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Lambaste

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Denounce; strongly criticize

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Quiescent

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Marked by inactivity; in a state of quiet repose

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Provisional

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Tentative; temporary; for the time being

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Lurid

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Sensational; shocking; ghastly

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Pugnacious

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Defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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Belligerent

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Defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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Truculent

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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 of or goodwill of

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Élan

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A vigorous spirit; great enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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In a spiritless, mechanical and routine manner

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Aplomb

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Self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure

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Opaque

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Hard to understand; impenetrably dense and obscure

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Craven

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Cowardly; CONTEMPTIBLY faint-hearted; BASE

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Venal

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Corrupt; dishonest; open to bribery

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Licentious

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Immoral; DISSOLUTE; DEBAUCHED

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Noxious

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Harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health; PERNICIOUS

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Extraneous

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Unnecessary; extra

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary; extra

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Duplicitous

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Deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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Profligate

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Wasteful; SQUANDERING in time and money by living for the moment

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Epiphany

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A sudden realization; an insightful moment

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Insidious

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Causing harm in a SUBTLE or stealthy manner; INJURIOUS

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Inane

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Empty; lacking in serious purpose; VAPID

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Vacuous

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Empty; lacking in serious purpose; VAPID

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Presage

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Something that FORESHADOWS a future event; an omen; a PROGNOSTIC

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Portent

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Something that FORESHADOWS a future event; an omen; a PROGNOSTIC

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Harbinger

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Something that FORESHADOWS a future event; an omen; a PROGNOSTIC

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Beleaguer

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To beset; to surround with problems

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Burgeon

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To grow rapidly; to expand

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Imperious

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Domineering and arrogant; haughty

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Querulous

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Peevish; irritable; whining or complaining in a childlike way

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Petulant

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Peevish; irritable; whining or complaining in a childlike way

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Complaisant

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Agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; AFFABLE; AMIABLE

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Obsequious

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Behaving in a SERVILE or SUBSERVIENT manner; SYCOPHANTIC; overly obedient; submissive

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Fawning

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Behaving in a SERVILE or SUBSERVIENT manner; SYCOPHANTIC; overly obedient; submissive

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Intransigent

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Very stubborn; OBSTINATE; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; INTRACTABLE

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Obdurate

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Very stubborn; OBSTINATE; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; INTRACTABLE

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Reminiscent

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Having a strong specific smell; bringing to mind; suggestive of

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Redolent

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Having a strong specific smell; bringing to mind; suggestive of

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Chicanery

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Deception by SUBTERFUGE; deliberate trickery and ARTIFICE

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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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To treat in a disparaging manner; to deliberately ignore; to disrespect

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Capitulate

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To surrender; to comply without protest

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Disheartening

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Very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authenticity; false; SPURIOUS

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Magisterial

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Learned and authoritative

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Pliable

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Flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Malleable

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Flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Plastic

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Flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Chagrin

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The feeling of distress caused by humiliation, failure, or embarrassment

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Obstreperous

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Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

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Idyllic

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Charmingly simple and carefree

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Dilapidated

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In a state of disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition

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Improvise

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To lecture or speak without notes in an IMPROMPTU way

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Extemporize

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To lecture or speak without notes in an IMPROMPTU way

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Myriad

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Many; numerous

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Ungainly

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Awkward; clumsy; NOT graceful

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Dilatory

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Habitually late; tardy

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Vituperative

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Characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism

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Discordant

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Not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with; as in a detail that doesn’t fit a pattern

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Perfidy

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Deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty

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Perfidious

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Treacherous; traitorous; deceitful; faithless

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Proliferate

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To increase rapidly

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Resolute

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Very determined; unwavering

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Indomitable,

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Very determined; unwavering

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Moribund

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Approaching death; about to become OBSOLETE

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Nuance

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A SUBTLE shade of meaning or feeling a degree of difference

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Facetious

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Treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Flippant

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Treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Credulous

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Easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; GULLIBLE

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Incredulous

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Disbelieving, SKEPTICAL

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Florid

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Flowery in style; very ORNATE

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Scathing

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Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly DECRYING

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Excoriating

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Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly DECRYING

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Interloper

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An intruder; a gatecrasher

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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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Confounded

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Utterly PERPLEXED; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Nonplussed

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Utterly PERPLEXED; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Ignonimous

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Humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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Euphony

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Soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

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Cacophany

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Harsh, clashing, jarring, grating sounds; disharmony

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Vacillate

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To WAVER; to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

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Timorous

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Showing nervousness or fear

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Narcissist

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A person with a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of EMPATHY, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

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Impudent

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Boldly insulting; brash; rude

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Insolent

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Boldly insulting; brash; rude

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Idiosyncrasy

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A trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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Captious

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Highly critical; fault-finding

