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aberrant

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departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

aberrant behavior

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abstinent

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forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages
abstinent from alcohols

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abstruse

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hard to understand

abstruse theory

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abundant

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present in great quantity

an abundant harvest; an abundant year; be abundant in (minerals)

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accessible

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easy to approach, reach

accessible by rail; accessible price, people; accessible stories

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accountable

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responsible; answerable

Every person is accountable for his own work

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acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.

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acute

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sharp or severe in effect

acute pain; an acute thinker

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adamant

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Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
adamant to temptation
Once he had made his decision, he was adamant and would not change his mind.

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adept

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very skilled; proficient

be adept in; the human brain is more adept at comparing lengths than areas.

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adequate

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as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose
an adequate performance; the supply is not adequate to the demand;

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advertent

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attentive; heedful

He adverted briefly to the news of the day.

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affected

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acted upon; influenced in a harmful way

His manners are affected; affected airs; affected laugh

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agreeable

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to one’s liking; pleasing

agreeable to the taste; be agreeable to a proposal; be agreeable to reason

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allusive

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having reference to something implied or inferred

a story allusive to her history

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aloof

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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest

an aloof church; The girl’s manner was aloof

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ambiguous

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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
an ambiguous answer; an ambiguous future

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about someone or something

an ambivalent attitude to private enterprise

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amiable

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having or showing pleasant

an amiable manner

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amorphous

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lacking definite form; having no specific shape

an amorphous cloud mass, segment of society, style of writing

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ample

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fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs
ample evidence
We have ample money for the journey.
He believes he has ample evidence to convict.

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anachronistic

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a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time
Sadly, the anachronistic conventions of bookselling and copyright law lag the technology.

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ancillary

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providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system; subordinate; subsidiary
ancillary staff, workers

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anomalous

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deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal
a highly anomalous situation; anomalous(aberrant) result

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answerable

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liable to be asked to give account; responsible

answerable for an act, damages; the government answerable to the people; achievements answerable to expectation

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antagonistic

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acting in opposition

Cats and dogs are antagonistic.

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antithetical

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directly opposed or contrasted

The self-assertive element and the self-transcending element are antithetical.

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apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion

the crowd seemed to be unimpressed, almost apathetic.

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apocalyptic

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affording a revelation or prophecy
But the in-air bird deaths aren’t due to some apocalyptic plague or insidious experiment-they happen all the time, scientists say.

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appalling

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causing dismay or horror

an appalling accident; appalling ignorance

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appealing

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evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive
an appealing smile

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apposite

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suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant
an apposite answer; be apposite to the case
I find his speech wholly apposite to the current debate.

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appreciable

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sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable
There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.

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apprehensive

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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

be apprehensive for someone’s safety; be apprehensive of danger; be apprehensive of one’s folly

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appropriate

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an appropriate example; each played his appropriate part; be appropriate for

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apropos

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fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely

Your telegram comes apropos.

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arbitrary

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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction

arbitrary and unreasonable; arbitrary argument

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arcane

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known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric
a theory filled with arcane details; Stay tuned for a very arcane discussion of Latin grammar.

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archetypal

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of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype
an archetypal English gentleman

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ardent

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intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic

an ardent admirer; ardent passion; an ardent protest; ardent hate; ardent spirits

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arduous

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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

arduous paths; an arduous task, worker

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arrogant

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making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
arrogant and unreasonable demands

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artless

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free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous

the artless sincerity of a young child

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ascendant

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a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence
be in the ascendant

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ascetic

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a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
The monks lived a very ascetic life. Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.

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assertive

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confidently aggressive or self-assured
John is an assertive boy, always insisting on his own rights and opinions.
A clear mind: be assertive, but mindful of others.

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assiduous

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constant; working diligently at a task

He is assiduous in his studies; He is assiduous over his visitor

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astute

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clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd

an astute investor, businesswoman; an astute manipulation of facts

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audacious

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave: an audacious demand, explorer
extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas: an audacious vision of the city’s bright future

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auspicious

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promising success; propitious; fortunate

It’s been an auspicious morning for the new facility.

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austere

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severe in manner or appearance; ascetic; abstinent; without excess, luxury
My father was a distant, austere man; the monks’ austere way of life; her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed

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authentic

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not false or copied

authentic news, signature; an authentic deed

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available

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he is not available for the job; employ all available means

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avant-garde

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the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
avant-garde writers; avant-garde art, cinema, painting

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avaricious

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greedy; covetous

avaricious of wealth

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averse

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having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
It’s not too hard, as long as you aren’t averse to knocking a hole in the wall.
For the fish averse, there is buttermilk fried chicken.
He was averse to revealing the sources of his information.

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avid

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showing great enthusiasm for or interest in

avid for food; be avid of money; an avid reader of books

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awe-inspiring

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causing awe; spectacular; magnificent

an awe-inspiring mountain

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axiomatic

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pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious
It is axiomatic that life is not always easy

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backhanded

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oblique or ambiguous in meaning; indirect; insincere or malicious; wry
backhanded compliment

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banal

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so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

a banal conversation about the weather; The architecture is, for the most part, banal.

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barefaced

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shameless; impudent

barefaced falsehood; a barefaced lie

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baroque

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extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style
It’s very baroque, romantic and deliciously sentimental in a retro way.

