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Crestfallen

A

brought low in spirit

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Unpropitious

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( of a circumstance) with little chance of success

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Imperious

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those views as unworthy, domineering

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Denouement

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the final resolution of the many strands of a literary or dramatic work, the outcome of a complex sequence of events

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Unflappable

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not easily perturbed or excited or upset, marked by extreme calm and composure (opposite of flappable)

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Ossify

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make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

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Improvident

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not given careful consideration

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lacerate

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deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

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Flippant

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showing inappropriate levity (humor or frivolity), not showing a serious or respectful attitude,

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Nonchalant

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coming across as uninterested, overly casual

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Hobble

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to hold back the progress of something

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Puerile

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of or characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

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Dovetail

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fit together tightly, as if by means of an interlocking joint

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Presentiment

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a feeling of evil to come

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Immure

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to enclose, usually in walls

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Asperity

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harshness of manner

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Encumber

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hold back

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Spartan

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unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgement; practicing great self denial

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Intimation

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an indirect suggestion

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Cosset

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treat with excessive indulgence

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corollary

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a practical consequence that follow naturally

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Puissant

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powerful

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Untenable

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( of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

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Inimitable

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defying imitation, matchless

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Invidious

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likely to cause resentment

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Dispensation

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an exemption from a rule or obligation

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Surreptitious

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stealth , taking pains not to be caught or detected

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Crystallize

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cause to take on definite and clear shape

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Rarefied

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made more subtle or refined

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Incontrovertible

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necessarily or demonstrably true; impossible to deny or disprove

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Stalwart

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dependable, inured to fatigue or hardships

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Machinate

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engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

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Celerity

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speed, rapidity

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Tempestuous

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as if driven by turbulent or conflicting emotions; highly energetic and wildly changing or fluctuating

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Magisterial

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offensively self assured or given to exercising unwarranted power

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Firebrand

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someone who deliberately creates trouble

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Ribald

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humorously vulgar

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Equitable

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fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

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Peripatetic

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traveling by foot

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Patent

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glaringly obvious

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Decry

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express strong disapproval of

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Apposite

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remarkably appropriate

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Inure

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to make accustomed to something unpleasant

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Subterfuge

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something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

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Hubris

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overbearing pride or presumption ( excessive pride or self confidence)

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Impetuous

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characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

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Recrimination

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mutual accusations,a retaliatory accusation; also : the making of such accusations

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Unviable

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not able to work, survive or succeed ( also spelled inviable)

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Irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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Obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant, willfully difficult to control

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Inviolate

A

must be kept sacred

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