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Profligate

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Wasteful

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Megalomania

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Abnormal desire of power or wealth

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Strife

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Disagreement or discord

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Legion

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Large in number

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Coup

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Revolution

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Amnesty

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A pardon

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Expatriate

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An exile

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Exonerate

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To free from guilt

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Fiat

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An official order or decree

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Mendacious

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Lying or untrue

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Eminent

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High reputation

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Voracious

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Consuming great quantities

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Prognosticate

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Predict

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Annals

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Historical record

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Interminable

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Never ending

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Laconic

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To express much in few words

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Throng

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Crowd

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Intrepid

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Brave

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Accost

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To approach and speak to

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Reticent

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Silent

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Furtive

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Secret or stealthy

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Gesticulate

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Move the arms energetically

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Caustic

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Sarcastic; biting

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Wrest

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Take by force

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Incipient

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Just beginning to exist

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Repudiate

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Reject

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Cessation

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A Stopping

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Euphemism

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A less offensive term

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Mundane

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Worldly; Ordinary

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Incongruous

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Out of place

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Alacrity

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Briskness

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Feint

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A false attack

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Belligerent

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Warlike

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Pugnacious

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Quarrelsome

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Promulgate

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To make officially known

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Castigate

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To correct by punishing

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Sordid

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Dirty

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Solace

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Easing of grief

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Aspirant

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Top candidate

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Dregs

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Most worthless part

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Scurrilous

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Coarse language

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Inane

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Foolish

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Flagrant

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Glaringly bad

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Admonish

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Warn

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Inexorable

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Unrelenting

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Duplicity

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Cunning; trickery

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Acrimonious

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Bitter

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Elicit

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To draw out

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Construe

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To infer

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Impunity

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Free from punishment

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Pernicious

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Harmful

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Sally

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Rush forth

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Consternation

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Dismay

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Precocious

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Reaching maturity early

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Perfunctory

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Done without care

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Deride

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Scoff at

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Perverse

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Contrary

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy

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Masticate

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Chew up

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Voluble

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Talkative

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Disparage

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Discredit

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Implacable

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Inexorable

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Paroxysm

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Sudden outburst

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Reprehensible

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Blameworthy

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Monolithic

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Massively solid

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Indignant

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Poor

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Effigy

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A likeness (in hate of a person)

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Flout

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Scoff at

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Stymie

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Hinder; impede

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Forthwith

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Immediately

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

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Harbinger

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Advance notice

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Ubiquitous

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Everywhere at once; quick

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Malignant

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Likely to cause death

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Respite

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Postponement; an interval of relief

