Bits English Flashcards

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Contempt

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Feeling that somebody doesn’t deserve any respect.

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Euphemistically

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Using a phrase that is not offensive

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Sumptuous

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Splendid and expensive

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Inquitious

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Characterized by injustice or wickedness

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Corpulent

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Someone who is very fat

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Nefarious

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Morally bad in principles or practice

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Asinine

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Stupid or foolish

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Astute

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Ability to assess people and situations accurately and use this to one’s advantage.

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Discerning

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Good judgement

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Tryst

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Meeting between 2 people at an agreed time and place

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Severance

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Act of ending connection or detachment

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Emaciated

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Very weak and thin

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Fricassee

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Dish of stewed or fried meat pieces

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Nettle

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Anger (verb)

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Annul

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Invalid

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Disparate

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Contrasting

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Stew

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Cooking meat or vegetables in a liquid

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Retribution

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Punishment or compensation

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Trifle

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Totally unimportant

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Slur

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Insult

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Ordinance

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Rule made by government

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Gordian knot

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Extremely difficult problem

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Egalitarianism

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Social equality

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Flotilla

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Formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet

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Sinecure
An office with pay but little responsibility
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Maritime
Things related to sea and ships
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Apprised
Informed (formal usage) Police apprised their head.
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Vitriolic tongue
Words full of bitterness and hate which cause pain
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Incubus
A worrying problem or a male devil
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Magnum opus
A great literary or artistic work
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Tremulous
Voice that trembles because of fear
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Ecology
Pattern of relation of plants, animals and people to each other and their surroundings.
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Peruse
To read
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Adages
Which people generally say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life
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Bombast
Long important sounding words with little meaning in an attempt to impress others
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Aphorisms
Short witty sentences
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Odyssey
A book written in greek
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Utopic
A book written in English
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Impeccable
Without any flaw
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Infallible
Which can never err
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Philatelist
One who collect stamps
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Numismatist
One who collects coins
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Quarry
Place where miner works
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Atelier
Where sculptor works
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Alms
Charity
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Menage
A group of people living together in one house
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Bravery
Fortitude
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Transcend
Go across
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Annex
Add Ex: annexing a kingdom in the empire
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Patronage
Support
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Traverse
Cross How did you traverse the river
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Vindictive
Revengeful
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Imperative
Necessity, extremely important and must be done
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Rigmarole
A lengthy and complex procedure which you do not like.
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Honorary
Unpaid, can't receive money from other jobs
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Proliferation
Increment or increase
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Indigents
Needy or poor
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Accolade
Token of respect and admiration or kind reward given to appreciate
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Indict
To charge someone with crime or something
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Smug
Self satisfied and self pleased
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Flounce
To go in an impatient irritated manner
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Complacency
Self satisfied and self pleased, smug
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Inept
Unsuitable or unskillful
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Garish
Bad taste, Gaudy
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Meandering
Having lots of curves on path
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Labyrinth
Place that has many confusing paths
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Reticent
Secretive or quiet
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Augment
Increase
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Auxiliary
Supplemental
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Ignominious
Shameful
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Callous
Insensitive or cruel disregard for others
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Embezzle
Stealing money often from employer
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Garrulous
Talkative
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Tinsel
Strips of shiny metal like material used for decorations
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Pernicious
Deadly
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Sagacious
Judicious and wise
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Attenuate
Make thin or reduce in value or power
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Magnate
Tycoon
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Discomfit
Feeling embarrassed, confused or frustrated
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Imminent
Near, approximate, impending
