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Crafty

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Cunning, skillful in deception or schemes

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Counterpoint

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Contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast in a work of art
Milk is the perfect counterpoint to spicy food.

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Cynical

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Thinking the worst of others, bitterly pessimistic

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Debase

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Degrade, lower in quality

Do not debase your morals just to look cool.

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Discriminating

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Judicious, having good judgment or insight

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch, describe in detail

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Default

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Failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation ($)

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Dispatch

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Speed, promptness; send or deal with in a speedy way

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Dispassionate

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Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation, not influenced by strong emotions

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Discredit

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Injure the reputation of, destroy the credibility or confidence in

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Credulous

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Gullible, prone to believing too easily

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point, final stage

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Daunt

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Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

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Diatribe

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Rant, bitter abusive attack

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Deride

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Mock, scoff at, laugh at

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Crescendo

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Steady increase in force, intensity; a climactic peak

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Disabuse

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Free someone of a mistake in thinking

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Diverge

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Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside

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Dissent

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To disagree or take an opposing view

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Derivative

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Not original, secondary

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Detached

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Impartial, disinterested, unconcerned, distant, aloof, objective

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Disinterested

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Unbiased, impartial

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Denigrate

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Belittle, attack the reputation of

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Deference

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Respectful submission, yielding to the authority or opinion of

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Disseminate

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Scatter, spread about, broadcast

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Divest

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Deprive or strip of rank OR to sell off holdings

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Din

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Loud confused noise esp. for a long period of time

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Discerning

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Having good judgment or insight

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Dissonance

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Harsh in harmonious sound, disagreement, cacophony

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Dogma

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A system of principles laid down by authority, established belief

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Pariah

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Social outcast

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Implicit

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Implied, not stated directly; unquestionable, involved in the very essence of
It is essential that you trust him implicitly.

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Jocular

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Joking or given to joking

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Keen

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Sharp, piercing; very perceptive

Rocky has a keen sense of smell.

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Inadvertent

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Characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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Lampoon

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Harsh satire; ridicule or satirize

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Levity

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Lightness or lack of seriousness (sometimes inappropriate)

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In as much

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Considering

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Levy

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Collect tax on, wage war on, or enlist for military

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Mollify

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Calm or soothe; lessen or soften

We can use the gripe water to mollify her colic discomfort.

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Lassitude

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Tiredness, wariness; lazy indifference

August heat always causes lassitude.

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Incendiary

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Arousing rebellion, inflaming the sense, setting property on fire
His incendiary speeches always made his constituents wild.

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Obstinate

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Stubborn or hard to control

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Inchoate

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Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

Her inchoate French proved no good in real life.

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Languid

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Drooping from exhaustion; sluggish, slow

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Mores

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Customs, manners or morals of a certain group

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Incipient

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Just beginning, in a very early stage

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression

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Incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

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Offhand

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Causal, informal; rude in a short way, brusque

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Officious

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Meddlesome, eager in giving unwanted advice

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Occult

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To hide, shut off from view (eclipse ex.)

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Outstrip

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Surpass, exceed, leave behind

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Paradigm

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Model or pattern, worldview

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Libertine

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Morally or sexually unrestrained

Charlie Sheen

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Inform

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Inspire, animate; give substance to; be the characteristic quality of
A love of nature informed his writing.

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Paradox

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Contradiction or seeming contradiction that is true; a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but pin reality expresses a possible truth

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Indeterminate

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Not fixed, indefinite, vague

There is an indeterminate number of lottery winners.

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Patronize

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Condescending; having a superior manner

61
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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack of something

These definitions have a paucity of words.

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Ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, naive

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Perfidious

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Deceitful and untrustworthy, disloyal, treacherous, violating one’s trust

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Onerous

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Hard to endure

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