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quaff

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to drink deeply; to intoxicate oneself with great enjoyment

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inveigle

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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blithe

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carefree and happy

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obloquy

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abusive language; damage to one’s reputation

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inveigh

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to attack verbally, to deprecate

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bellwether

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an indicator, esp. one that predicts future outcomes

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prolix

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wordy or prolonged; tedious in length

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caprice

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a sudden desire

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voluble

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able to speak easily and in quantity, glib, talkative

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impetus

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a force that encourages or pushes forward a certain activity; a force that moves an object

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belabor

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to speak or worry about something at length; to attack

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indelible

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impossible to remove or to forget

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factitious

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produced artificially; not natural; fake

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discursive

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rambling aimlessly through a wide range of subjects; drawing conclusions based on reason (as opposed to intuition)

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disingenuous

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lacking in sincerity or candor

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punctilious

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precise, paying attention to trivialities of etiquette

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turpitude

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depravity, baseness, a vile act

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depredate

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to plunder, pillage, destroy; to exploit

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camarilla

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a group of counselors to a leader, esp. one who plot or connive

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callous

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insensitive; having no feeling

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impugn

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to challenge or attack one’s beliefs or motives as false

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artless

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simple and natural; unable to mask true feelings; without artistic merit; crudely made

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mores

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the accepted customs of a particular group

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convoke

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to convene or call together

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pedagogy

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the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

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gull

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to fool or deceive

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parry

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to block, evade, or ward off

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guy

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rope or cord attached to something as a brace

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potentate

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one with absolute power to rule; a monarch

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infelicitous

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unfortunate, awkward, inappropriate

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controvert

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to deny the truth of

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expiate

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to atone for

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plangent

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pounding, thundering, resounding

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peripatetic

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itinerant, nomadic

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ruminate

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to mediate at length; to muse; to chew cud

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rue

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to regret; to feel or experience remorse

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forbear

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to refrain from doing something

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rigmarole

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an extremely tedious and complicated process

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quail

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to shrink with fear

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mince

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to speak carefully; to euphemize

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redress

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to set right, to remedy; compensation or restitution for a wrong

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jibe

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to be in accord; to agree

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extol

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to praise

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sagacious

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very insightful or shrewd

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jejune

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uninteresting, dull; immature; lacking in nutrition

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wheedle

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to coax or persuade

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volatile

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likely to change suddenly; liable to lead to violence; evaporating easily

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circumspect

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prudent; cautious

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appropriate

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to take by force; to assign for a certain purpose

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ardor

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feeling of great warmth or intensity

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abrogate

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to abolish or annul by authority

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rapturous

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expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

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philistine

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barbaric; lacking culture; an individual guided by commonplace, rather than artistic or intellectual, values

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untenable

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impossible to maintain or defend, as of an opinion

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cogent

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clear and convincing; relevant

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abate

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to decrease in intensity

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cohere

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to be logically connected to; to stick to each other

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forswear

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to renounce, disavow, repudiate

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precipice

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a steep rock or cliff face

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vaunt

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to boast or brag about

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redoubtable

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fearsome or awe-inspiring

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stentorian

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extremely loud and powerful

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callow

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lacking maturity or experience

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supine

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inactive, lying on one’s back apathetically; morally slack

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militate

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to have substantial weight or bearing on; to argue for or against

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gainsay

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to declare false; to deny; to contradict or claim exception to

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palliate

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to make something appear less serious; to mitigate; to alleviate

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precocious

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unusually quick development or maturation, especially in intelligence

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enjoin

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to command or direct an action with authority; to prohibit or forbid an action

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fulsome

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offensively flattering or insincere; offensive to the taste; generous or abundant

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vitiate

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to reduce the quality of

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amenable

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open to suggestion or criticism; accountable

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didactic

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overly instructive or preachy

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diffident

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lacking confidence; restrained or reserved

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dirge

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a mournful song

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obdurate

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stubborn; inflexible and unyielding; emotionally cold; not compassionate

