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upend

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  1. To stand on end

2. To upset

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fickle

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erratic

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trite

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boring, not fresh

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torpid

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sluggish

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panacea

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cure-all

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flagging

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weak, dwindling

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hale

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  1. Pull

2. Free from defect or infirmity

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lissome

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lithe, nimble

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enervated

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lacking physical or mental vigor

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paucity

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scarce

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melange

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mixture of incongruous elements

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equivocation

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evasive wording

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tacit

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implied, expressed without words

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didactic

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  1. Designed to teach

2. Making moral observations

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equable

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uniform

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priggish

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observing propriety to an obnoxious degree

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propitious

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  1. Benevolent

2. Good omen

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punctilious

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concerned with precise adherence to convention

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contention

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  1. Point maintained in a debate

2. Competition, rival

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innocuous

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harmless

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philander

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having casual sex with many people

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puckish

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impish

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prurient

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appealing to sexual desire

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wry

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  1. Twisted

2. Cleverly humorous

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puritanical

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rigid morality

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prolix

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unduly long

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profligate

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wildly extravagant

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bedazzled

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fascinated

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revivification

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to give new life

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triage

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assigning priority according to resource and need

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requite

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repay, avenge

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tenacious

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  1. Cohesive

2. Persistent

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idiosyncratic

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individual quality

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ostentatious

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seeking to attract attention

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gauche

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crude

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uncouth

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rude, lacking polish

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amalgamate

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unite

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galvanize

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stimulate, excite

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defame

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slander

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putative

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commonly accepted or supposed

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subterfuge

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deception

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etymology

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history of a linguistic form

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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poignant

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  1. Painfully affecting the feelings
  2. Pleasurably stimulating
  3. Pungently pervasive
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polemic

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aggressive dispute or attack

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inscrutable

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mysterious, unreadable

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onerous

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burdensome

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venal

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capable of being bought for money

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pacific

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conciliatory, peaceful

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blithe

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  1. Lacking thought or consideration

2. Lighthearted

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fetid

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stinking

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convivial

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fond of food drink and good company

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labile

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open to change

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lucid

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sane, intelligible

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sanction

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formal decree, approval

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boorish

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rude

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ignominious

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humiliating

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besot

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  1. Infatuated

2. Make dull or stupid

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contraband

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illegal item

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pantheon

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  1. Temple or gods

2. Building serving as a memorial or burial place

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bon mot

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clever remark

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vituperation

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verbal abuse

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unprincipled

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lacking morals

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anodyne

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  1. Painkiller

2. Innocuous

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tortuous

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  1. Twists and bends

2. Deceptive

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advent

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coming into being

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flout

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scorn or treat with contempt

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fastidious

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extreme delicacy and care

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investiture

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  1. The act of ratifying or establishing in office

2. Something that covers or adorns

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specious

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false look of truth

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culpable

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guilty

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concerted

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mutually agree

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transmute

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to alter/change form

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proscribe

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prohibit

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chagrin

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distress

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perspicacious

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keen

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callow

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immature

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disaffect

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to alienate the affection or loyalty of

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sinuous

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winding, intricate, complex

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humdrum

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monotonous

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vindicate

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  1. Free from allegation

2. Avenge

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contrite

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remorseful

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penitential

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expressing regret

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messianic

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marked by idealism and aggressive crusading spirit

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phlegmatic

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stolid temperment

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blandishment

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allure, coax

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enthuse

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enthusiastic

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irascible

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easily angered

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satiety

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fed or gratified beyond capacity

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surfeit

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excess

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engender

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beget, cause, produce

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monger

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  1. Broker, dealer

2. Person attempting to stir up something petty

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apocryphal

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spurious, doubtful authenticity

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saccharine

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sweet, sugary

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abate

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decrease

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subsidize

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to aid or promote with public money

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evince

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to display, reveal

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cavalier

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offhand, disdainful

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dissonance

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lack of agreement

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strident

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harsh sound

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dally

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  1. Act playfully

2. Waste time

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tarry

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to delay, to stay

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skulk

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  1. Move stealthily

2. Hide or conceal (fear or sinister intent)

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equivocate

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  1. Use equivocal language with intent to deceive

2. Avoid committing oneself in what one says

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appellation

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name, title

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sobriquet

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nickname

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misnomer

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misnaming, innapropriate name

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accolade

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award

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query

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question

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extemporaneous

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impromptu

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lubricious

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lecherous

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affability

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pleasant, friendly

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unaffected

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genuine

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magnanimous

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lofty and courageous spirit

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abjure

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renounce

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renege

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revoke a promise or commitment

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forgo

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give up

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contravene

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violate

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moribund

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inactive, dying

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burgeon

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flourish

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debase

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lower in status esteem or character

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incorrigible

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  1. Incapable of being corrected

2. Unruly

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pathologize

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characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal

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flummox

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confuse

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pedagogy

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the art of teaching

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impervious

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  1. Impenetrable

2. Not capable of being affected

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opprobrium

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disgrace

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fulminate

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violent protest

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exculpate

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clear from fault

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inter

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bury a body

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manumit

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release from slavery

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turpitude

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depravity

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incipient

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beginning to come into being

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nascent

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recently coming into existence

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nebulous

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vague, indistinct

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nettle

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sting, arouse to anger or annoyance

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fetter

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shackle, restrain

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egregious

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conspicuous, flagrant

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underpin

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support

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undergird

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strengthen

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cleave

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  1. Divide

2. Adhere firmly and closely to

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palliate

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moderate, reduce

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laconic

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using minimal words

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aphorism

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concise statement of a principle

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sententious

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pompously moralising

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glib

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offhand, nonchalant

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recumbent

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leaning, resting, lying down

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misanthrope

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person who hates humankind

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diatribe

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abusive speech

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sedition

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insurrection against authority

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