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facetious

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not meant seriously or literally

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fallacy

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a deceptive or false notion

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fallible

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liable to be wrong or false

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felicitous

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apt or appropriate for the occasion

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flamboyant

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strikingly bold or brilliant

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flippant

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frivolously disrespectful

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formulaic

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made according to a formula

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gaffe

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a social blunder

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gregarious

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enjoying the company of others

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inconoclastic

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pertaining to image breaking, or an attack on beliefs

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idiosyncratic

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belonging to one’s particular character

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illusory

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causing illusion, deceptive

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immaterial

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of no consequence; unimportant

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impecunious

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having little or no money

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imperturbable

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incapable of being upset or agitated

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impetuous

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having sudden or rash action

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implacable

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not to be appeased or pacified

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implicate

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to show to also be involved, generally in crime

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impudent

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having or showing offensive boldness

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impugn

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to challenge as false

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incisive

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remarkably clear and direct

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incongruous

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out of place, unbecoming, or inappropriate

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indignant

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expressing strong displeasure at something offensive

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed in words

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innocuuous

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harmless or inoffensive in effect

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interminable

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annoyingly long

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intransigent

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refusing to agree or comprimise

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intrepid

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resolutely fearless

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intricate

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complex

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inured

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accustomed to hardship or difficulty

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irate

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extremely angry

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place.