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occlude

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to close or block off; to combine opposite surfaces

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scourge

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a plague or cause of affliction

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pithy

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concise and relevant

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gall

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audacity, impudence

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dulcet

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pleasant sounding or looking

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rebuke

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to reprimand, to scold sharply

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exacting

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make severe demand or requirements; requiring great care

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baleful

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full of sinister influence, pernicious, ominous

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contravene

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to violate, or to conflict with a rule or principle

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vociferous

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loud and insistent, esp. to compel attention

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bemuse

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to puzzle or confuse

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forestall

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to deal with ahead of time; to prevent

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affectation

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a show or pretense; artificial behavior to impress others

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hallow

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to set apart as holy, to sanctify

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tumid

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swollen

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wistful

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yearning, longing, or melancholy

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augury

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divination; an omen, portent

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ramify

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to be divided, to branch out

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upbraid

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to scold sharply, reprimand, or blame

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abrade

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to erode or rub away

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revile

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to criticize with harsh or abusive language

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condign

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deserved, adequate

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specious

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plausible but false; deceptively pleasing

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compunction

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hesitation or unease at committing (or having committed) an act

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picayune

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of little value, paltry, petty; something of little value

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expurgate

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to censor, esp. obscenity

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ostensible

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apparent; pretended

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couch

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to express in indirect terms; to frame in a certain way

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic

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base

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immoral; made of low quality materials

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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phthisis

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a disease characterized by body-part atrophy (especially of the lungs)

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ferment

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to process sugar into alcohol organically; to work up; a state of excitement or turbulence

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acerbic

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sour or bitter tasting, or of a bitter temperament

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admonish

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to warn, to gently reprimand

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flout

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to demonstrate contempt for; to mock with disdain

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vicissitude

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a sudden, unexpected change, as in one’s life

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doggerel

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trivial, poorly constructed verse; comic, burlesque; loose and irregular

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arrant

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impudent; thorough, utter, notorious

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demur

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to take exception; to object; an objection

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entreat

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to plead

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impecunious

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poor; without any money

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countenance

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appearance of a person’s face; to permit; to allow

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credence

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belief that something is true; plausibility

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plumb

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to measure the depth; to examine critically

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debase

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to corrupt or lower the value of

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calumny

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a false statement; slander; aspersion

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salacious

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causing sexual desire, bawdy

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importune

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to beg persistently

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daft

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mad, crazy; foolish

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perfidy

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a betrayal of trust

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incense

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to make angry

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sundry

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various, miscellaneous, separate

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tamp

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to plug; to drive in or down by a series of blows

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fracas

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a noisy fight or quarrel

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accretion

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growth; increase by successive or gradual addition

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spurious

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intending to deceive; not valid or genuine

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sentinel

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one who keeps guard; to watch over

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trenchant

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forceful and effective; extremely perceptive

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turgid

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swollen or distended; excessively ornate; grandiloquent

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reconnoiter

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to engage in reconnaissance, to make a preliminary inspection of

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fallow

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undeveloped (often despite the potential to be used)

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fatuous

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inanely foolish

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noisome

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offensive or harmful

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fetter

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a restraint; to restrict or restrain

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harrow

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to distress, torment

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gauche

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unsophisticated, lacking manners

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platitude

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a cliche, dull, or unenlightening saying

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castigate

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to give harsh criticism; to punish harshly

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germane

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relevant to the matter at hand

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glib

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spoken in a smooth, unconcerned manner; informal to the point of being insincere

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sanctimony

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self-righeousness, pretended piety

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demure

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modest, shy

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anodyne

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pain-relieving, soothing; bland; a distress reliever

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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adroit

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skillful, competent

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adulate

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to give excessive praise

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alacrity

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enthusiasm; speed

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tautology

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a statement that is trivially true; unnecessary repetition

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petrous

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rock hard; stony

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subterfuge

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a deliberate deception to avoid a consequence

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turbid

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clouded due to sediment; confused

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ascetic

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relating to self-denial; a person who practices self denial