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Impresario

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One who presents culture

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Virulent

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Harmful

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Loath

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Hate

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Ineffectual

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Not effective

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Malady

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Disease

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Vexatious

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Annoying

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Desist

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Draw back; stop

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Inclement

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Stormy

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Peruse

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To read thoroughly

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Doleful

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Melancholy

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Wan

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Sickly pale

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Pertinent

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To the point

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Histrionics

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Display of emotions

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Inert

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Without power to move

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Salient

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Prominent

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Poignant

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Moving; Meaningful

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Sanguine

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Optimistic; hopeful

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Phlegmatic

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Calm

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Obviate

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Eliminate

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Lurid

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Sensational

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Quip

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Joke

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Diatribe

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Bitter criticism

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Inhibition

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Restraint

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Fortuitous

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Accidental

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Ilk

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Kind; sort

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Remuneration

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Pay

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Nominal

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Slight; little

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Anathema

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Something greatly detested

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Schism

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Split

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Timorous

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Fearful

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Truncated

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Cut short

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Jaunty

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Vivacious

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Fractious

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Quarrelsome

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Ostentatious

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Showy

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Importune

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Ask urgently

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Incontrovertible

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Undeniable

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Surreptitious

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furtive

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Subjugate

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Conquer

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Eventuate

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To result in

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Incredulous

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Skeptical

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Inchoate

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In an early stage

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Inveigh

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Attack verbally

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Relegate

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Demote

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Nettle

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Irritate

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Overt

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Open; not secret

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Raze

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Destroy

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Supine

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Lying on one’s back

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Incisive

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Acute; keen

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Precipitate

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Hasten

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Stentorian

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Loud

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Singular

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Extraordinary

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Sinecure

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Soft job

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Valor

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Courage

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Complicity

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Partnership in wrongdoing

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Abrogate

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Abolish

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Preclude

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Prevent

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Declaim

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Speak loudly

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Fetter

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To hamper

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Paragon

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Model of excellence

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Asperity

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Harshness of temper

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Epithet

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A descriptive name

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Indigenous

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Native

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Gregarious

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Social

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Cursory

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Hasty; not thorough

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Interloper

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Intruder

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Bulwark

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Protection; something defensive

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite

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Sedentary

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Inactive

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

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Cache

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Secret hiding place

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Coterie

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Small group with something in common

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Temerity

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Foolish boldness

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Amorous

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Full of love

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Descendants

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Commit to

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Consummate

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To complete

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Subterfuge

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Trick; ruse

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Concoct

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Devise

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Misleading

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Penchant

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Inclination or desire to do something

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Manifold

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Complex; many

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Assiduous

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Devoted; busy; attentive

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Exult

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Rejoice

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Enigma

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Riddle

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Abortive

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Useless; fruitless

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Veneer

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Thin covering

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Urbane

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Polished (look or behavior)

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Inherent

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Inborn; natural

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Romp

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To move in a lively manner

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Latent

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Lying hidden

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Winding

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Itinerant

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Wandering

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Peregrination

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Travel

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Conjugal

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Relating to marriage

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Barometer

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Instrument for measuring change

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Paradox

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Statement that first seems absurd, but turns out to be true.

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Hapless

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Unfortunate

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Pretext

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An excuse

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Vigilant

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Watchful

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Avid

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Eager

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Cajole

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Coax

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Tremulous

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Quivering

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Bristle

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To stiffen with fear

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Deride

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To ridicule

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Chagrin

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Disappointment

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Fray

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A fight

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Solicit

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To beg; seek earnestly

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Amicable

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Friendly; peaceful

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Nefarious

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Villainous

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Imminent

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Likely to happen

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Innate

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Natural

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Myriad

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Countless in number

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Parsimonious

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Miserly; portraying the behavior of a miser

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Pecuniary

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Financial

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Sumptuous

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Lavish

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Balk

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To refuse to move

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Nostalgia

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Yearning for the past

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Rife

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Widespread

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Balk

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To refuse to move

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Reviled

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Scolded

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Indict

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Accuse

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Nebulous

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Unclear; vague

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Pesky

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Annoying

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Redolent

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Fragrant

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Repose

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State of rest

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Omnivorous

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Eating any kind of food

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Disparate

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Different

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Abstemious

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Moderate in eating or drinking

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Aphorism

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Axiom

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Extant

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Still exisiting

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Vicissitudes

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Difficulties

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Edifice

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A building

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Sultry

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Hot and moist; torrid

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Trenchant

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Keen; incisive

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Puissant

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Powerful

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Maudlin

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Sentimental

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Levity

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Lightness of disposition

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Lugubrious

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Very sad

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Reciprocity

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Mutual exchange

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Scion

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Child; descendant

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Opulence

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Wealth; riches

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Obsequious

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Seeking favor; fawning

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Fulsome

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Excessive; insincere

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Capricious

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Erratic

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Destitution

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Extreme poverty

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Supplication

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Earnest prayer

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Decadence

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Decay

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Ascetic

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One who practices self-denial; devotion

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Desultory

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Occurring by chance; disconnected

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Bona fide

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Genuine

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Plight

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Predicament; dangerous situation

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side

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Connubial

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Related to marriage

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Demur

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To object

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Appellation

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A name; epithet

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Recondite

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Secret; hidden; obscure

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Palliate

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Alleviate; relieve without curing

