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61-Deride

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to ridicule, to laugh at in scorn

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62-Insipid

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without interesting qualities; (of food) bland

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63-Austere

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unadorned, stern, severely simple

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64-Expedite

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to make faster or easier

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65-Expedient

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providing immediate advantage

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66-Clandestine

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done in secret

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67-Vacillate

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to be indecisive; to waver back and forth

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68-Ambivalent

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undecided; having mixed feelings about someone or something

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69-Conspicuous

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standing out, obvious

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70-Anecdote

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brief entertaining story (unpublished)

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71-Profound

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deep; insightful

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72-Dissent

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disagreement

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73-Voluntary

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willing; unforced

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74-Oracle

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any person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication; a wise expert

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75-Didactic

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instructive; intended to teach

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76-Disparate

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different; incompatible

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77-Disparage

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to belittle; to speak unkindly

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78-Compliant

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yielding; submissive

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79-Prosaic

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dull; unimaginative

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80-Florid

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flowery or elaborate (speech)