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equanimity

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steadiness of mind

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stria

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a linear mark, ridge, or groove, esp. one of a number of similar parallel features

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winsome

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charming, happy, engaging

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful, prosperous

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venerate

A

to respect deeply and honor

165
Q

inquest

A

a judicial inquiry of some matter held before a jury; an investigation, inquiry

166
Q

prodigal

A

lavishly wasteful; being generous or giving abundantly; one who spends recklessly

167
Q

internecine

A

mutually destructive; characterized by bloodshed and carnage; relating to intra-group struggle

168
Q

fervent

A

filled with strong emotion

169
Q

repudiate

A

to renounce ownership or disown; to refuse to recognize; to reject as true

170
Q

vituperate

A

to scold

171
Q

decorous

A

conforming to what is acceptable to society; marked by propriety and etiquette

172
Q

suppliant

A

asking humbly, beseeching; a person who requests or begs

173
Q

ingenuous

A

unable to mask feelings; lacking worldliness; innocent and unsuspecting

174
Q

epithet

A

a characterizing phrase; a disparaging word or phrase

175
Q

austere

A

severe, strict, or plain

176
Q

filch

A

to steal, esp. something unimportant

177
Q

strident

A

unpleasantly loud and harsh

178
Q

belie

A

to give a false impression; to reveal as untrue

179
Q

capitulate

A

to surrender; to give in

180
Q

inveterate

A

established, habitual, deep-rotted

181
Q

rapacious

A

voracious, greedy, plundering

182
Q

avarice

A

insatiable greed

183
Q

unflappable

A

not easily upset or excited

184
Q

aver

A

to declare as true

185
Q

coterie

A

a small or exclusive group of people with common interests

186
Q

carp

A

to raise trivial objections

187
Q

fecundity

A

fertility; fruitfulness

188
Q

insolence

A

rudeness; a lack of respect

189
Q

insular

A

limited in outlook; physically or emotionally removed from others

190
Q

rarefied

A

thin, pure, refined

191
Q

arabesque

A

a complex, ornate design

192
Q

vug

A

a small cavity in a rock

193
Q

factious

A

inclined to make arguments, divisive, contentious

194
Q

ponderous

A

difficult to handle due to heaviness; requiring a lot of work

195
Q

portend

A

to foretell

196
Q

inchoate

A

not fully formed

197
Q

incisive

A

quick to understand or perceptive; clearly expressed; decisive

198
Q

incorrigible

A

unable to be corrected or reformed

199
Q

caustic

A

capable of corroding; harsh or sarcastic in tone

200
Q

whit

A

the smallest possible part or fraction

201
Q

ascendant

A

rising; most powerful; a position of being dominant or in control

202
Q

inimical

A

hostile, unfriendly

203
Q

collusion

A

a conspiracy or secret plot

204
Q

immutable

A

not susceptible to change

205
Q

impetuous

A

hasty and lacking in thought

206
Q

felicitous

A

appropriate, suitable (as of a comment); well chosen

207
Q

encomium

A

enthusiastic praise

208
Q

repose

A

peacefulness, rest; to be lying or stationary

209
Q

execrate

A

to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce; to loathe; to curse

210
Q

blandish

A

to coax or influence with flattery

211
Q

imperious

A

proud and arrogant

212
Q

reticent

A

not wanting to talk; reluctant

213
Q

peremptory

A

admitting of no contradiction; putting an end to further debate; haughty; imperious

214
Q

assiduous

A

making careful and persistent effort

215
Q

assuage

A

to relieve

216
Q

quandary

A

a state of uncertainty, a dilemma

217
Q

hideabound

A

rigid, dry, unmoving

218
Q

decry

A

to strongly disapprove of

219
Q

conciliatory

A

agreeable; overcoming distrust or hostility

220
Q

fastness

A

a safe, fortified place

221
Q

enjoin

A

to command or direct an action with authority; to prohibit or forbid an action

222
Q

exact

A

to forcibly obtain

223
Q

exigent

A

requiring immediate attention; pressing, demanding

224
Q

dissipated

A

indulging in excessive devotion to pleasure; debauched, dissolute; wasted, squandered