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Chimerical

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Visionary; imaginary; fantastic

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Cope

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To be a match for

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Heterogeneous

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Dissimilar

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Gamut

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Range

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Perspicacious

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Acutely perceptive; shrewd

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Maladjusted

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Poorly adjusted; disturbed

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Inordinate

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Excessive

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Irascible

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Irritable

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Highly unrealistic

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Compensatory

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Serving to pay back

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Fetish

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An object that is thought to have magical powers

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Taboo

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Forbidden by custom or religious practice

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Taint

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Contaminate; spoil

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Abhor

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Detest

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Contemptuous

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Expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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Entreaty

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Appeal; Plea

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Inviolable

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Safe from destruction

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Obliterate

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Erase; wipe out

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Deplorable

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Sad; pitiable

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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Rue

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Regret

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Congenial

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Sympathetic; agreeable

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Sage

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Wise man

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Aegis

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Shield; protection; sponsorship

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Imbibe

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Drink

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Virile

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Manly; masterful

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Doddering

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Trembling; shaking

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Prevalent

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Prevailing; common; general

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Remiss

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Careless; negligent

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Rebuke

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Reproach

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Evince

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Show plainly; exhibit

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Vogue

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Fashion

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Superficial

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On the surface only

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Jettison

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Throw overboard; discard

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Tussle

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A rough struggle

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Intrinsic

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Essential; natural; inborn

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Acute

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Sharp; keen; severe

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Transient

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Passing; short-lived; fleeting

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Terse

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Brief; compact; concise; rough

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Cogent

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Forceful; convincing; persuasive

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Ardent

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Passionate; eager

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Bereft

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Deprived of

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Exultation

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Triumphant joy

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Vitriolic

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Biting; burning (language)

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Invective

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Insulting; abusive speech

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Besmirch

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Soil; stain; dim the reputation

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Pungent

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Sharply stimulating; biting

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Inveterate

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Habitual; firmly established

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Adamant

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Unyielding; inflexible

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Bedlam

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Confusion; uproar

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Cacophony

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Discord; harsh sound

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Exploit

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Profit by; utilize

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Propinquity

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Nearness in time or place

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Infallible

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Correct

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Panacea

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Cure-all

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Eradicate

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Wipe-out

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Unquestionable

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Disrespectful; scornful

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transcendent, surpassing, or superior.

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Composure; evenness of the mind

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Serenity

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Peaceful repose

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Greed; passion for riches

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Insatiable

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Cannot be satisfied

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Nadir

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Lowest point

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Moribund

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Dying; at the point of death

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Platitude

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Flat, dull, or trite remark

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Lithe

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Graceful

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Exhort

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Urge strongly; advise

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Fracas

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Fight; brawl

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Inebriated

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Drunk

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Lazy

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Talkative; voluble

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Banal

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Trivial; meaningless speech

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Piqué

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Fit of resentment

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Dilettante

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One who had great interest but little knowledge

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Wane

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Decrease; decline

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Trite

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Dull or stale comment; hackneyed; overused comment

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Idyllic

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Simple; peaceful

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Galvanize

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Excite; arouse to activity

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Encumbrance

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Burden; handicap; load

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Condescend

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Stoop down; lower oneself to

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Candor

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Honesty

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Jocose

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Humorous; merry

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Malign

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Abuse; slander

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Zenith

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Summit; top

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Fledgling

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Little known; newly developed

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Peremptory

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Absolute; binding; compulsory

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Precedent

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Custom; model

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Compulsory

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required; mandatory; obligatory

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awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

