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Prolific

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Plentiful, present in large quantities

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Bogus

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Not genuine, counterfeit

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Harbinger

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Anything that foreshadows a future event

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Prophetic

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Predictive, of or pertaining to a prophet

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Extraneous

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Not belonging or proper to a thing

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Apathy

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Lack of interest, suppression of emotion

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Diffidence

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State of lacking quality in ones own confidence, restrained or reserved

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Polemical

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A controversial argument

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Vituperate

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to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.

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Attest

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to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing,

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Nominal

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being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.

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Anecdote

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a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

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Terse

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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

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Belied

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to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.

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Acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.

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Orotund

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(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
(of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.

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Depilate

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To remove the hair from

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Dilapidated

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to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.

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Arrogate

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to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.

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Torrid

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Very hot

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Laconic

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Used few words

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Extant

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in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.

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Acrimonious

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.

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Repudiate

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to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.

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Effigy

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A sculpture or model of a person

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Cosset

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to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

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Reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

reluctant or restrained.

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Arid

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Dry, without moisture

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously

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Prolix

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extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.

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Cantankerous

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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

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Timorous

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full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.

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Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

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Staunch

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firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican;

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Venerated

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to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

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Enervated

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Without force or strength, weak

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Tenuous

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Slim or slender in form

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Prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

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Moil

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To work hard, drudge

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Corporeal

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of the nature of the physical body; bodily.

material; tangible: corporeal property.

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Histrionic

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of or pertaining to actors or acting.

deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.

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Epithets

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any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.

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Backwater

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a place or state of stagnant backwardness

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Bucolic

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of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.

of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.

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Hegemony

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leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.

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Heterodox

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not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.

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Solicitous

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Anxious or concerned (usually followed by for or about)

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Glib

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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

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Edify

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to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.

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Inure

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to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to ): inured to cold.

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Cessation

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a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.

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Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

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Protract

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to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.

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Solvent

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able to pay all just debts.

having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

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Discomfit

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to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.

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Nascent

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beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.

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Incipient

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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.

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Prolix

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extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
(of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

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Querulous

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full of complaints; complaining.

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Paucity

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smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.

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Surfeit

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excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.

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Burgeon

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to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.

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Inveterate

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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.

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Lachrymose

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suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.

given to shedding tears readily; tearful.

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Dulcet

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pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.

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Comely

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.

proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.

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Inscrutable

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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;

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Antediluvian

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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

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Superannuated

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retired because of age or infirmity.

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Miserliness

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Excessive desire to save money

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illiberality

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Narrowminded

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Circumscribed

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Limited

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Prosaic

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Commonplace or full

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Exacting

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Rigid or severe in demands

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Copious

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Plentiful

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Acerbic

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Sour in taste harsh or severe

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Indecorous

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Improper

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Unseemly

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Not proper

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Guile

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Deceit or tickery

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