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churlish

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(adjective) boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable

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coalesce

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(verb) to come together; to fase or unite

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coda

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(noun) concluding section ofa musical or literary piece

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coeval

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(adjective) of the same period; coexisting

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commensurate

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(adjective) matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size, or amount

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contemn

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(verb) to scorn or despise

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contumacious

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(adjective) insubordinate; rebellious

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corrigible

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(adjective) capable of being set right; correctable; reparable

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countenance

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(verb)/(noun) to approve ofor tolerate; face; composure

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cozen

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(verb) to deceive, beguile, or hoodwink

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craven

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(adjective) contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage

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curmudgeon

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(noun) a crusty, ill-tempered coot; a misanthrope

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daunt

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(verb) to cow or dismay

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debacle

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(noun) rout; fiasco; complete failure

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decorous

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(adjective) correct; famzal; marked by decorum

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defalcate

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(verb) to embezzle or misappropriate

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denigrate

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(verb) to blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage

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denouement

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(noun) an outcome or solution; the unraveling ofa plot

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deposition

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(noun) accretion; depositing; building up layer by layer; official testimony

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deprecate

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(verb) to disparage or belittle; to put down

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depredate

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(verb) to plunder, pillage, ravage, or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner

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derivative

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(adjective) unoriginal; obtainedfrom another source

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descant

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(verb) to comment at length

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descry

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(verb) to discriminate or discern

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desuetude

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(noun) disuse

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desultory

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(adjective) random; thoughtless; marked by a lack ofplan or purpose

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detraction

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(noun) slandering; (verb)al attack; aspersion

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diaphanous

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(adjective) transparent; gauzy

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diffident

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(adjective) reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

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digress

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(verb) to strayfrom the point; to go offon a tangent

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dilatory

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(adjective) causing delay; procrastinating

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din

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(noun) loud, stained noise

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dirge

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(noun) a song of grieJor lamentation

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disaffect

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(verb) to estrange or alienate the affection of

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discomfit

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(verb) to defeat; to put down

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discursive

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(adjective) digressive; passing from one topic to another

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dissolution

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(noun) disintegration; looseness in morals

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distention

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(noun) the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape

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distrait

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(adjective) distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety

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doggerel

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(noun) trivial poorly constructed verse

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dross

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(noun) slag, waste, or foreign matter; impurity; surface scum

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dulcet

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(adjective) melodious; harmonious; mellifluous

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dynamo

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(noun) generator; forceful, energetic person

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eclectic

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(adjective) culled from many sources

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edacious

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(adjective) voracious; devouring

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edifying

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(adjective) enlightening

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effluvia

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(noun) outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor

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effrontery

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(noun) boldness; impudence; arrogance

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effusive

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(adjective) gushing; excessively demonstrative

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egress

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(noun) exit

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encomium

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(noun) glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric; tribute; eulogy

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endemic

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(adjective) restricted or to a region; indigenous

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engender

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(verb) to cause; to produce; to give rise to

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enormity

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(noun) excessive wickedness; evilness (Don’t confuse with enormousness, which means great size.)

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ephemeral

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(adjective) evanescent; fleeting; short-lived

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epicure

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(noun) one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand; sybarite

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episodic

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(adjective) loosely connected; not flowing logically

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epithet

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(noun) disparaging word or phrase

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epitome

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(noun) embodiment; quintessence

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equanimity

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(noun) composure; self-possession

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