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Wheedle

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Coax; cajole; persuade

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Unpolished

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Joyful

334
Q

Decorum

A

Politeness

335
Q

Charlatan

A

pretender; fraud

336
Q

Specious

A

pleasing to the eye but deceptive

337
Q

Heresy

A

Unbelief; dissent; lack of faith

338
Q

Prudent

A

Wise; cautious

339
Q

Ostensible

A

Outward; pretended; apparent, evident, or conspicuous

340
Q

Fervid

A

Intense; enthusiastic

341
Q

Spurious

A

False; counterfeit; passionate

342
Q

Propagate

A

Produce; multiply; spread

343
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless; mild; innocent

344
Q

Surfeit

A

Excess; superabundance

345
Q

Milieu

A

Environment; setting

346
Q

Strident

A

Shrill; harsh; rough; typically a sound

347
Q

Concomitant

A

Accompanying; attending; present

348
Q

Lassitude

A

Weariness; fatigue

349
Q

Deleterious

A

Bad; harmful

350
Q

Efficacy

A

Power to produce an effect

351
Q

Dissent

A

Differ; disagree; protest

352
Q

Ferment

A

Uproar; agitation; turmoil

353
Q

Attenuated

A

Weakened; thinned; decreased

354
Q

Arbiter

A

Judge

355
Q

Incumbent

A

Morally obligated

356
Q

Profound

A

Deep; intense

357
Q

Prodigious

A

Extraordinary; enormous

358
Q

Celerity

A

Speed; rapidity

359
Q

Usurp

A

Seize; grab

360
Q

Paltry

A

Insignificant; trivial

361
Q

Trivial

A

Petty; worthless; paltry

362
Q

Menial

A

Degrading

363
Q

Venerable

A

Respected; worshiped

364
Q

Extraneous

A

Foreign; not belonging

365
Q

Congenial

A

agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.

366
Q

Emulate

A

Strive to equal

367
Q

Rabid

A

Fanatical; furious; mad

368
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthy; wholesome

369
Q

Somber

A

Gloomy; sad

370
Q

Debilitate

A

Weaken

371
Q

Impetuous

A

Impulsive

372
Q

Occult

A

Secret; mysterious; supernatural

373
Q

Foment

A

Stir up; instigate

374
Q

Quarry

A

Something hunted or pursued

375
Q

Slovenly

A

Disorderly; careless

376
Q

Abjure

A

Renounce; abstain from

377
Q

Reproach

A

Rebuke: reprimand

378
Q

Penitent

A

Regretful; confessing guilt

379
Q

Evanescence

A

Fleeting; passing; momentary

380
Q

Tantamount

A

Equivalent; identical

381
Q

Propensity

A

Inclination; disposition

382
Q

Wary

A

Watchful; shrewd

383
Q

Allay

A

Calm; soothe

384
Q

Deter

A

Hinder

385
Q

Connoisseur

A

Expert

386
Q

Vigil

A

Wakeful watching

387
Q

Unmitigated

A

Unrelieved

388
Q

Commodious

A

Large; spacious

389
Q

Antiquated

A

Obsolete

390
Q

Disheveled

A

Disorderly clothing or hair

400
Q

Replete

A

Filled or supplied with

401
Q

Tenacious

A

Tough; stubborn

402
Q

Facade

A

Front; superficial appearance

403
Q

Asinine

A

Silly; stupid

404
Q

Grimace

A

Facial expression of disgust

405
Q

Calumny

A

False accusation; slander

406
Q

Pittance

A

Small amount

407
Q

Au courant

A

Up-to-date

408
Q

Fastidious

A

Particular; choosy

409
Q

Noisome

A

Foul; unwholesome

410
Q

Unkempt

A

Untidy; neglected

411
Q

Didactic

A

intended for instruction; instructive

412
Q

Venerable

A

Worthy of respect

413
Q

Whimsical

A

Humorous; witty

414
Q

Lampoon

A

Ridicule

415
Q

Countenance

A

Tolerate; approve

416
Q

Sanctimonious

A

Hypocritically religious

417
Q

Nadir

A

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.

418
Q

Obstinate

A

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

419
Q

Equanimity

A

Calmness; self-control

420
Q

Effrontery

A

Boldness

421
Q

Nonentity

A

One of no importance

422
Q

Vivacious

A

Lively; Gay

423
Q

Gaunt

A

Thin; haggard

424
Q

Mien

A

Appearance; bearing

425
Q

Hirsute

A

Hairy

426
Q

Abjure

A

to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one’s errors.

