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askance

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disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully; with a side glance

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deviation

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a turning away or departure from; a divergence

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devoid

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not containing or possessing; empty; without

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dogma

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a set of specific ideas or beliefs; a doctrine

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focalization

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the act or action of focusing or concentrating; the location of concentrated attention

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inscrutable

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not able to be searched into and understood

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insidious

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progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; deceitful in a subtle way; wily; treacherous

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interim

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time between; meantime

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intercessor

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one who acts between two parties; a mediator

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melancholic

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excessively and unreasonably brooding; chronically depressed; despondent; causing or suggesting such feeling

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mollify

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to calm or appease; to soothe; to make less severe

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nemesis

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deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat or frustrate

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scathing

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harshly critical; extremely severe; caustic

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sidled

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stepped or moved sideways in a shy or stealthy manner

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trenchant

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incisive; perceptive; to the point; keen; vigorous; forceful

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aridity

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dryness; barrenness; the state of being dull, without interest

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blazon

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to richly adorn; to depict symbolically; such a depiction or its description

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disparaging

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degrading; depreciating; “cutting down”; belittling

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dissenter

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one who dissents, disagrees, differs in principle; one who refuses to assent to established doctrine

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emit

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to put out or give off light, heat, sound, etc.; to utter sounds, expression, etc.

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exemplary

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setting an example; admirable; commendable

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration in expression; overstatement

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hypercritical

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overly critical; faultfinding; carping

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hypochondriac

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one who is unduly anxious over personal health; one who imagines illnesses

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impeccable

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free from fault, blemish or error; flawless; unerring

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inimitable

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not able to be imitated; unequaled; unparalleled; unique

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innate

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coming naturally from within; inborn; natural

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innocuous

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harmless; without harmful effect or qualities

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reciprocal

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done or given responsively or in return; affecting both parties; mutual; a counterpart

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sinister

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tending toward disaster; threatening; foreboding; evil; wicked

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contentious

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quarrelsome; argumentative; uncooperative

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credible

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believable; trustworthy; reliable

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expedient

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suitable or advisable at the moment; opportune or useful but not necessarily right; such an action or means

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furtive

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stealthy; secretive; sly; evasive

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impunity

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exemption or freedom from punishment or harm

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incarcerate

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to imprison; to confine

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indefatigable

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not able to be fatigued; never tiring; unflagging

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misanthrope

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one who hates or constantly distrusts mankind

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modicum

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a small quantity or portion

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mutability

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tendency to change; alterability; inconsistency

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parody

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a humorous and ridiculing imitation; a farce; a poor imitation; to act in such a manner

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stipple

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an arrangement of dots or speckles; to use or produce an area or pattern of such

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substantiate

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to verify; to attest as true; to give substance to.

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verbatim

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word for word; in the exact words

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verdant

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green with vegetation

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apathetic

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indifferent; unconcerned; unemotional

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archaic

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of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use

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collusion

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secret cooperation for a wrongful purpose

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deferential

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yielding or deferring the wishes, ideas, etc. of another; respectful

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doleful

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sad; sorrowful

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flaunt

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to display proudly or defiantly; to wave or flourish arrogantly

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intrepid

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fearless, dauntless

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natatorium

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indoor swimming pool

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puerile

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childish; immature; juvenile

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ramifications

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branches; offshoots; subdivisions; results or consequences

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recalcitrant

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resistant to control; stubborn; defiant; rebellious

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spasmodic

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temporarily impulsive or violent; intermittent and intense

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tawdry

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cheap looking; shoddy; vulgar

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tenable

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able to be maintained or held; defendable

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trepidation

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fearfulness; alarm; agitation; trembling from such a cause

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allocate

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to assign as portion or share; to set apart for; to distribute

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acquiesced

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yielded; gave in; assented to

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augment

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to add to; to increase; to supplement

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commiserate

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to sympathize or condole with; to feel or show pity or sorrow for

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didactic

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instructive; teaching a moral lesson

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diffident

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lacking confidence; timid; shy

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diminutive

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little; small; diminished or diminishing; a word expressing smallness; familiarity

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empathy

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understanding and identification with the mental state and emotions of another person

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emulate

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to strive to equal or surpass; to successfully rival

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facetious

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not serious; flippantly humorous

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martial

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having to do with the military; war-like

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multifarious

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having many parts or elements; of great variety; diverse

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pragmatic

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pertaining or attentive to all related causes and effects; practical or workable based on full study

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propensity

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a natural tendency, disposition or inclination

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sequel

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that which follows; a continuation

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effulgence

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radiance; splendor; brightness; shining

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elucidation

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explanation; clarification

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exploit

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to use selfishly or to take advantage of; to put to full and practical use; a great and
bold or daring deed

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expunged

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removed completely; wiped out; erased; deleted

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grandiloquent

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pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant

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gregarious

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living in groups; sociable

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impregnable

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not able to be penetrated by force; unyielding; unconquerable

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modulate

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to change, adjust or regulate; to vary the pitch or tone of sound

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ostracized

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banished; excluded; shut out

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polyglot

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speaking or writing in several languages; multilingual; a mixture of languages

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prerequisite

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required beforehand in conjunction with something to follow; anything so required

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querulous

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fault-finding; complaining; argumentative; peevish

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ravenous

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extremely hungry; eagerly and intensely desirous; voracious

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superfluous

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more than is necessary; excessive; redundant

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verbose

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using too many words

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