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PROVISIONAL

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Tentative; temporary [like a PROVISIONAL driver’s license]

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LURID

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sensational; shocking; ghastly;[newspapers often try to sell more papers by printing large LURID headlines detailing recent scandals]

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TRUCULENT; PUGNACIOUS; BELLIGERENT

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defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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PROPITIATE

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To appease; to conciliate; to regain the favor or goodwill of[Politicians who are at the center of a scandal will have to PROPITIATE the public if they wish to regain office]

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ELAN

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a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm

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APLOMB

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Self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure

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CRAVEN

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Cowardly

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VENAL

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Corrupt, dishonest, open to bribery

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NOXIOUS

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Harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health

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SUPERFLUOUS or EXTRANEOUS

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unnecessary; extra

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DUPLICITOUS

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deliberately deceptive behavior; someone who is DUPLICITOUS will DISSEMBLE or PREVARICATE

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PROFLIGATE

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wasteful; someone who SQUANDERS (wastes} time and money

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EPIPHANY

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a sudden realization; an insightful moment

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HARBINGER; PORTENT; PRESAGE

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Indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur;[“many believe that a black cat crossing one’s path is a HARBINGER or PORTENT of misfortune”]

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BELEAGUER

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to beset or surround with problems;[“the film was completely over-budget, having been BELEAGUERED with problems from the start”]

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BURGEON

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to grow rapidly and expand;[“the young artist was quickly BURGEONING into an established figure in the art scene”]

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PETULANT

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peevish, irritable

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COMPLAISANT

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Amiable, agreeable, marked by a pleasing personality[MAKE SURE NOT TO CONFUSE WITH “COMPLACENT,” which means self-satisfied, pleased, or contented]

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FAWN

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to behave in a servile manner; SUBSERVIENT

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REDOLENT

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exuding fragrance; full of specified smell

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