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AQA English Language Paper 1 + 2 GCSE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✍️ > Complex Vocabulary - Language > Flashcards

Complex Vocabulary - Language Flashcards

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abhor

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hate/detest

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acquiesce

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to agree without protesting

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alacrity

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eagerness

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amiable

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friendly

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appease

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to calm, satisfy

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arcane

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obscure, secret, old

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avarice

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excessive greed

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brazen

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excessively bold

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brusque

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short, abrupt

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cajole

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to urge

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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candour

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honesty, frankness

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chide

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to voice disapproval

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circumspect

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cautious

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clandestine

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secret

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coerce

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to make someone do something

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coherent

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logically consistent

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complacency

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self-satisfied, ignorant

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confidant

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a person entrusted with secrets

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connive

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to plot, scheme

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cumulative

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increasing, adding upon itself

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cynical

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believing the worst

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debase

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to lower the quality or esteem of something

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decry

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to criticise openly

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deferential

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showing respect for another’s authority

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demure

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quiet, modest

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly

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despot

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one who has total power

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diligent

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showing care in one’s work

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elated

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overjoyed, thrilled

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eloquent

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expressive, articulate

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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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empathy

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sensitivity to another’s feelings

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enmity

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ill will, hatred

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erudite

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learned

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extol

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to praise, revere

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fabricate

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to come up with something

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feral

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wild, savage

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forsake

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to renounce

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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furtive

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secretive, sly

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gluttony

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overindulgence

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gratuitous

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uncalled for

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haughty

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disdainfully proud

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hypocrisy

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pretending to believe or do something you don’t

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impeccable

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exemplary

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impertinent

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rude

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implacable

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incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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implicit

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implied

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impudent

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casually rude

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incisive

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clear, sharp, direct

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indolent

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lazy

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inept

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not suitable, unqualified

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infamy

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notoriety, extreme ill reputation

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innate

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inborn, native

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insatiable

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incapable of being satisfied

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insular

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separated and narrow-minded

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intrepid

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brave in the face of danger

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inveterate

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stubbornly established

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jubilant

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extremely joyful

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lithe

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graceful, flexible, supple

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lurid

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shocking, ghastly

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maverick

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an independent, nonconformist person

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maxim

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a common saying expressing a principle of conduct

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meticulous

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extremely careful with details

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modicum

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a small amount of something

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morose

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gloomy or sullen

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myriad

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very large amount, difficult to comprehend how many

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nadir

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the lowest point of something

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nominal

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trifling, insignifcant

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novice

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beginner

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nuance

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a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

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oblivious

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excessively compliant

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obtuse

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lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

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panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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parody

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satricial immitation

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penchant

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a tendency, partiality, preference

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perusal

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a careful review

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plethora

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an abundance

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predilection

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a preference or inclination for something

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quaint

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charming, old fashioned

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rash

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hasty, incautious

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refurbish

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to restore, clean up

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repudiate

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to reject, refuse to accept

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rife

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abundant

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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serendipity

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luck, finding good things without looking for them

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staid

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sedate, serious, self-restrained

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superfluous

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exceeding what is necessary

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sycophant

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one who flatters for self-gain

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taciturn

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not inclined to talk

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truculent

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ready to fight, cruel

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umbrage

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resentment, offence

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venerable

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deserving of respect

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vociferous

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loud, boisterous

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wanton

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undisciplined, lewd, lustful

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zenith

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the highest point or peak of something

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jargon

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words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult to understand

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to plead

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to ask for something in a strong and emotional way

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to condemn

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to say very strongly that you think something is bad

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inquiry

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an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened

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eccentric

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behaving in a strange and unusual way

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monotonous

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repetitive and boring

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

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bespoke

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custom-made or tailored to a specific customer

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comprehensive

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including everything and being very thorough

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confluence

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things or people coming together

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conundrum

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a confusing and difficult problem

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deviate

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to go off course from the usual path

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diminutive

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extremely small or tiny

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efficacious

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effective or successful in the production of a desired outcome

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equanimity

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mental or emotional instability

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fiasco

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disaster or complicated situation

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granular

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made up of small details

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pernicious

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having a harmful effect

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perspicacious

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having a keen insight

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pragmatic

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dealing with things in a sensible or practical way

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antithesis

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direct contrast or opposition

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banal

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lacking originality or clichéd

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brevity

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concise exact use of words, briefness

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candor

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openness and honesty in expressing one’s thoughts

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caveat

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a warning or cautionary statement

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cultivate

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to nurture, or help develop/grow

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didactic

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intending to teach a moral lesson

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digress

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to deviate from a point

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egregious

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outstandingly bad

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equitable

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fair and impartial

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opportune

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well-timed, suitable or advantageous

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proverbial

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widely known and commonly referred to

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qualitative

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concerned with qualities or characteristics rather than sizes, measures or calculations

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quintessential

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representing the typical example of something

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substantiate

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to provide evidence or support for a claim or argument

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aplomb

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self-confidence

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besotted

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infatuated

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disillusioned

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disappointed or disenchanted due to unmet expectations or beliefs

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effervescent

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bubbly, vivacious or enthusiastic

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engimatic

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mysterious and diffcult to understand

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ephermeral

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lasting for a very short time

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felicitous

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well-suited, appropriate

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idiosyncratic

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peculiar or unique

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incandescent

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emitting a bright and glowing light

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mellifluous

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sweet-sounding

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nefarious

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wicked, evil or villainous

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opulent

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luxurious

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petrichor

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the pleasant smell that acompanies the first rain after a dry spell

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predilection

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a preference for something.

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resplendent

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dazzlingly impressive

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scintillating

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sparkling, lively or brilliantly clear

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serendipity

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the occurence of pleasant or valuable discoveries by chance

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ubiquitous

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present or found everywhere

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unequivocal

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in a way without room for doubt

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whimsical

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playful or quaint

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