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Censorious

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Highly critical; fault-finding

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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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Tending to give instruction or advice; inclined to teach or lecture others too much; containing a political or moral lesson

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Elucidate

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To make clear or plan, especially by explanation

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Effusive

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Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing

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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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A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution

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Peripheral

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Of secondary importance; NOT central; on the perimeter

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Marginal

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Of secondary importance; NOT central; on the perimeter

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Obfuscate

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To deliberately confuse; to make something so confusing that it is hard to understand

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Flummoxed

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Confused or perplexed; utterly dumbfounded

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Spate

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A large number or amount

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Ineffable

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Too overwhelming to be put into words; indescribable; inexpressible

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Overwrought

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Excessively dramatic or MELODRAMATIC; theatrical; overacted

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Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic or MELODRAMATIC; theatrical; overacted

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Placate

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To soothe or calm; to appease

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Eschew

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To avoid; to shun; to stay clear of

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Stopgap

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A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need

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Flotsam

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The floating wreckage of a ship; debris

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Jetsam

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Part of a ship, its cargo or equipment that is purposefully thrown overboard or JETTISONED to lighten the load in an emergency and that sinks or is washed up on shore.

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Surly

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Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Sullen

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Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Churlish

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Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Restitution

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The act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage or injury

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Disquieting

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Disturbing; upsetting; vexing; causing unease; worrisome

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Ornate

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Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; LAVISH

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Repugnant

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Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad

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Odious

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Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad

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Execrable

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Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad

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Discerning

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Insightful, perceptive

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Prescient

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Insightful, perceptive

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Perspicacious

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Insightful, perceptive

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Eclectic

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Choosing or using a 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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Characterized by or suffering from dizziness; having VERTIGO

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Esoteric, Arcane

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Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; RECONDITE; ABSTRUSE

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Supercilious

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Showing haughty DISDAIN or arrogant superiority

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Blithe

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Joyous; sprightly; mirthful; light; vivacious

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Underwrite

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To assume financial responsibility for

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Discomfited

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Uneasy; in a state of embarassment

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Taciturn

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Habitually quiet; uncommunicative

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Sinecure

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An office or position that provides an income for little or no work

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture

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Insular

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Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Parochial

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Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Provincial

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Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Lugubrious

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Sad, mournful, MELANCHOLIC

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Fecund

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Intellectually productive or inventive; fertile

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Ostentatious

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Showy, intended to attract notice, PRETENTIOUS

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Guile

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Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit; DUPLICITY

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident; optimistic

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Scintillating

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Sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

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Pristine

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Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization

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Rampant

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Unrestrained, unchecked

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Pernicious

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Highly INJURIOUS; destructive; deadly

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Oblivious

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Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful; unaware

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Refractory

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RECALCITRANT; OBSTINATELY resistant to authority; hard to manage

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Voluble

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Annoyingly talkative; speaking INCESSANTLY; babbling

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Loquacious

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Annoyingly talkative; speaking INCESSANTLY; babbling

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Verbose

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Annoyingly talkative; speaking INCESSANTLY; babbling

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Garrulous

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Annoyingly talkative; speaking INCESSANTLY; babbling

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Convivial

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Sociable; fond of feasting, drinking and good company

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Curt

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Abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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Brusque

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Abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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Tepid

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Lukewarm; mild; half-hearted

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Protean

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Readily taking on varied forms and meanings

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Solicitous

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Showing great care and concern; attentive

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Ingenuous

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Free from deviousness, innocent, NAìVE; GUILELESS; sincere

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Disingenuous

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INSINCERE; NOT CANDID; NOT straightforward; calculating; OBLIQUE

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Revere

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To regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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Venerate

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To regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provoke a controversy; DISPUTATIOUS

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Preclude

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To make impossible; to rule out; to prevent

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Penitence

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Feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Remorse

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Feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Contrition

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Feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Compunction

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Feelings of 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 that is universally accepted as true; a MAXIM

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Aphorism

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A statement that is universally accepted as true; a MAXIM

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side or in close PROXIMITY (nearness)

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Juxtaposition

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The position of being close together or side by side

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Bombastic

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POMPOUS of PRETENTIOUS in speech or writing; OSTENTATIOUSLY lofty in style

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Forbearance

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Abstaining from the enforcement of a right; the act of refraining from acting on a desire or impulse

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Unfettered

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Free of restraint of any kind; liberated

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Prescribe

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To require; to order; to direct

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Proscribe

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To forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw

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Sophomoric

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Childishly foolish; inexperienced; immature

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Callow

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Childishly foolish; inexperienced; immature

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Puerile

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Childishly foolish; inexperienced; immature

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Pellucid

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Clear, transparent, DIAPHANOUS, LIMPID

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Pugilist

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A boxer, one who fights with his fists

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Impugn

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To fight against, attack, challenge the motives of

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