427
Q

Connivance

A

the act of conniving.

428
Q

Placate

A

To pacify, especially through concessions. To patronize in order to pacify

429
Q

Presage

A

Portend;

something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.

430
Q

Pensive

A

Thoughtful; reflective

431
Q

Whet

A

Entice; stimulate; stir-up

432
Q

Stupor

A

Daze

433
Q

Wince

A

Flinch

434
Q

Venial

A

Pardonable; forgivable

435
Q

Aegis

A

protection; support: under the imperial aegis.

436
Q

Adulation

A

excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.

437
Q

Epitome

A

Paragon

438
Q

Grotesque

A

Strange, bizarre

439
Q

Dexterity

A

Mental or physical skill

440
Q

Repugnant

A

Repulsive

441
Q

Austere

A

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.

442
Q

Acme

A

Peak, pinnacle, zenith

443
Q

Copious

A

Ample; abundant

444
Q

Vehemently

A

Passionately, eagerly

445
Q

Perfidious

A

Treacherous; false

446
Q

Covet

A

Envy

447
Q

Ingratiate

A

Charm; win confidence

448
Q

Penury

A

Poverty

449
Q

Ignominious

A

Humiliating; disgraceful

450
Q

Nebulous

A

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.

451
Q

Antipathy

A

Dislike; hate

452
Q

Servile

A

Submissive

453
Q

Volition

A

Willpower

454
Q

Sojourn

A

Temporary stay

455
Q

Felicitous

A

Happy

456
Q

Halcyon

A

Peaceful; calm

457
Q

Tenable

A

supportable; defendable

458
Q

Nascent

A

Beginning to exist or develop

459
Q

Iconoclast

A

Image-breaker; attacker of beliefs

460
Q

Countenance (verb)

A

to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.

461
Q

Erudite

A

Very scholarly

462
Q

Germane

A

closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.

Appropriate; in close relationship to

463
Q

Conducive

A

Helpful

464
Q

Glib

A

readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

465
Q

Homogeneous

A

Same; uniform

466
Q

Malleable

A

Capable of being shaped or formed

467
Q

Legerdemain

A

Deceptive adroitness

468
Q

Bluster

A

to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.

469
Q

Fiddle

A

Messing around; trifling

470
Q

Recidivism

A

repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.

471
Q

ostensibly

A

apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

472
Q

Succor

A

help; relief; aid; assistance.

473
Q

Lam

A

to beat; thrash

474
Q

Pugilistic

A

a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

475
Q

Internecine

A

of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders.

476
Q

Indelible

A

making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.

477
Q

Feckless

A

ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.

478
Q

Despot

A

a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.

479
Q

Scintilla

A

a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.

480
Q

Dotage

A

noun
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
excessive fondness; foolish affection.

481
Q

Risible

A

causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

482
Q

Abstention

A

noun
an act or instance of abstaining.
withholding of a vote.

483
Q

Pensive

A

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.

