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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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abstain

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to choose to not something

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abyss

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an extremely deep hole

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adulterate

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to make impure

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence or reputation

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alleviate

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to make more bearable

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amalgamate

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to combine, to mix together

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ambigious

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doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

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to make better, to improve

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anachronism

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something/someone in a time period that it doesn’t belong (modern businessman in a teepee)

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way, equivalent to

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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apathy

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lack of interest of emotion

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

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ancient, old fashioned

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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articulate

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attentuate

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to weaken

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audacious

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fearless and daring

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austere

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severe or strict in manner OR undecorated/plain

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banal

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predictable, cliched, boring

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bolster

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to support, to prop up

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bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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capricious

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changing ones mind quickly and often

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something

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caustic

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sarcastic in bitter way

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chaos

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great disorder or confusion

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chaunvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or cunning intelligence

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cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

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condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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credulous

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too trusting, gullible

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crescendo

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steadily increasing volume or force

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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deride

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to mock

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dessicate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another, lacking purpose

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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self confidence

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dilate

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to make larger, expand

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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dirge

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funeral hymn or mournful speech

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disabuse

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to set right, to free from error

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discern

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to perceive, to recognize

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disparate

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fundamentally different, entirely unlike

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance, disguise one’s character

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dissonance

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harsh and disagreeable combination

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dogma

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firmly held opinion

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dupe

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to deceive, person who is easily deceived

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eclectic

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extensive, wide-ranging

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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elegy

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sorrowful poem or speech

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eloquent

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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emulate

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to copy, to try to equal or excel

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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engender

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to produce, bring about, cause

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enigma

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a puzzle, mystery

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enumerate

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to count, list, or itemize

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation, misleading

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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning to mislead

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erratic

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wandering and unpredictable

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erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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esoteric

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known or understood by only a few

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estimable

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admirable

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eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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euphemism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a distasteful one (saying passed away instead of died)

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exacerbate

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to make worse

81
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exculpate

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to clear from blame, prove innocent

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exigent

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urgent, requiring immediate action

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exonerate

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to clear of blame

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explicit

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clearly stated or shown

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fanatical

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extremely obsessed with something

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fawn

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display flattery

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fervid

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intensely emotional, feverish

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florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

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foment

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to instigate or incite (violent or unlawful behavior)

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frugality

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tendency to be cheap

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garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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guile

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deceit or trickery

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gullible

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easily deceived

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homogenous

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of a similar kind

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, or institutions, critic

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imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected

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impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed, disorganized

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ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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innocuous

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harmless

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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intransigent

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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

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inundate

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to overwhelm, to cover with water

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irascable

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easily angered

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laconic

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using few words

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lament

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to express sorrow, to grieve

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laud

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to give praise, to glorify

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lavish

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to give unsparingly (v), extremely generous or extravagant (adj)

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lethargic

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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metaphor

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comparing two things, a symbol

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meticulous

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extremely careful about detail

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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mitigate

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to lessen, to soften

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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monotony

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lack of variation

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naive

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lacking sophistication or experience

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn, unyielding

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obviate

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to prevent, to make unnecessary

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occlude

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to stop up, to prevent the passage of

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive, burdensome

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opaque

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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way, indifferent

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permeate

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to penetrate

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philanthropy

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charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

143
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plastic

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

144
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plethora

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excess

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

146
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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation

147
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prevaricate

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to lie

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pristine

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fresh and clean

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prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

151
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propitate

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to conciliate, to appease, stop someone from being angered

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propietary

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correct behavior

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prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

154
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pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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quiescent

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motionlesss, dormant, at rest

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rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

158
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reticent

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silent, reserved

159
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rhetoric

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effective writing or speaking

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

161
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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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specious

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deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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stolid

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unemotional, lacking sensitivity

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sublime

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superb

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tacit

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done without using words

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taciturn

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silent

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tirade

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

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torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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transitory

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temporary

171
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vacillate

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to sway physically, indecisive

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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veracity

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truthfulness, accuracy

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verbose

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wordy

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vox

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to annoy

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volatile

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easily aroused or changeable, lively or explosive

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waver

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to fluctuate between choices

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whimsical

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acting in fanciful or capricious manner, unpredictable

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zeal

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passion, excitement

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