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Parsimony
Saving excessively, kanjus
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Blithe
Carefree and cheerful
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Bequest
Heritage
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Patrimony
Property inherited from male ancestors
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Vigil
Watchfulness
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Insipid
Tasteless
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Ambiguous
Having more than one meaning
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Pragmatic
Dealing with things in a practical way
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Loquacious
Very talkative
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Verbose
Using more words than needed
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Timorous
Nervousness or lack of fear
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Fickle
Constantly changing
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Haughty
Prideful , imperial
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Solemnity
State of being serious or dignified
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Appendages
Extensions of plants and animals
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Innundate
Overwhelm, overflow, flood
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Superintendence
Act of Managing or monitoring
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Malaise
Something that causes discomfort or pain like a disease
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Denounce
Speak against
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Feign
Original
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Piquant
Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.
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Egregious
Outstandingly bad
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Forsake
Abandon or give up
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Abase
Degrade
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Loathe
Hate
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Abase
Hate
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Abridge
Shorten
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Absurd
Ridiculous
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Adept
Skilled
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Adherent
Follower, stickler
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Affliction
Distress, sorrow, sadness
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Vivacious
Lively, alive
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Alleviate
Relieve
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Gratuity
something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
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Emend
Make corrections and revisions
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Amicable
Friendly and amiable
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Auxiliary
Additional
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Subsidiary
less important than but related or supplementary to something.
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Misgiving
a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
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Appalling
Horrible
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Apposite
Suitable and well chosen
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Appraise
Evaluate or estimate
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Apprehend
Understand or arrest
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Despotic
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.
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Acquiesce
accept something reluctantly but without protest
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Assent
noun the expression of approval or agreement. "a loud murmur of assent" verb express approval or agreement. "the Prime Minister assented to the change
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Aversion
Dislike
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Ignoble
not honourable in character or purpose. "ignoble feelings of intense jealousy"
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Beseech
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore Or beg someone
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Solicit
Request or ask for And accost(work as a prostitute)
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Deportment
Behaviour
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Demeanour
Behaviour
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Intrepid
Brave
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Valiant
Brave
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Frail
Brittle
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Brigand
Thief
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Burglar
Thief
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Reckon
Calculated Or Regarded in a specified way.
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Callous
Insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
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Revoke
Cancel
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Eccentric
Abnormal, anomalous, irregular, odd
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Obliterate
To remove all science of something by destroying or covering it completely
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Efface
To make something disappear are to remove something
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Blot out
To cause something to disappear or to remove something unpleasant from your thoughts
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Effeminate
Said about a man or is behaviour that he is like a woman
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Egregious
Conspicuously bad, sinful, shocking, monstrous
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Elucidate
Elaborate or explain
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Eloquennce
Fluency of speech
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Emanate
Originate or proceed
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Emanicipate
Free or liberate
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Vex
Confuse, entangle, embarass
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Embezzle
Steal or cheat
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Peculate
Steal or cheat
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Emolument
Salary or wage
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Remuneration
Salary or wage
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Emulate
Compete or rival
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Encompass
Surround or encircle
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Trespass
Intrude or invade
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Ratify
Sign or give formal consent to
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Endorse
Sign or give formal consent to
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Enfranchise
Liberate, free, give right to vote
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Edify
Enlighten, illuminate or elaborate
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Animosity
Enmity or hatred
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Ensue
Succeed, follow or result
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Ravel
Entangle or perplex
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Zeal
Enthusiasm and interest
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Ardour
Interest or enthusiasm
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Entice
Allure or tempt
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Entreat
Beseech or beg
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Implore
beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
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Entwine
Encircle, surround, encompass
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Enumerate
Count one by one
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Enunciate
Declare, publish, propound, reveal
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Envoy
Messenger or ambassador
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Legate
Messenger or ambassador
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Equivocal
Doubtful, ambiguous, uncertain
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Extirpate
Root out, eradicate
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Erroneous
Wrong or false
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Eulogy
