Common words 3

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Heretic

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A person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

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Derivative

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Not original but drawing strongly on something already in existence

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Vilify

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Spread negative information about

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Negligible

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So small as to be meaningless; insignificant

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Disaffected

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Discontented as toward authority

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Tantamount

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Being essentially equal to something

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Avaricious

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Excessively greedy

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Quotidian

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Found in the ordinary course of events

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Rudimentary

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Being in the earliest stages of development, being or involving basic facts or principles

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Insidious

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Working in a subtle but destructive way

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Guileless

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Free of deceit

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Panache

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Distinctive and showy in elegance

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Incongruous

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Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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Languid

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Not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

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Fallacious

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Of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

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Delineate

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Describe in detail

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Belligerent

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Characteristic of one eager to fight

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Apathy

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An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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Forlorn

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Marked by or showing hopelessness

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Staunch

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Firm and dependable especially in loyalty

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Mollify

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To make someone less angry; placate

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Jingoism

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Fanatical patriotism, chauvinism

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Treacherous

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Tending to betray

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Contrive

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To pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

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Derive

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Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

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Abstain

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Choose not to consume or take part in ( particularly something enjoyable)

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Unequivocal

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Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

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Frustrate

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Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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Tenacious

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Stubbornly unyielding

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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place to work

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Vehement

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Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

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Jubilant

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Full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success

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Circumvent

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Cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations

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Spurious

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Plausible but false

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side for contrast

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Travesty

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An absurd presentation of something; a mockery

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Subsume

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Contain or include

Consider as part of a general rule or principle