original model
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archetype
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formal approval or an act
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approbation
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formal approval or an act
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approbation
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to grow, expand, or bloom
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burgeon
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an equal measure; corresponding in size and measure
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commensurate
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a meeting or gathering together
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confluence
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a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act
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coup
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to grow, expand, or bloom
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burgeon
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to grow, expand, or bloom
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burgeon
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not spiritual or religious; wordly
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secular
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an equal measure; corresponding in size and measure
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commensurate
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an equal measure; corresponding in size and measure
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commensurate
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not concerned; free from care
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insouciant
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a meeting or gathering together
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confluence
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a meeting or gathering together
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confluence
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without force or movement; stationary
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static
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a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act
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coup
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a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act
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coup
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to specify a required part of an agreement
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stipulate
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not spiritual or religious; wordly
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secular
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not spiritual or religious; wordly
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secular
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the general spirit of the time
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zeitgeist
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to grow, expand, or bloom
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burgeon
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not concerned; free from care
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insouciant
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an equal measure; corresponding in size and measure
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commensurate
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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not concerned; free from care
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insouciant
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without force or movement; stationary
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static
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a meeting or gathering together
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confluence
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without force or movement; stationary
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static
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to specify a required part of an agreement
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stipulate
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a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act
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coup
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the general spirit of the time
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zeitgeist
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to specify a required part of an agreement
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stipulate
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not spiritual or religious; wordly
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secular
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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the general spirit of the time
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zeitgeist
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not concerned; free from care
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insouciant
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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without force or movement; stationary
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static
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to specify a required part of an agreement
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stipulate
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the general spirit of the time
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zeitgeist
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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a belief or principle held to be true
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tenet
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to think deeply or repeatedly
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ruminate
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alert at all times; watchful
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vigilant
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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someone who disagrees
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dissident
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rude in speech or behavior; peevish
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petulant
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a belief or principle held to be true
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tenet
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not the original; coming from another source
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derivative
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to think deeply or repeatedly
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ruminate
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an award or honor
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accolate
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alert at all times; watchful
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vigilant
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to disapprove or the take exception
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demur
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someone who disagrees
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dissident
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rude in speech or behavior; peevish
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petulant
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transparent; clear
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limpid
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not the original; coming from another source
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derivative
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an award or honor
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accolate
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to disapprove or the take exception
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demur
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transparent; clear
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limpid
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to grow or reproduce rapidly
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proliferate
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a belief or principle held to be true
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tenet
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to think deeply or repeatedly
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ruminate
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alert at all times; watchful
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vigilant
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someone who disagrees
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dissident
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rude in speech or behavior; peevish
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petulant
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not the original; coming from another source
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derivative
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an award or honor
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accolate
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to disapprove or the take exception
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demur
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transparent; clear
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limpid
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tending to cause discontent, harm, or resentment; offensively unfair
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invidious
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marked by grandeur and awe
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august
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subsidiary; providing assistance
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ancillary
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an outward likeness in form or appearance
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semblance
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a self-taught person
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autodidact
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exhibiting poor judgment or intelligence
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asinine
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although; even though
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albeit
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a means by which something is transmitted
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conduit
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one who collects stamps
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philatelist
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tireless; incapable of being fatigued
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indefatigable
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one who suffers or sacrifices for a cause
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martyr
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a minor misdeed
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indiscretion
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a gradual, ofter unconscious, process of absorption
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osmosis
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of very little value; trivial
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picayune
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a file of detailed information on a person or subject
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dossier
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a command or urgent requests
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behest
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