Laudation, praise, felicitation
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Extolling
Laudation, praise, felicitation
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Evince
Show, manifest, demonstrate
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Extort
Oppress or loot
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Excerpt
Extract or quotations
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Expatriation
Expulsion or banishment
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Acquit
1. Declare someone free from criminal charge 2. Conduct oneself to perform in a specified way
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Exonerate
Declare someone free from guit
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Exuberant
Abundant or plentiful
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Exult
Triumph, rejoice, delight
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Forge
Fabricate
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Faction
a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
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Clique
a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.
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Cabal
a secret political clique or faction.
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Fictitious
Mythical, fabulous, exaggerated
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Falter
Hesitate, delay, waver
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Flounder
Hesitate, delay, waver
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Bigoted
Fanatical or enthusiastic
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Farcical
Comic or ridiculous
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Droll
Humorous or funny
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Squeamish
Fastidious or particular नकचढ़ा
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Felon
Criminal or guilty
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Vehemence
Fierceness
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Fervent
Glowing or heated or full of passion
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Fervour
Intense or passionate feeling
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Gaiety
Festivity or merry making
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Fetter
Shackle, bind or imprison
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Broil
Cook meat by exposure to direct heat or become very hot especially from the sun or a dispute or quarrel
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Strife
Dispute or quarrel
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Feud
Long Quarrel or dispute
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Fickle
Varying or changeable
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Malignant
Devilish, infectious disease
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Fiendish
Devilish
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Emblematic
Imaginative, typical or figurative
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Fissure
Crevice, rift or narrow opening
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Flaccid
Soft, loose or weak
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Fleece
Rob, dispoil, cheat
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Tenous
Transparent, thin, trivial
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Wallpw
Flounder, stumble, falter
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Undulate
Fluctuate, waver
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Incursion
Sudden invasion or attack
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Foray
Incursion, sudden attack
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Forbearence
Advertising, refraining
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Augur
Indicate a good or bad outcome
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Betoken
Be a sign of or indicate
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Forebode
Act as an advance warning of
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Forlorn
Disconsolated, cheerless, distressed, abandoned, lonely
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Formidable
Dreadful, difficult, hard to overcome
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Fraility
Weakness
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Balmy
Soothing, odorous, fragnant
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Frantic
Frenzied, mad, distracted
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Brawl
Combat, battlefield, fray
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Frisk
Skip, dance, caper, frolic
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Frivolous
Trivial, foolish, vain
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Frugal
Economical, thrifty
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Futile
Useless, hopeless, in vain
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Gaiety
Jollity, festivity
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Gainsay
Controvert, contradict, dispute
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Garner
Accumulate, collect, gather
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Prattling
Talkative, chattering
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Gawky
Awkward,clumsy
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Glisten
Shine, beam, glow
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Glutinous
Sticky, viscous
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Gluttonous
Greedy, gorging, voracious
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Ravenous
Avarice, covetous, envious, greed
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Grapple
Grasp, clutch, seize
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Spectre
Ghost, phantom, spirit
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Ghastly
Horrible, horrifying
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Genteel
Well-bred, well cultured
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Magnanimous
Generous
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Grotesque
Contorted, bizarre, whimsical
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Begrudge
Grudge, grievance
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Impede
Hamper, block
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Haughty
Arrogant, overbearing
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Ardent
Sincere and warm
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Heave
Lift, raise
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Herculean
Colossal, laborious, excessive
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Hideous
Terrific, horrible, filthy
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Impediment
Hampering, obstruction
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Histrionic
Theatrical, dramatic
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Hoax or humbug
Dupe, cheat, befool
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Homage
Deference, salute, worshipping
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Inimicable
Adverse, hostile
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Defy
Resist or disobey
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Imposture
Pretence, deceit
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Emulate
Follow or mimic
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Immaculate
Spotless, stainless, perfect
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Imminent
About to happen, threatening
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Fervent
Frenzied, impassioned
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Imputation
Impeachment
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Implicit
Implied, assumed, infered
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Charlatan
Impostor, conman, cheat
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Impracticable
Impossible, merely theoretical
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Impunity
Exemption from punishment
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Inane
Empty, silly, idiotic
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Inarticulate
Voiceless, indistinct, inexpressive
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Incense
Infuriate, enrage, anger
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Incessant
Unceasing, continuous
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Inculcate
Instil, enforce
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Inculpate
Blame or incriminate
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Incumbent
Compulsory, obligatory, binding
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Inroad
