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soporific

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Inducing mental lethargy; Sleep inducing.

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aberrant

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Markedly different from an accepted norm.

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apocryphal

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Being of questionable authenticity.

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iconoclastic

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Defying tradition or convention.

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decorum

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Propriety in manners and conduct.

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pundit

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Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.

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admonitory

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Serving to warn; Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective.

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ingratiate

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Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.

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expound

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add details or explanation; Clarify the meaning; State in depth.

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underscore

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Give extra weight to.

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exalt

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Praise or glorify

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myopic

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Lacking foresight or imagination.

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incorrigible

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Impervious to correction by punishment.

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petulant

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Easily irritated or annoyed.

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refute

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Prove to be false or incorrect.

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intransigent

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Unwilling to change one’s beliefs or course of action.

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opaque

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Not clearly understood or expressed.

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unscrupulous

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Without scruples or principles.

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forthcoming

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Available when required or as promised; At ease in talking to others.

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ignoble

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Dishonorable

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laudable

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Worthy of high praise.

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adamant

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Refusing to change one’s mind.

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implausible

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Describing a statement that is not believable.

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eradicate

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Completely destroy

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bumbling

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Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.

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hackneyed

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Lacking significance through having been overused.

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burgeon

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Grow and flourish.

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idiosyncrasy

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Behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

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pedantic

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Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.

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indifference

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Trait of seeming not to care.

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ostentatious

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Intended to attract notice and impress others; Tawdry or vulgar.

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implacable

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Incapable of making less angry or hostile.

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copious

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In abundant supply.

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reconcile

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Make one thing compatible with another.

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abstruse

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Difficult to understand; Incomprehensible

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blatant

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Without any attempt at concealment; Completely obvious.

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provincial

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Characteristic of a limited perspective; Not fashionable or sophisticated.

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espouse

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Adopt or support an idea or cause.

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exonerate

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Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.

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contingent

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Gathering of persons representative of some larger group; Dependent on.

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largess

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Extreme generosity and giving.

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exacting

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Requiring and demanding accuracy.

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acerbic

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Harsh in tone.

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pragmatic

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Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.

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construe

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Interpreted in a particular way.

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denigrate

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Charge falsely or with malicious intent; Attack the good name and reputation of someone.

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temperance

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Trait of avoiding excesses.

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discrete

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Constituting a separate entity or part.

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confound

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Cause confusion; Mistake one thing for another.

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tortuous

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Marked by repeated turns and bends; Not straightforward.

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irrevocable

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Incapable of being retracted or revoked.

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inscrutable

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Not easily understood; Unfathomable

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accolade

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Award or praise granted as a special honor.

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hegemony

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Dominance over a certain area.

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munificent

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Very generous

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inveterate

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Habitual

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lionize

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Assign great social importance to.

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poignant

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Emotionally touching

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arcane

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Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

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taciturn

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Habitually reserved and uncommunicative.

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tempered

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Moderated in effect

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resurgent

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Rising again as to new life and vigor.

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foment

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Try to stir up public opinion.

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dilettante

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Amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.

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pernicious

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Exceedingly harmful; Working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way.

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brazen

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Unrestrained by convention or prepriety.

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subversive

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In opposition to an established system or institution.

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insolent

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Rude and arrogant

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prolific

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Intellectually productive

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obsequious

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Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.

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repudiate

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Reject as untrue or unflounded.

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rescind

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Cancel officially

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austere

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Practicing self-denial; Unadorned in style or appearance; Harsh in manner of temperament.

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audacity

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Aggressive boldness in social situations.

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propitious

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Presenting favorable circumstances; Likely to result in or show signs of success.

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intrepid

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Fearless

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ravenous

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Extremely hungry; Devouring or craving food in great quantities.

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precipitous

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Done with very great haste and without due deliberation.

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myriad

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Large indefinite number.

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sanction

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Give authority or permission to; Legal penalty for a forbidden action.

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gauche

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Lacking social polish

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winsome

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Charming in a childlike or naive way.

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prodigious

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So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe.

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antithetical

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Sharply contrasted in character or purpose.

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arbitrary

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Based on a random, groundless decision.

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constituent

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Citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; An abstract part of something.

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trite

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Repeated too often; Overfamiliar through overuse.

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admonish

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To warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding.

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reverent

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Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.

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circumscribe

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Restrict or confine

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vacillate

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Be undecided about something; Waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.

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scrupulous

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Characterized by extreme care and great effort; Having a sense of right and wrong; Principled.

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ostracize

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Exclude from a community or group.

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pedestrian

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Lacking imagination

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sycophant

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Person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.

96
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haphazard

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Marked by great carelessness; Dependent upon or characterized by chance.

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inimical

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Hostile

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garrulous

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Full of trivial conversation.

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tractable

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Readily reacting to suggestions and influences; Easily managed

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sporadic

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Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.

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stringent

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Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.

102
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specious

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Based on pretense; Deceptively pleasing

103
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contrition

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Feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad.

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flux

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State of uncertainty about what should be done.

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efficacious

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Producing the intended result.

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duress

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Compulsory force or threat.

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nuance

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Subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.

108
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deleterious

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Harmful to living things.

109
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elicit

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Call forth

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sullen

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Showing a brooding ill humor.

111
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opulence

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Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.

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misconstrue

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Interpret in the wrong way.

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nonplussed

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Unsure how to act or respond.

114
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polemic

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Strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

115
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transient

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Lasting a very short time.

116
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banality

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Trite or obvious remark.

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furtive

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Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; Taking pains to avoid being observed.

118
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maladroit

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Clumsy

119
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fastidious

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Overly concerned with details; Fussy

120
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jovial

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Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.

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disseminate

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Cause to become widely known.

122
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edifying

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Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.

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appease

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Pacify by acceding to the demands of.

124
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bolster

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Support and strengthen.

125
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ignominious

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Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.

126
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esoteric

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Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.

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maverick

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Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.

128
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truncate

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Reduce the length of something.

129
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antipathy

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Intense feeling of dislike or aversion.

130
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imprudent

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Not wise

131
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dilatory

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Wasting time

132
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dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice.

133
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rebuke

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Criticize severely or angrily; Censure

134
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impartial

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Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions.

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indecorous

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Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society.

136
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erudite

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Having or showing profound knowledge; Scholarly

137
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reproach

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Express criticism towards

138
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posit

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Assume as fact

139
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harried

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Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

140
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timorous

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Timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness.

141
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mendacity

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The tendency to be untruthful.

142
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anomaly

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Something that is not normal, standard, or expected.

143
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pejorative

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Expressing disapproval

144
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craven

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Pathetically cowardly

145
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placate

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Cause to be more favorable inclined; Gain the good will of.

146
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economical

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Avoiding waste, efficient

147
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capricious

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Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.

148
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arduous

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Demanding considerable mental effort and skill; Testing powers of endurance.

149
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mundane

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Repetitive and boring; Not spiritual; Relating to the ordinary world.

150
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askance

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With a look of suspicion or disapproval.

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