484
Q

Incontinence

A

lacking in moderation or self-control

485
Q

Passé

A

Outmoded; old fashion

486
Q

Foist

A

Pass off slyly; pass as genuine

487
Q

Stigmatize

A

To mark with disgrace

488
Q

Capitulate

A

Surrender; make terms with

489
Q

Audacity

A

Boldness; daring

490
Q

Tantalize

A

Entice

491
Q

Tacit

A

Understood but not stated

492
Q

Chicanery

A

Trickery

493
Q

Vacillate

A

Hesitate; fluctuate

494
Q

Imperturbable

A

Calm; steady; serene

495
Q

Decrepit

A

Broken down; worn out

496
Q

Saga

A

Heroic story

497
Q

Staunch

A

Strong; trusty; firm

498
Q

Opprobrium

A

Scorn; insult

499
Q

Machiavellian

A

Governed by opportunity; not principle

500
Q

Unconscionable

A

Without conscience; unreasonable

501
Q

Pandemonium

A

Disorder; uproar

502
Q

Flay

A

Scold harshly; strip off skin

503
Q

Demeanor

A

Conduct; bearing

504
Q

Delineation

A

Sketch; description in words

505
Q

Vindicate

A

Absolve; justify

506
Q

Heinous

A

Hatefully evil

507
Q

Turpitude

A

Vileness; evil wickedness

508
Q

Infraction

A

Violation

509
Q

Callous

A

Unfeeling

510
Q

Redress

A

To right a wrong

511
Q

Vituperation

A

Blame; abuse

512
Q

Clique

A

Coterie

513
Q

Extol

A

Praise highly

514
Q

Facile

A

Easily accomplished or attained

515
Q

Lupine

A

related to the wolf

516
Q

Cant

A

Insincere talk

517
Q

Umbrage

A

Resentment

518
Q

Magnanimous

A

Generous; noble

519
Q

Vilify

A

Slander; malign

520
Q

Elucidate

A

To make clear

521
Q

Vapid

A

Uninteresting

522
Q

Unwieldy

A

difficult to handle

523
Q

Proximity

A

Nearness

524
Q

Lassitude

A

Weariness; weakness

525
Q

Vitiate

A

Destroy value

526
Q

Augment

A

Enlarge; Increase

527
Q

Fatuous

A

Inane

528
Q

Repertoire

A

Works that an artist is ready to perform

529
Q

Imperceptible

A

Extremely slight or gradual

530
Q

Calamitous

A

Causing calamity; or a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.

531
Q

Curry

A

To seek favor by flattery

532
Q

Pall

A

Cease to please; become dull

533
Q

Succulent

A

Juicy

534
Q

Satiety

A

Excess; overly full; surfeit

535
Q

Potpourri

A

Medley; mixture

536
Q

Sanction

A

Endorse; certify

537
Q

Denote

A

Indicate

538
Q

Allude

A

Hint; suggest

539
Q

Insidious

A

Sly; seductive; treacherous

540
Q

Ephemeral

A

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

541
Q

Ineffable

A

incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.

542
Q

Propriety

A

Suitability; correctness

543
Q

Advent

A

The coming of an important event

544
Q

Impious

A

Irreverent

545
Q

Proffer

A

Offer for acceptance

546
Q

Spate

A

Flood; rush of something

547
Q

Prevalent

A

widespread

548
Q

Shibboleth

A

Pet phrase; slogan

549
Q

Bogus

A

Fake; counterfeit

550
Q

Substantiate

A

Confirm; ratify

551
Q

Nutritive

A

Having nourishing properties

552
Q

Raucous

A

Harsh; shrill

553
Q

Venial

A

able to be forgiven or pardoned

554
Q

Quandary

A

Doubt; dilemma

555
Q

Callous

A

Hardened; unfeeling

556
Q

Expedient

A

Advisable; fit

557
Q

Negligible

A

Trifling; inconsiderable; small

558
Q

Blasé

A

Indifferent

559
Q

Ennui

A

Boredom

560
Q

Comely

A

Beautiful

561
Q

Frenetic

A

Frantic; frenzied

562
Q

Artifice

A

Trickery; strategy

563
Q

Efficacious

A

capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.

