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Idiosyncrasy

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a trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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Censorious, Captious

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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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Decimation

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destruction of a great portion

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Inundated

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flooded

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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 lession

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Pedantic

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tediously ostentatious about one’s knowledge

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Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in an authoritative, arrogant manner

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Elucidate

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to make clear or plain, especially by explanation

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luc

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to lgiht, shine

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Pellucid

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clear, transparent, diaphanous, limpid

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Translucent

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shining through, but with diffused light, partially transparent

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Lucite

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a crystal-clear synthetic resin

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Lucifer

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the Fallen Angel, who was the light-bearer to God before defying God and being cast into Hell

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Effusive

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expressing excessive emtion 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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Marginal, Peripheral

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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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Venerable

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respected

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Flummoxed

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confused or perplexed; utterly dumbfounded

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Indelible

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not able to be forgotten or removed

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Spate

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a large number or amount

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Ineffable
too overwhelming to be put into words; indescribable; inexpressible
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Histrionic, Overwrought
excessively framativ or melodramatic; theatrical; overacted
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Measured
restrained
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Placate
to soothe or calm; to oppose
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Eschew
to avoid; to shun; to stay clear of
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Stopgap
a temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need
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Flotsam
the floating wreckage of a ship; debris
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Jetsam
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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Jettisoned
discarded
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Debris
trash, refuse
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Churlish, Sullen, Surly
ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility
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Restitution
the act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage, or injury
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Saboteurs
subversive agents
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Disquieting
disturbing; upsetting; vexing; causing unease; worrisome
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Ornate
characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; lavish
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Supplanted
replaced
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Execrable, Odious, Repugnant
detestable; repulsive; extremly bad
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pugn, pug
fighting
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Pugnacious
disposed to fight, quarrelsome, comative
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Pugilist
a boxer, one who fights with his fists
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Impugn
to fight against, attack, challenge the motives of
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Perspicacious, Prescient, Discerning
insightful, perceptive
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spic, spect
look, watch, see, observe
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Conspicious
open to view, attracting attention, obvious prominent, remarkable
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Introspection
looking into one's own mind, observation and analysis of oneself
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Retrospect
looking back on the past
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Eclectic
choosing or using a variety of sources
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Hiatus
an interruption in time or continually; a break
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Vertiginous
characterized by a feeling of whirling or spinning; suffering from dizziness; having vertigo
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Iconic
idolized as an object of attention or devotion
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Esoteric, Arcane
characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; recondite; abstruse
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Supercilious
showing haughty disdain or arrogant superiority
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Blithe
Joyous; sprightly; mirthful; light; vivacious
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Underwrite
to assume financial responsibility for
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Discomfited
uneasy; in a state of embarrassent
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Taciturn
habitually quiet; uncommunicative
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Astute
perceptive, shrewd
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Sinecure
an office or position that provides an income for little or no work
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Cosmopolitan
wordly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture
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Provincial, Parochial, Insular
limited in perpective; narrow; unrestricted in scope and outlook
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Lugubrious
sad, mournful, melancholic
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Fecund
intellectually productive or inventive, ferile
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Ostentatious
showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious
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Resplendent
dazzling
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Guile
treacherous cunning; skillful deceit; duplicity
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Ruse
trick
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Sanguine
cheerfuly confident; optimistic
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Scintillating
sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever
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Pristine
remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
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Rampant
unrestrained; unchecked
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Pernicious
highly injurious; destructive; deadly
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Oblivious
lacking concious awareness; unmindedful; unaware
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Refractory
recalcitrant; obstinately resistant to authority; hard to manage
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Garrulous, Verbose, Loquacious, Voluble
annoyingly talkative; speaking incessantly; babbling
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Convivial
sociable; fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
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Brusque, Curt
abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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Tepid
lukewarm; mild; half-hearted
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Protean
readily taking on varied forms and meanings
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Solicitous
showing great care and concern; attentive
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Ingenous
free from deviousness; innocent, naive; guileless; sincere
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Disingenuous
insincere; not candid; not straightforward; calculating; oblique
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Guileless
honest, frank
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Venerate, Revere
to regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem
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Contentious
quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provokea controversy; disputatious
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Preclude
to make impossible; to rule out; to prevent
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Compunction, Contrition, Remorse, Penitence
feelings of sincere and deep regret
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Demography
the study of the characteristics of human populations
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Aphorism, Axiom
a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim
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Juxtapose
to place side by side or in close proximity
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Juxtaposition
the position of being close together or side by side
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Bombastic
pompous or pretentious in speech or writing; ostentatiously loftly in style
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Pretentious
putting on an appearence of importance
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Forbearance
abstaining from the enforcement of a right; the act of refraining from acting on a desire or impulse
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Unfettered
freed from restraint of any kind; liberated
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Prescribe
to require; to order; to direct
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Proscribe
to forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw
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Puerile, Callow, Sophomoric
childishly foolish; inexperienced; immature

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