Raid, foray, venture
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Indefatigable
Tireless, assiduous
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Industrious
Busy, active
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Inexprable
Indefatigable, relebtless
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Transgress
Violate, break, encroach
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Inchoate
Start, begin, initiate
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Insidious
Deceitful, treacherous
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Lunancy
Madness, insanity, mania
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Instigate
Arouse or provoke
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Unscathed
Untouched, whole, unbroken
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Cessation
Intermission, suspension stoppage
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Interpose
Intervene, mediate
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Intransigent
Uncompromising, inflexible
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Intrepid
Brave, fearless
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Premonition
Insight or instinct
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Inveterate
Habitual, deep rooted
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Irksome
Annoying, disagreeable, tedious
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Irresolute
Wavering, confused, vacillating
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Itinerant
Travelling, wandering, nomadic
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Jaded
Tired or weary
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Jargon
Technical language, gibberish
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Jocose
Jocular, humorous
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Juxtaposition
Closeness, nearness
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Kiosk
Stand(open on one side), booth
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Knead
Work up, press, squeeze
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Lacerate
Tear, mangle
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Laconic
Short, concise, pithy
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Languid
Listless, spiritless
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Languish
Die(with hunger or desire), weaken, droop
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Lassitude
Weariness, tiredness
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Precarious
Critical, dangerous
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Precocious
Overforward, premature
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Predilection
Preference, partiality, inclination
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Prerogative
Special right or privilege
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Prodigious
Large or immense
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Profligate
Immoral, wanton, reckless, dissolute, licentious
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Propinquity
Nearness, proximity
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Protagonist
Leading character
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Providential
Fortunate or lucky
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Puissant
Powerful, influential, mighty
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Punctilious
Ceremonious, conscientious
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Putrefy
Decay, rot, decompose
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Quandary
Doubt, dilemma, plight
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Quirk
Quibble, twist, deviation
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Quixotic
Chivalrous, unrealistic, whimsical
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Rabble
Throng, disordered crowd
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Rabid
Furious, mad, fanatical
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Raillery
Jesting, banter, ridicule
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Rampant
Rife, widespread
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Ramshackle
Dilapidated, tumbledown, ricktey
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Sedition
Plotting against the government, incitement, insurgence
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Schism
Disjunction or split
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Sardonic
Ironical, scornful, derisive
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Sanguine
Ardent, confident, optimistic
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Salacious
Obscene foul, indecent, lecherous
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Sagacious
Wise, shrewd, astute
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Repudiate
Disavow, disclaim
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Reprisal
Return, retaliation, revenge
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Relegate
Assign a lower position, banish, demote
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Redundant
Wordy, repetitious, superfluous, needless
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Recalcitrant
Stubborn, refractory
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Exculsion
the process of excluding or the state of being excluded.
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Demurrage
a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed.
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Plaintiff
the party who institutes a legal action Or complainant
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Antagonism
Active hostility or opposition
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Hackneyed
having been overused
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Delirious
in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence
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Erroneously
In a mistaken way or incorrect way
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Penchant
Liking
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Temerity
Audacity
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Opstreperous
Unruly
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Congenial
Suitable or compatible
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Sporadic
Irregular
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Forlorn
Lonely
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Raucous
Harsh
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Reconcilable
Compatible or consistent
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Prudent
Acting or showing thought for future
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Mendacious
Lying or not telling the truth
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Genial
Friendly and cheerful
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Lascivious
Lustful
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Embellished
Adorned
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Incumbent
Obligatory, necessity or duty
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Vicissitude
a change of circumstances or fortune,
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Flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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Baneful
Harmful or destructive
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Deletrious
Noxious or harmful
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Craven
Cowardly or lacking courage
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Deprecated
Welcomed
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Vicarious
Delegated
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Comspicuous
Clearly visible
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Presumptuous
Self-confident
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Pensive
Reflective or thoughtful
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Autochthonous
Original or indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists
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Atrophy
Deteriorate
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Vapidity
Provocativeness
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Unpalatable
Unpleasant
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Peremptory
Permanent
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Perspicuous
clearly expressed and easily understood
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Culpability
responsibility for a fault or blame
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Gnome
Dwarf
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Egregious
Bad and shocking