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aberrant

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adj. deviating from what is normal

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abeyance

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n. temporary suppression or suspension

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abstemious

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adj. moderate in appetite

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admonish

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v. to caution or reprimand

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aesthetic

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adj. relating to beauty or art

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aggregate

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adj. amounting to a whole; total

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anachronism

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n. something out of proper time

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anomalous

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adj. irregular; deviating from the norm

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apprise

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v. to inform

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approbation

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n. praise; approval

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artless

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adj. guileless; natural

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ascetic

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n. one who practices self denial

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aver

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v. to affirm; declare to be true

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belie

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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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boorish

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adj. rude; insensitive

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chicanery

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n. trickery; fraud

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coda

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n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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commensurate

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adj. proportional

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compendium

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n. brief, comprehensive summary

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complaisant

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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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conciliatory

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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

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contention

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n. assertion

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contentious

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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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craven

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adj. cowardly

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decorum

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n. proper behavior

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delineate

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v. to represent or depict

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denigrate

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v. to slur someones reputation

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desultory

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adj. random; disconnected; rambling

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dichotomy

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n. division into two usually contradictory parts

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diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

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diffuse

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v. to spread out

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dirge

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n. funeral hymn

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disabuse

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v. to free from a misconception

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discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

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discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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disingenuous

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adj. not candid; crafty

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disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced; objective

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disparage

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v. to belittle

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dissemble

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v.to pretend; disguise ones motive

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dissolution

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n. disintegration; debauchery

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doctrinaire

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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

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dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

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ebullient

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adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic

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effrontery

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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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elegy

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n. a poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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v. to provoke; draw out

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equanimity

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n. composure; calmness

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eulogy

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n. a high praise, especially of a person who has recently died

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exigency

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n. crisis; urgent requirements

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facetious

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adj. humorous

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fallacious

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adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fatuous

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adj. foolishly self-satisfied

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fawning

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adj. seeking favor by flattery

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felicitous

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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

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flag

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v. to droop; grow weak

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fledgling

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n. beginner; novice

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flout

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v. to treat scornfully

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foment

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v. to incite; arouse

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forestall

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v. to prevent; delay

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gainsay

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v. to deny; dispute; oppose

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goad

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v. to prod; urge on

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gouge

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v. to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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adj. pompous; bombastic

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gregarious

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adj. sociable

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harangue

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n. long pompous speech; tirade

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guileless

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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless

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idolatry

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n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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impair

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v. to damage; injure

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impassive

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adj. showing no emotion

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imperturbable

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adj. not easily disturbed

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implacable

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adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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incorporate

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v. to introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

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indigence

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n. poverty

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indolent

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adj. habitually lazy; idle

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ingenuous

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adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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insensible

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adj. unconscious; unresponsive

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insularity

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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

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intractable

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adj. not easily managed

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intransigence

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n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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invective

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n. verbal abuse

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irresolute

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adj. unsure of how to act; weak

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laconic

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adj. using few words

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lassitude

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n. lethargy; sluggishness

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magnanimity

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n. generosity; nobility

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maverick

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n. dissenter

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mendacious

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adj. dishonest

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mollify

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v. soothe

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morose

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adj. ill-humored; sullen

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neophyte

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n. novice; beginner

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obdurate

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adj. stubborn

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obsequious

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adj. overly submissive

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officious

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adj. too helpful; meddlesome

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opprobrium

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n. disgrace; contempt

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paucity

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n. scarcity

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perfidious

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adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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phlegmatic

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calm in temperament; sluggish

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piety

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n. devoutness

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prevaricate

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v. to quibble, evade the truth

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probity

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n. honesty; high-mindedness

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propitiate

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v. to win over; appease

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proscribe

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v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw

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qualified

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adj. limited; restricted

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quiescent

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adj. inactive; still

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rarefied

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adj. refined

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recalcitrant

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adj. resisting authority or control

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recondite

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adj. abstruse; profound

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refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable;resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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relegate

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v. to confine to an inferior position

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reproach

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v. to find fault with; to blame

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reprobate

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n. morally unprincipled person

112
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repudiate

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v. reject as having no authority

113
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salubrious

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adj. healthful

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reverent

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adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful

115
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sanction

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v. to approve; ratify; permit

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solicitous

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adj. attentive; eager; concerned

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soporific

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adj. sleep producing

118
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specious

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adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

119
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stint

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v. to be sparing n. period of time spent doing something

120
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stipulate

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v. to specify as an essential condition

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stolid

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adj. having or showing little emotion

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subpoena

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n. notice ordering someone to appear in court

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substantiate

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v. to support with proof or evidence

124
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supersede

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v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supposition

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n. the act of assuming to be true or real

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transgression

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n. act of of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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tractable

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adj. obedient; yielding

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truculence

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n. aggressiveness; ferocity

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venerate

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v. to adore; honor; respect

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veracious

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adj. truthful; accurate

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vituperative

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adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure v. vituberate

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wary

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adj. careful; cautious

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welter

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v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

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