564
Q

Qualm

A

To have a problem with

565
Q

Expurgate

A

Remove objectionable parts

566
Q

Begrudge

A

To be resentful

567
Q

Artless

A

Innocent; naive

568
Q

Manifest

A

Evident; obvious

569
Q

Delve

A

Do research

570
Q

Capricious

A

Fanciful; whimsical

571
Q

Requisite

A

Requirement

572
Q

Maim

A

Disable; cripple

573
Q

Ameliorate

A

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

574
Q

Atrophy

A

Waste away

575
Q

Unctuous

A

Affectedly emotional

576
Q

Benevolent

A

Kind; charitable

577
Q

Subservient

A

Servile; obsequious

578
Q

Iniquity

A

Injustice; wickedness

579
Q

Largess

A

Gift; gratuity

580
Q

Criterion

A

Model; standard; test

581
Q

Mollify

A

Pacify; please

582
Q

Mercenary

A

Greedy

583
Q

Pariah

A

Social outcast

584
Q

Aloof

A

Distant; apart; reserved

585
Q

Vestige

A

Trace; evidence

586
Q

Guise

A

Manner; appearance; mein

587
Q

Nullify

A

Abolish

588
Q

Deluge

A

To flood; inundate

589
Q

Futility

A

Uselessness

590
Q

Carnage

A

Slaughter

591
Q

Calumny

A

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

592
Q

Libel

A

Degradation by writing

593
Q

Defamatory

A

Damaging character by false reports

594
Q

Canard

A

A made-up story

595
Q

Deprecate

A

Express disapproval

596
Q

Repute

A

Believed

597
Q

Frail

A

Weak

598
Q

Excoriate

A

Criticize severely

599
Q

Diminutive

A

Tiny

600
Q

Profuse

A

Abundant

601
Q

Dulcet

A

Sweet or melodious

602
Q

Malevolent

A

ill-intentioned

603
Q

Wistful

A

Wishful; pensive

604
Q

Raiment

A

Garment

605
Q

Brigand

A

Robber; bandit

606
Q

Corpulent

A

Obese

607
Q

Rail

A

Scold

608
Q

Raconteur

A

A skilled storyteller

609
Q

Sullen

A

Grim

610
Q

Rift

A

A split or opening

611
Q

Emissary

A

An agent

612
Q

Ruminate

A

Ponder

613
Q

Taut

A

Tense

614
Q

Livid

A

Pale

615
Q

Martinet

A

Strict disciplinarian

616
Q

Yen

A

strong desire

617
Q

Bagatelle

A

A trifle

618
Q

Callow

A

Youthful; inexperienced

619
Q

Appalled

A

Dismayed

620
Q

Penchant

A

A strong leaning in favor

621
Q

Termagant

A

A scolding woman

622
Q

Burgeoned

A

Growing

623
Q

Disseminate

A

Spread

624
Q

Ascertain

A

Discover

625
Q

Dormant

A

Resting

626
Q

Potentate

A

Ruler

627
Q

Prerogative

A

Exclusive right

628
Q

Dearth

A

Scarcity; lack

629
Q

Internecine

A

Involving a conflict within a group, mutually destructive

630
Q

Tyro

A

Novice; beginner

631
Q

Sophistry

A

False reasoning

632
Q

Factitious

A

Sham; artificial

633
Q

Encomium

A

High praise

634
Q

Obloquy

A

Disgrace

635
Q

Hackneyed

A

Trite

636
Q

Munificent

A

Generous

637
Q

Prevarication

A

Deviation from the truth

638
Q

Impregnable

A

Incapable of being entered

639
Q

Extenuating

A

Excusable

640
Q

Neophyte

A

Beginner

641
Q

Forebodings

A

Premonitions

642
Q

Emanating

A

Coming from

643
Q

Miscreant

A

One who behaves badly

644
Q

Circuitous

A

Roundabout

645
Q

Knell

A

Sound of bell

646
Q

Macabre

A

Gruesome

647
Q

Ramifications

A

Complications

648
Q

Rapacious

A

Greedy; taking by force

649
Q

Insurgent

A

Rebellious

650
Q

Glut

A

Oversupply

651
Q

Risible

A

Laughable

652
Q

Dilatory

A

Delaying

653
Q

Specious

A

Deceptively attractive

654
Q

Denouement

A

Outcome