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barren

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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile

a barren desert, landscape; the team will come through this barren patch and start to win again

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bashful

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uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid

Charities are not bashful about looking a gift horse in the mouth.

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bathetic

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commonplace; producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax
The end of the libel case was, in a way, rather bathetic.
The scene, which could have been bathetic, is a killer.

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belated

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coming or happening later than should have been the case

belated efforts; belated travelers; a belated view of world politics

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belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war; hostile and aggressive

belligerent powers; a belligerent tone

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beneficent

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doing good or causing good to be done

For those in a beneficent mood, the centre is also accepting donations.

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benign

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showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness

a benign climate; a benign tumor

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bereft

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deprived
Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.
After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft.

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biased

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having or showing bias or prejudice

Their outlook was biased , although not intentionally so.

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bizarre

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bizarre clothing; the story has a certain bizarre interest

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bland

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lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting; pleasantly gentle or agreeable
bland background music; a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread; a bland smile

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blasé

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indifferent to or bored with life; nonchalant

He reports his new-found notoriety with the blasé tone of someone reading a train schedule.

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blasphemous

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irreverent; profane; sacrilegious

Whatever your reasoning, your comment was both blasphemous and irrational.

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bleak

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bare, desolate, and often windswept

a bleak wind; a bleak prospect; a bleak plain

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blighted

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to cause to wither or decay; frustrate

blighted hopes; blighted love

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blithe

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joyous, merry, or gay in disposition

a blithe and carefree girl

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blooming

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blooming cheeks; blooming business

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blunt

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having a thick, or dull edge or point; not sharp; slow in perception or understanding; obtuse
short, blunt nose; blunt about the feeling of others; to be blunt

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bogus

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not genuine; counterfeit

a bogus doctor; bogus claims of injury by workers

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boisterous

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rough and noisy

the boisterous entertainment area; a boisterous wind

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bombastic

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(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious
a bombastic speech

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booming

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to boost; to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously

a booming population

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boorish

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unmannered; crude; insensitive

a drunk’s boorish behavior

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bootless

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without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless

efforts to convince him were bootless

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brazen

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made of brass; shameless or impudent

a brazen image of Buddha; a brazen liar

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brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

a brusque refusal; She was offended by his brusque reply.

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callous

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made hard; insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

a callous killer, attitude, act; callous disregard for other’s feelings

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callow

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immature or inexperienced; (of a young bird) featherless

I believed a lot of things in my callow youth that I don’t believe now.

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cantankerous

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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish

a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

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capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please; The love of girls is uncertain, capricious.

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categorical

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without exceptions or conditions; absolute; definite

a categorical denial; The judgement was harsh and categorical.

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catholic

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broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all
his tastes are very catholic

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caustic

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capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue; severely critical or sarcastic
a caustic cleaning product; caustic liquid which blisters the skin; caustic comments

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celebrated

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renowned; well-known

celebrated movie star

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censorious

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severely critical; faultfinding; carping
censorious comments; a censorious critic
His treatment of him is sympathetic rather than readily censorious.

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ceremonious

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formally or elaborately polite

she read the announcement in a very ceremonious way

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chary

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cautious or careful; wary
be chary of offense; Reluctant to give money to poor countries, rich countries’ governments became equally chary of collecting debts from them.

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chic

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cleverly stylish

the woman who is chic adapts fashion to her own personality; a chic restaurant

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chimerical

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unreal; imaginary

chimerical dreams of future progress

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chivalrous

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having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty
a kind and chivalrous man; he still engages in chivalrous behavior, such as holding doors for people

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chronic

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continuing a long time or recurring frequently
a chronic disease; a chronic grumbler; a chronic liar
He drifted off into a discussion of Lebanon’s chronic crisis.

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circumlocutory

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a roundabout or indirect way of speaking

a circumlocutory excuss

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clairvoyant

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision
To make such a confident prediction you would have to be clairvoyant.

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clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

clandestine dealings; a clandestine marriage

108
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clannish

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(of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group
Let’s face it, we became ingrown, clannish, and retarded. Cut off from the mainstream of humanity, we came to believe that pink is “flesh-color”, that mayonnaise is a nutrient, and that Barry Manilow is a musician.

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clement

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mild or merciful in disposition or character

a clement judge; clement weather for November

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clinical

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concerned with or based on actual observation and treatment of disease in patients rather than experimentation or theory; extremely objective and realistic; unemotionally critical
her voice was calm, almost clinical(cold), as she told us what happened; a formal marriage agreement sounds clinical, but it can be a good idea

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clumsy

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the first mobile phone were heavy and clumsy to use; my attempt to apologize were very clumsy

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cogent

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she offers some cogent(convincing, persuasive) reasons for building school; a cogent(reasonable) argument

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coherent

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logically connected; consistent

a coherent narrative, account, explanation; a coherent policy for the transport system

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commonplace

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ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting

a commonplace work

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compassionate

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having or showing compassion

politicians are not usually regarded as warm or compassionate people

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compatible

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capable of existing or living together in harmony

the new system will be compatible with existing equipment

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compelling

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having a powerful and irresistible effect; tending to compel; overpowering
a compelling argument; a compelling smile; a compelling gaze

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compendious

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containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way; concise
a compendious report

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complacent

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pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation; self-satisfied
we must not become complacent about progress

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complaisant

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inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious
Their effect here is to soften the satire and make it complaisant.

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