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Abhor

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Regard with disgust and hatred.

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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

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Abortive

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Failing to produce the intended result.

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Abstemious

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Indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

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Accost

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Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

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Acrimonious

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(Typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Altruistic

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Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.

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Ameliorate

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Take (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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Amicable

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Exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism.

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

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Anomaly

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Something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified.

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Appellation

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A name or title.

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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic or passionate.

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Artifice

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Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

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Artless

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Without guile or deception.

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Audacity

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A willingness to take bold risks / Rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence.

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive.

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Blatant

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Done openly and unashamedly.

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Burgeon

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Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

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Cache

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A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

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Cajole

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Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

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Callous

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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Cant

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Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

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Caustic

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Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive.

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Celerity

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Swiftness of movement.

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Choleric

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Bad-tempered or irritable.

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Clique

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A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.

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Cogent

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(Of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

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Complacent

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Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

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Complicity

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Association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act.

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Conflagration

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A big fire or other devastating event

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Conjecture

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To arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork : guess.

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Consternation

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A feeling of strong annoyance and anger, usually because of something bad that you cannot change or that is completely unexpected

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Contort

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To bend unnaturally

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Culpable

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Deserving blame.

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

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Dearth

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Scarcity that makes dear.

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Debris

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Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

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Decadence

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Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

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Decreipit

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Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

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Derogatory

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Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

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Detriment

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The state of being harmed or damaged.

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Diatribe

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A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

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Discern

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Recognize or find out.

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Disparate

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Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

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Disseminate

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To spread abroad as though sowing seed.

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Duress

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Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement.

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Edifice

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A large, imposing building / A complex system of beliefs.

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Efficacy

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The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

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Egregious

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Extremely and conspicuously bad.

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Elicit

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To call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response).

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Eminent

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(Of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

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Ennui

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A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

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Epitome

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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

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Eschew

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Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Evanescent

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Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

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Exacerbate

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Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

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Exonerate

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(Of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

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Expunge

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Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

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Extol

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Praise enthusiastically.

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Extortion

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The crime of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by using force or threats.

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Fallacious

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Based on a mistaken belief.

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Fastidious

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Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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Fatuous

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Silly and pointless.

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Flagrant

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(Of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.

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Foist

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Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance rather than intention.

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Fraught

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(Of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable).

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Fulsome

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Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree / Of large size or quantity; generous or abundant.

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

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Germane

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Relevant to a subject under consideration.

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Gesticulate

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Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.

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Gregarious

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Fond of company; sociable.

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Guile

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Sly or cunning intelligence.

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Guise

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An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.

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Gullible

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Easily tricked, naive

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Heinous

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(Of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

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Histrionics

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Melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Ignominous

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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

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Impeccable

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Perfect, without fault

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Importune

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Harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.

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Impunity

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Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

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Indolent

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Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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Inebriated

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Drunk

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent.

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Ingratiate

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Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

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Insatiable

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Not able to be sated

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Internecine

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Destructive to both sides in a conflict.

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Intrepid

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Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

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Inundate

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Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

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Inveigh

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Speak or write about (something) with great hostility.

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Itinerant

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Travelling from place to place.

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Jaunty

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Silly, light-hearted

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Juxtapose

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Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.

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Laconic

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(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

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Lethargic

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Almost unconscious

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Lithe

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Bendable, slim

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Livid

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Furious

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Loathe

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To hate

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Lurid

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Unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.

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Malevolent

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Ill intent

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Malleable

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Easily changed

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Maudlin

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Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.

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Miscreant

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A person who has done something wrong or unlawful.

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Moribund

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Near death

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Myriad

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Many of something

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Nascent

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(Especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

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Nefarious

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(Typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

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Obliterate

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To destroy

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Obloquy

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Strong public condemnation.

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Ominous

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Something dreaded, scary, foreboding

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Ostentatious

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Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

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Ostensible

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Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

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Ostracize

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To exclude someone

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Overt

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Done or shown openly; plainly apparent.

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Paroxysm

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A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity.

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Parsimonious

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Very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

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Paucity

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The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.

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Penchant

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To have a knack for something

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Penury

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The state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

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Perfidious

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Deceitful and untrustworthy.

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Perfunctory

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(Of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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Peruse

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Examine carefully or at length.

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Plethora

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A large or excessive amount of something.

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

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Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

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Proffer

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To offer something.

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Profligate

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Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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Promulgate

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Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

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Rapacious

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Aggressively greedy or grasping.

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Rebuke

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An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism.

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Remuneration

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Money paid for work or a service.

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Repertoire

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A stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.

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Risible

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Provoking laughter through being ludicrous.

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation / Blood-red.

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Scurrilous

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Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

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Succinct

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(Especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

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Sultry

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Hot and humid.

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Tortuous

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Tull of twists and turns.

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Trenchant

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Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

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Ubiquitous

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Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

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Unconscionable

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To act without a conscience

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