655
Q

Dolorous

A

Sad

656
Q

Enervated

A

Worn out

657
Q

Suffrage

A

Right to vote

658
Q

Cabal

A

Secret group of plotters

659
Q

Odious

A

Despicable

660
Q

Prescient

A

Predictable

661
Q

Reverie

A

A Dream

662
Q

Despot

A

Tyrant

663
Q

Pathological

A

Disordered in behavior

664
Q

Articulate

A

Well-spoken

665
Q

Grandeur

A

Magnificence

666
Q

Polemic

A

Controversial argument

667
Q

Impasse

A

Deadlock

668
Q

Regimen

A

System of control

669
Q

Denigrated

A

Defamed

670
Q

Guile

A

Trickery

671
Q

Inflicted

A

Imposed upon

672
Q

Repute

A

Believed

673
Q

Frail

A

Weak

674
Q

Excoriate

A

Criticize severely

675
Q

Diminutive

A

Tiny

676
Q

Profuse

A

Abundant

677
Q

Dulcet

A

Sweet or melodious

678
Q

Malevolent

A

ill-intentioned

679
Q

Wistful

A

Wishful; pensive

680
Q

Raiment

A

Garment

681
Q

Brigand

A

Robber; bandit

682
Q

Corpulent

A

Obese

683
Q

Rail

A

Scold

684
Q

Raconteur

A

A skilled storyteller

685
Q

Sullen

A

Grim

686
Q

Rift

A

A split or opening

687
Q

Emissary

A

An agent

688
Q

Ruminate

A

Ponder

689
Q

Taut

A

Tense

690
Q

Livid

A

Pale

691
Q

Martinet

A

Strict disciplinarian

692
Q

Yen

A

strong desire

693
Q

Bagatelle

A

A trifle

694
Q

Callow

A

Youthful; inexperienced

695
Q

Appalled

A

Dismayed

696
Q

Penchant

A

A strong leaning in favor

697
Q

Termagant

A

A scolding woman

698
Q

Burgeoned

A

Growing

699
Q

Disseminate

A

Spread

700
Q

Ascertain

A

Discover

701
Q

Dormant

A

Resting

702
Q

Potentate

A

Ruler

703
Q

Prerogative

A

Exclusive right

704
Q

Dearth

A

Scarcity; lack

705
Q

Internecine

A

Involving a conflict within a group, mutually destructive

706
Q

Tyro

A

Novice; beginner

707
Q

Sophistry

A

False reasoning

708
Q

Factitious

A

Sham; artificial

709
Q

Encomium

A

High praise

710
Q

Obloquy

A

Disgrace

711
Q

Hackneyed

A

Trite

712
Q

Munificent

A

Generous

713
Q

Prevarication

A

Deviation from the truth

714
Q

Impregnable

A

Incapable of being entered

715
Q

Extenuating

A

Excusable

716
Q

Neophyte

A

Beginner

717
Q

Forebodings

A

Premonitions

718
Q

Emanating

A

Coming from

719
Q

Miscreant

A

One who behaves badly

720
Q

Circuitous

A

Roundabout

721
Q

Knell

A

Sound of bell

722
Q

Macabre

A

Gruesome

723
Q

Ramifications

A

Complications

724
Q

Rapacious

A

Greedy; taking by force

725
Q

Insurgent

A

Rebellious

726
Q

Glut

A

Oversupply

727
Q

Risible

A

Laughable

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Q

Dilatory

A

Delaying

729
Q

Specious

A

Deceptively attractive

730
Q

Denouement

A

Outcome

731
Q

Dolorous

A

Sad

732
Q

Enervated

A

Worn out

733
Q

Suffrage

A

Right to vote

734
Q

Cabal

A

Secret group of plotters

735
Q

Odious

A

Despicable

736
Q

Prescient

A

Predictable

737
Q

Reverie

A

A Dream

738
Q

Despot

A

Tyrant

739
Q

Pathological

A

Disordered in behavior

740
Q

Articulate

A

Well-spoken

741
Q

Grandeur

A

Magnificence

742
Q

Polemic

A

Controversial argument

743
Q

Impasse

A

Deadlock

744
Q

Regimen

A

System of control

745
Q

Denigrated

A

Defamed

746
Q

Guile

A

Trickery

747
Q

Inflicted

A

Imposed upon

748
Q

Noxious

A

harmful or injurious to health

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