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Imprecation

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Noun

A curse

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Puerile

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Adj

Childish, amateur, silly

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Desultory

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Adj

Jumping from one thing to another

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Contumacious

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Adj

Rebellious

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Reticent

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Adj

Silent; reserved

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Soporific

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Adj

Causing sleep or lethargy

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Slake

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Verb

To calm down or moderate

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Enervate

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Verb

To reduce in strength

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Dissemble

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Verb

To present a false appearance

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Diffident

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Adj

Lacking self-confidence

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Insipid

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Adj

Lacking interest or flavor

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Vernal

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Adj

Related to spring; fresh

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Perfidious

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Adj

Willing to betray one’s trust

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Sardonic

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Adj

Cynical; scornfully mocking

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Mendacious

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Adj

Dishonest

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Ingratiate

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Verb

To seek to please someone so as to gain an advantage

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Abjure

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Verb

To reject; abandon formally

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Phlegmatic

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Adj

Calm and unemotional in temperament

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Attenuate

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Verb

To reduce in force or degree; weaken

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Augury

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Noun

Prophecy; prediction of events

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Impecunious

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Adj

Poor; having no money

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Profligate

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Adj

Corrupt; degenerate

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Obstinate

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Adj

Stubborn; unyielding

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