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querulous

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inclined to complain; irritable

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vicissitude

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to change or variations; ups and downs

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quotidian

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occurring daily; commonplace

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posit

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to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation

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waver

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to fluctuate between choices

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pugilism

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boxing

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pusillanimous

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cowardly; without courage

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winsome

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charming; happily engaging

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precis

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short summary of facts

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plastic

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

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pulchritude

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beauty

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plucky

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courageous; spunky

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viscous

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thick and adhesive, like a slow flowing fluid

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plethora

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excess

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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plebeian

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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners

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meticulous

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extremely careful; fastidious;. painstaking

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metaphor

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figure of speech comparing two different things

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palatial

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relating to a palace; magnificent

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pragmatic

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practical, as opposed to idealistic

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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propriety

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs

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polyglot

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speaker of many languages

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pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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ignoble

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having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

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corroborate

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to support with evidence

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vim

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vitality and energy

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wily

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clever; deceptive

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coffer

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strongbox; large chest for money

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dither

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to act confusedly or without a clear purpose

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connoisseur

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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

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prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk

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prudence

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wisdom, caution or restraint

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potentate

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a monarch or ruler with great power

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wraith

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a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death

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chaos

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great disorder or confused situation

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leery

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suscpicious

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

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bolstered

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to support; prop up

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impasse

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blocked path; dilemma with no solution

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molted

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to shed hair, skin or an outer layer periodically

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monotony

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no variation; tediously the same

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jargon

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nonsensical talk; specialized language

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explicit

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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tirade

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

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talons

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claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

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symbiosis

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness

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syncopation

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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livid

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discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

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lavish

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extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly

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frugality

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tending to be thrifty or cheap

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homogenous

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of a similar kind

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antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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deface

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to mar the appearance of; vandalize

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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curmudgeon

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cranky person, usually old

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crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

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dupe

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

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eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources