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Day Four Flashcards

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Censorious

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Highly critical

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Idiosyncrasy

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A trait or mannerism peculiar to an individual

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Consternation

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A state of great dismay and confusion

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Didactic

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Intended to provide instruction

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Elucidate

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To make clear or plain

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Effusive

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Unrestrained praise

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Prolific

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Very productive

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Furor

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A general commotion; an uproar

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Paranoia

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Irrational fear

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Marginal

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Of secondary importance; not Central

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Obfuscate

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To deliberately confuse

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Flummox

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To confuse; perplex

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Spate

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A large number or amount

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Ineffable

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A feeling that cannot be put into words

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Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic

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Placate

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To soothe or calm

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Eschew

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To avoid

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Stopgap

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A temporary solution

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Floatsam

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Floating wreckage; debris

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Restitution

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Compensating for a loss

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Churlish

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Ill tempered; rude

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Sullen

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Ill tempered; rude

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Surly

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Ill tempered; rude

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Disquieting

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Disturbing; upsetting

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Ornate

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Characterised by elaborate and expensive decorations; lavish

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Execrable

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Detestable and repulsive

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Odius

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Detestable and repulsive

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Repungnant

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Detestable and repulsive

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Perspicacious

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Very insightful

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Prescient

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Very insightful

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Descerning

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Very insightful

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Eclectic

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Using variety of sources

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Hiatus

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An interruption in time or continuity; a break

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Vertiginous

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Dizziness

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Esoteric

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Obscure information known by a few people

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Arcane

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Obscure information known by a few people

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Supercilious

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Haughty and arrogant

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Cupidity

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Excessive greed

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Underwrite

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To assume financial responsibility for a project

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Discomfited

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To make uneasy; state of embarassment

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Taciturn

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

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Sinecure

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A job that provides income but requires little work

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Lugubrious

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Sad and mournful music

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; sophisticated

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Provincial

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Isolated from the mainstream

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Parochial

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Isolated from the mainstream

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Insular

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Isolated front the mainstream

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Fecund

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Intellectually productive or inventive

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Ostentatious

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Guile

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Treacherous Cunning; skillful deceit

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Harbinger

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An omen that something will happen

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Portent

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An omen that something will happen

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Presage

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An omen that something will happen

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Beleaguer

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To be beset with problems

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Burgeon

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To rapidly grow and expand

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Imperious

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Domineering and arrogant

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Petulant

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Peevish; irratable

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Complaisant

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Agreeable; amiable

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Fawn

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To behave in a servile manner; subservient

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Obdurate

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Very stubborn; unyielding

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Redolent

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Excuding fragrance

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Chicanery

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Deception by artful subterfuge; deliberate trickery

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Conundrum

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A difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution

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Slight

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A disrespectful or disparaging remark; to put down

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Capitulate

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To surrender; comply without protest

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Disheartening

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Very discouraged

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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authenticity

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Magisterial

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Learned and authoritative

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Plasticity

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Can be molded into any shape

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Malleable

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Can be molded into any shape

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Pliable

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Can be molded into any shape

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Chagrin

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Feeling of distress caused by humiliation or embarrassment

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Obsteteperous

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Nosily and stubbornly defiant; boisterous

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Idyllic

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Charmingly simple and carefree

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Dilapidated

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Broken down; in deplorable condition

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Exemporize

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To speak without notes

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Improvise

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To speak without notes

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Myriad

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Many; numerous

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Ungainly

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Awkward; clumsy

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Dilatory

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Slow to act; intended to cause delay; tardy; slow; unhurried

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Vituperative

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Bitter criticism

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Discordant

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A note of disharmony

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Perfidious

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Treacherous; traitorous

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Supine

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Lying on ones back

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Indomitable

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Very determined

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Resolute

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Very determined

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Moribund

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Approaching death

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Nuance

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A slight degree of difference

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Flippant

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Treating serious matters lightly

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Credulous

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Easily convinced; gullible

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Florid

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Very flowery; excessively ornate

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Excoriate

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To express strong disapproval

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Interloper

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An intruder; a gate crasher

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Cerebral

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Intellectual rather than emotional

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Visceral

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Instinctive rather than rational

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Nonplussed

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Completely puzzled

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Flamboyant

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident; optimistic

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Scintillating

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Sparkling; shining

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Pristine

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Pure and uncorrupted

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Rampant

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Violent in action; raging; furious

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Pernicious

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Highly injurious; destructive

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Oblivious

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Refractory

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Hard or impossible to manage

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Garrulous

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Very talkative

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Verbose

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Very talkative

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Convivial

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Fond of feasting, drinking and good company

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Brusque

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Abrupt; discourteously blunt

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Tepid

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Lukewarm; mild

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Protean

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Taking on many shapes and forms

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Solicitous

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Showing great care; attentive

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Disingenuous

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Not candid; insincere

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venerate

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To greatly respect

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Contentious

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Argumentative; disputations

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Preclude

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To make impossible; to rule out

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Compunction

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Sincere and deep regret

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Contrition

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Sincere and deep regret

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Remorse

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Sincere and deep regret

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demography

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The study of the characteristics of human populations

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Axiom

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a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim

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