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1
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Folly

A

Lack of good sense or judgement, foolish behaviour

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Intricate

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Complex, hard to understand

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Ostentatious

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Flashy, showy

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Convoluted

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Invecklad, complex and difficult to follow

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Whims

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A sudden desire or change of mind

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Capricious

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A sudden or unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour

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7
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Decorous

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In keeping with good taste and propriety, polite and restrained

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal, talkative

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Intuitive

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Using or based on what feels to be true even without conscious or reasoning; instinctive

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Stratagems

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A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end

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11
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Versatile

A

Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

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Mitigate

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Make something NF bad less severe, serious, or painful.

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13
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Jingoism

A

En nationalistisk inställning kombinerad med en fientlig inställning mot Andre nationer

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14
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Bureaucratize

A

Govern by an excessively complicated administrative procedure

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Venerable

A

Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

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Endure

A

Suffer something painful or difficult patiently

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17
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Ingenuity

A

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive

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18
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Contort

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Twist or bend out of the normal shape

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19
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Fraternity

A

A group of people sharing a common profession or interest

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20
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Jostle

A

Push, elbow, or bump against someone, roughly, typically through a crowd

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21
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Easel

A

A wooden frame for holding an artists work while it is being painted or drawn

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22
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Deteriorate

A

Become progressively worse

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Venerable

A

Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

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24
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Derive

A

Obtain something from

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25
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Derail

A

Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally

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26
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Equivocate

A

Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

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27
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Ambiguous

A

Open to more than one interpretation, not having one obvious meaning. Not clear or decided.

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28
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Condemnation

A

The expression of very strong disapproval

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29
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Denunciations

A

Public condemnation of someone or something

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30
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Abstain

A

Desist, go without, withdraw

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31
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Blighted

A

Damaged, destroyed, ruined

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32
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Credulous

A

Gullible, ready to believe anything

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33
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Enshroud

A

Cover

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34
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Haughtiness

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Arrogance, pride

35
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Lachrymose

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Tearful, sad

36
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Obfuscate

A

Deliberately make something difficult to understand

37
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Plethora

A

An excess

38
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Tedium

A

Boredom

39
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Abstemious

A

Self denying

40
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Blithe

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Free-spirited, carefree

41
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Crepuscular

A

Active at dawn or dust

42
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Enunciation

A

Clear pronunciation, accent

43
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Lackluster

A

Dull

44
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Pliable

A

Flexible, not stubborn

45
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Rescind

A

Retract, repeal

46
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Abstruse

A

Difficult to understand

47
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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

48
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Hedonism

A

Self indulgence

49
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Laconic

A

Using few words, brief, to the point

50
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Oblique

A

Indirect, slanting

51
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Plumage

A

Feathers of a bird

52
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Resignation

A

Acceptance of fate

53
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Tenacious

A

Stubborn, resolute, holding a firm purpose

54
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Accolade

A

Tribute, honour, praise

55
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Bolster

A

Support

56
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Ephemeral

A

Short-lived

57
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Hedonist

A

A pleasure seeker

58
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Lamentation

A

Expression of regret or sorrow

59
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Obliterate

A

Destroy, demolish

60
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Plummet

A

Fall suddenly and steeply

61
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Tentative

A

Not certain

62
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Acquiesce

A

To agree to, give in to

63
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Bombast

A

Arrogant

64
Q

Curtail

A

Cut short

65
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Epicure

A

Someone who appreciates good food and drink

66
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Heed

A

Listen to

67
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Lampoon

A

Ridicule, spoof

68
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Tenuous

A

Flimsy, not solid

69
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Acrid

A

Sharp, pungent

70
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Boorish

A

Ill- mannered

71
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Lance

A

Spear, spike

72
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Obscure

A

Difficult to understand

73
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Poignant

A

Deeply moving, strongly affective the emotions

74
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Respite

A

A break

75
Q

Terse

A

Concise, to the point

76
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Bourgeois

A

Middle class

77
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Debility

A

Weakness, incapacity

78
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Hiatus

A

Interruption, pause

79
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Languid

A

Tired, slow

80
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Resplendent

A

Shining, glowing

81
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Acuity

A

Sharpness (mental or visual)

82
Q

Braggart

A

Someone who boasts

83
Q

Debunking

A

Exposing false claims or myths

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