"basic" words

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miser

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somebody who doesn’t like to spend money because they are greedy

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demure

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modest and shy

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screed

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an abusive rant

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insolvent

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unable to pay bills; bankrupt

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remiss

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negligent in one’s duty

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embroiled

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involved in argument or contention

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inundate

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to flood or overwhelm

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retiring

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to be shy; inclined to retract from company

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indignant

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feeling anger over perceived injustice

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sanguine

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cheerful, optimistic

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checkered

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marked by unfortunate happenings

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unconscionable

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unreasonable, excessive

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errant

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wandering

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stem

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to hold back; limit the flow of

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raft

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a large number of

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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pittance

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a small amount (esp. of money)

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contrite

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remorseful

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misanthrope

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someone who hates people

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aboveboard

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open and honest

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lassitude

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extreme tiredness…mental or physical

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pugnacious

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eager to fight or argue; verbally combative

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fleece

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to deceive

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exhort

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strongly urge on; encourage

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bellicose

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warlike; inclined to fight

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ascendancy

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when one group has power over another

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endemic

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originating where it is found; local

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appreciable

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large enough to be noticed

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jocular

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characterized by jokes and good humour

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boon

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a desirable state; very close and convivial

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raffish

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marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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flounder

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behave awkwardly; have difficulties

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derisive

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abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

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surly

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inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

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genteel

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marked by refinement in taste and manners

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urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

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hamstrung

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made ineffective or powerless

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buck

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resist

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spurn

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to reject with contempt

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genial

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agreeable; conducive to comfort

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enmity

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a state of deep-seated ill will

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goad

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urge on with unpleasant comments

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squander

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spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity

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pastoral

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relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense

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eke

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live off meager resources; scrape by

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impregnable

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immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

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finagle

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achieve something by trickery or devious means

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insipid

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dull and uninteresting

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behoove

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to be one’s duty or obligation

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rakish

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marked by a carefree unconventionality and disreputableness

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buttress

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make stronger or defensible

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irascible

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quickly aroused to anger

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consecrate

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to make holy or set apart for a high purpose

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redress

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making something right

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fawn

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try to gain favour by extreme flattery

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convivial

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describing somewhere with a lovely atmosphere

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perquisite

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a right reserved exclusively by a particular group

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carping

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persistently petty & unjustified criticism

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balk

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refuse to comply

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besiege

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harass; cause to feel distressed

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staid

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characterized by dignity and propriety

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sordid

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involving ignoble motives and actions; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive

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decimation

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destroying or killing a large part of the population

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miscreant

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someone who breaks the law