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1
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arrest

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to bring to a stop; halt

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gravity

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seriousness; dignity; solemnity; weight

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precipitate

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to cause, to bring about prematurely, hastily or suddenly; IMPULSIVE

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relief

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elevation of a land surface

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check

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to restrain; halt; hold back; contain

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flag

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to become weak, feeble, or spiritless; to lose interest

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discriminating

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characterized by the ability to make fine distinctions; refined taste

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connoisseurs

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knowledgeable amateurs known for their refined taste in wine, clothes, and valuable art

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eclipse

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to overshadow; to outshine; to surpass

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coin

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to devise a new word or phrase

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stock

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a stereotypical and formulaic character in a novel or film

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currency

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general acceptance or use, prevalence (of an idea)

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bent

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a strong tendency; a leaning; an inclination (to follow a particular course of action); a PROPENSITY

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court

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to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group; to woo

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negotiate

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to successfully travel through, around, or over an obstacle or terrain

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temper

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to soften; moderate; MITIGATE

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pedestrian

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undistinguished; ordinary; CONVENTIONAL

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cavalier

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having an arrogant attitude or HAUGHTY disregard for others

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antagonism

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great dislike

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sanction

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an official approval or disapproval for an action

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compromise

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to reduce the quality or value of something; to jeopardize or place at risk

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channel

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to direct or guide along a desired course

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qualify

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to modify; to limit by adding exceptions or restricting conditions

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personification

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a perfect example; embodiment; EPITOME; PARAGON; QUINTESSENCE

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lambaste

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denounce; strongly criticize

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quiescent

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marked by inactivity; a state of quiet repose

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provisional

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tentative; temporary; for the time being (like a ________ driver’s license)

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lurid

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sensation; shocking; ghastly

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truculent, pugnacious, belligerent

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defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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latitude

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leeway “TR’s belligerent attitude left no LATITUDE (leeway) for President McKinley to compromise.”

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propitiate

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to appease; to conciliate; to regain the favor or goodwill of

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elan

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a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm

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perfunctory

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something performed in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner

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aplomb

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self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise wider pressure

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opaque

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hard to understand; impenetrably dense and obscure

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lucid

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clear

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craven

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cowardly; CONTEMPTIBLY (deserving of scorn) faint-hearted; BASE

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venal

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corrupt, dishonest, open to bribery

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licentious

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immoral; DISSOLUTE; debauched

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noxious

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harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health; PERNICIOUS (deadly)

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superfluous, extraneous

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unnecessary; extra

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duplicitous

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deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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profligate

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wasteful; SQUANDERING time and money by living for the moment

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epiphany

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a sudden realization; an insightful moment

45
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insidious

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causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; INJURIOUS

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vacuous, inane

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empty; lacking serious purpose; VAPID

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harbinger, portent, presage

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something that FORESHADOWS a future event; an omen; a PROGNOSTIC [an omen or a portent (indication of something about to happen); sign]

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beleaguer

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to beset; to surround with problems

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly and expand

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imperious

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domineering and arrogant; haughty

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petulant, querulous

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peevish; irritable; whining or complaining in a childlike way

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complaisant

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AMIABLE; agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; AFFABLE; AMIABLE

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fawning, obsequious

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behaving in a servile or SUBSERVIENT manner; SYCOPHANTIC; overly obedient; submissive

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obdurate, intransigent

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very stubborn; OBSTINATE; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; INTRACTABLE

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redolent, reminiscent

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having a strong specific smell; bringing to mind; suggestive of

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chicanery

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deception by SUBTERFUGE; deliberate trickery and ARTIFICE

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conundrum

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a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution

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slight

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to treat in a disparaging manner; to deliberately ignore; to disrespecct

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capitulate

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to surrender; comply without protest

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disheartening

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very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity; false; SPURIOUS

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magisterial

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learned and authoritative

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plasticity, malleable, pliable

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flexible; easily shaped; especially by outside influences or forces

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chagrin

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the feeling of distress caused by humiliation, failure, or embarrassment

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obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

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idyllic

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charmingly simple and carefree

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dilapidated

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in a state of disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition

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extemporize, improvise

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to lecture or speak without notes in an IMPROMPTU way

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myriad

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many; numerous

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ungainly

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awkward; clumsy; NOT graceful

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dilatory

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habitually late; tardy

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vituperative

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characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism

73
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discordant

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not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a discordant detail that doesn’t fit a pattern

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perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty

75
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perfidious

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treacherous; traitorous; deceitful; faithless

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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proliferation

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a rapid and often excessive spread or increase

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dichotomy

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division into contrasting parts

79
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indomitable, resolute

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very determined; unwavering

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moribund

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approaching death; about to become obsolete

81
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nuance

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a SUBTLE shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

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flippant, facetious

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treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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credulous

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easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; GULLIBLE

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incredulous

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disbelieving, SKEPTICAL

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florid

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flowering in style; very ORNATE

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excoriating, scathing

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expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly DECRYING

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apoplectic

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furious

88
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interloper

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an intruder; a gatecrasher

89
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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional

90
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visceral

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instinctive rather than rational; “gut feeling”

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nonplussed, confounded

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utterly PERPLEXED; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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ignominious

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humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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euphony

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soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

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cacophony

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harsh, clashing, jarring, grating sounds; disharmony

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vacillate

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to WAVER; to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

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timorous

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showing nervousness or fear

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narcissist

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characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of EMPATHY, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

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insolent, impudent

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boldly insulting; brash; rude

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