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Egregious

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outstandingly bad; shocking

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Erroneous

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Wrong; incorrect

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Ire

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Anger

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Seditious

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inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

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Sanction

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official permission or approval for an action

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Rancorous

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showing deep-seated resentment

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Stifle

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restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)

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Perpetuate

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make (something) continue indefinitely

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Blaspheme

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speak irreverently about God or sacred things

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Vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice

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Pervade

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(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of

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Burgeoning

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beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

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Lackadaisical

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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy

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Paradigm

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a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model

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Insatiable

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(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy

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Asphyxiating

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Suffocating

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Surfeit

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an excessive amount of something

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Quixotic

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extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

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Evince

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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate

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Malady

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a disease or ailment

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Indubitably

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unquestionably; without doubt

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Gargantuan

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Enormous

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Panacea

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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Encapsulate

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express the essential features of (something) succinctly

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Extenuating

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(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence

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Schadenfreude

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pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune

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Irrigation

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the watering of land

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Avarice

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excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

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Patent

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the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years, or a document that gives you this right

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Exorbitant

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Highly excessive

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Colossal

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extremely large or great

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Inept

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without skill or aptitude

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Aptitude

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a natural ability

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Siphon off

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to gradually steal money or goods, usually from a business or government

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Compound

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  • make up (a composite whole); constitute
  • make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of
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Destitution

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the state of being without money, food, a home, or possessions

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Stratified

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(of a society) divided into levels or classes based on social status, education, or income

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Herald

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be a sign that (something) is about to happen

Eg. Heralded the advent of

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Advent

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the arrival of a notable person or thing

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Indisputable

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true, and impossible to doubt

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Chasm

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a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc

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Inundate

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overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with

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Averse

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having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

44
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Conservative

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a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values

45
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Discourse

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(noun) written or spoken communication or debate
(Verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic

46
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Polarisation

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division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

47
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Smorgasbord

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a wide range of something; a variety

48
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Cognizant

A

aware of

49
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Unprecedented

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without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled

50
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Neophyte

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a person who is new to a subject or activity; novice

51
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Reverence

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(noun) deep respect for someone or something
(verb) regard or treat with deep respect

52
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Visceral

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relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect

53
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Catharsis

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the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

54
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Riveting

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completely engrossing; compelling

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Egalitarian

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believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

56
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Gordian knot

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an extremely difficult or involved problem

57
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Sisyphean

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describes a task as seemingly endless and futile—you keep doing it but it never gets done

58
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Reputable

A

having a good reputation

59
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Repository

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place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored

Eg. Social media is a repository of information

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Platitude

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a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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Transient

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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory

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to cause an eclipse of

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to cast a shadow upon; darken; obscure · to overshadow or surpass in importance, power, etc

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Prima facie

A

at first sight

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Embolden

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give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something

65
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False dichotomy

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occurs when someone falsely frames an issue as having only two options even though more possibilities exist

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Amoral

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lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something

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Unscrupulous

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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

68
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Accretion

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growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter

69
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Conundrum

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a confusing and difficult problem or question

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Pervasive

A

spread throughout so thoroughly

71
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Sporadic

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occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances

72
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Panopticon

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a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed

73
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Abhorrent

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inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

74
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Enigma

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something hard to understand or explain

75
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Detractors

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someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly

76
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Parochial

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having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

77
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Promiscuous

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Having or involving many sexual partners

78
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Abscond

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leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest

79
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Capitupate

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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield

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Ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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Incarceration

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the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

82
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Dovetail

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to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously

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Pollyanna

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a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything

84
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Schism

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a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief

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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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Incipient

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beginning to happen or develop

87
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Insidious

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

88
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Intractable

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hard to control or deal with

89
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Ostensibly

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as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently

90
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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

91
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Inefficacious

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not producing the desired effect

92
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Euphonious

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(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear

93
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Inconceivable

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not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable

94
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Rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping

95
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Avarice

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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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