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Conflate

A

mix together different elements of concepts

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Appropriate

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to give or take something by force, to allocate

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Dolorous

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showing sorrow

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Complaisant

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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

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Autocratic

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characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule, having absolute sovereignty , offensively self assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

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Mendicant

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a pauper who lives by begging

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Vaunted

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highly or widely praised or boasted about

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Aplomb

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great coolness and composure under strain, great self assurance and poise

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Enormity

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an act of extreme wickedness. quality or state of being huge

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Noisome

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having an extremely bad smell

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Unassailable

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immune to attack; without flaws.

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Assiduously

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with care and persistence

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Impugn

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attack as false or wrong

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Turgid

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(of language) pompous and tedious

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Proscribe

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command against

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Palatable

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acceptable to the taste or mind

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Panegyric

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a formal expression of praise

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Pellucid

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transparently clear; easily understandable

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Fecund

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intellectually productive

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Gumption

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resourcefulness and determination

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Bridle

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the act of restraining power or action or limiting access, to react with anger or to take offense

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Inequity

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injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules and standards

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Discursive

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(of speech or writing) tending to depart from the main point

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Complicit

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associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of questionable nature

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Afford

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provide with an opportunity

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Facile

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arrive at without due care or effort, lacking depth

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Abjure

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formally reject or give up ( as a belief)

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Pontificate

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talk in a dogmatic or pompous manner

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Obtuse

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slow to learn or understand, lacking intellectual acuity, lacking in insight or discernment

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Ethereal

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characterized by lightness and insubstantiality, delicate

also referring to celestial or heavenly

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Elegiac

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expressing sorrow

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Impervious

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no admitting of passage or capable of being affected

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Bromide

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a trite or obvious remark

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Desideratum

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something desired as a necessity

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Malingerer

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someone shirking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated

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proselytize

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convert (someone) to another religion, philosophy or perspective

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Self- effacing

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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Doughty

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brave, bold courageous

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Hauteur

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overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

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Desiccated

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uninteresting, lacking vitality

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Callow

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young and inexperienced

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Inviolable

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never to be broken, infringed or dishonored

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Solicitous

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showing hovering attentiveness, overly concerned about the welfare of others

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Coterminous

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being of equal extent or scope or duration

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Transmute

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change or alter in form, appearance or nature

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Conflagration

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a very intense or uncontrolled fire, conflict or war

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Unimpeachable

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free of guilt; not subject to blame, beyond doubt or reproach

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Internecine

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( of conflict) within a group or organization

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Stultify

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cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm

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Tyro

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someone new to a field or activity , novice

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