225
Q

remit

A

to transmit payment; to refrain from exacting; to pardon; to desist, postpone or give up

226
Q

opprobrium

A

the disgrace felt by someone who has acted in an outrageously shameful manner

227
Q

prodigious

A

having great power or size; extreme

228
Q

asperity

A

severity, rigor; acrimony, irritability

229
Q

profligate

A

immoral; recklessly extravagant

230
Q

hapless

A

unlucky, unfortunate, luckless

231
Q

prognostic

A

a prediction; indicated future events

232
Q

exhort

A

to urge by strong appeal

233
Q

expedient

A

beneficial for one’s goal; a hastily prepared solution to a sudden problem

234
Q

sinuous

A

twisting and winding; not direct

235
Q

filigree

A

an ornamental work, esp. delicate and lacelike; to adorn

236
Q

cajole

A

to make someone do something with flattery or promises

237
Q

estimable

A

formidable and worthy

238
Q

dour

A

harsh, gloomy, forbidding; stern, humorless

239
Q

insouciant

A

unconcerned, nonchalant, lighthearted

240
Q

invidious

A

offensive, provoking resentment or ill-will

241
Q

aesthete

A

one with artistic sensibilities

242
Q

proliferate

A

to grow and spread quickly

243
Q

prone

A

lying face or front downward; tending to behave or act a certain way

244
Q

propitiate

A

to appease

245
Q

ineffable

A

incapable of being described in words

246
Q

propitious

A

favorable

247
Q

propound

A

to propose or offer for consideration

248
Q

precipitate

A

acting with haste or on impulse; to cause or hasten an event

249
Q

prosaic

A

common; unimaginative

250
Q

excoriate

A

to condemn scathingly

251
Q

insipid

A

bland, trite

252
Q

sublimate

A

to change state of matter between solid and gaseous form without passing through a liquid stage; to modify the expression of an instinctual impulse in a socially acceptable manner

253
Q

expatiate

A

to discuss or write about at great length

254
Q

precipitous

A

dangerously high or steep; done hastily and without care

255
Q

depravity

A

moral corruption or degradation

256
Q

recumbent

A

leaning, lying down

257
Q

inculcate

A

to teach by frequent repetition

258
Q

indigent

A

extremely poor

259
Q

indolent

A

habitually lazy; causing little or no pain

260
Q

redolent

A

fragrant, suggestive, or evocative

261
Q

provident

A

looking to the future; frugal

262
Q

conjecture

A

inference based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence

263
Q

consternation

A

a state of confused terror or apprehension

264
Q

consummate

A

to make complete or perfect; perfect in every aspect

265
Q

ebb

A

to decrease or recede; a decline; the outward flow of the tide

266
Q

countermand

A

to annul, cancel, make a contrary order

267
Q

ebullient

A

very excited; joyously enthusiastic

268
Q

apogee

A

the highest point, zenith

269
Q

puerile

A

childish, immature

270
Q

effusive

A

related to excessive or unchecked emotion

271
Q

tortuous

A

winding, excessively complicated

272
Q

delectation

A

enjoyment

273
Q

peccadillo

A

slight infraction of rules, a minor sin

274
Q

panegyric

A

a formal and elaborate public compliment; praise, laudation

275
Q

fetid

A

malodorous, stinky

276
Q

unctuous

A

oily, greasy; characterized by insincere earnestness

277
Q

contention

A

a point or argument in a debate; a competition

278
Q

contrite

A

full of remorse

279
Q

demagogue

A

a speaker who targets his or her audience’s emotions or prejudices

280
Q

denigrate

A

to attack the reputation of

281
Q

despond

A

to become dejected

282
Q

desultory

A

having no plan or purpose; random

283
Q

diatribe

A

a harsh rant or critical review

284
Q

chary

A

very cautious; not giving or spending freely; shy

285
Q

rectitude

A

moral righteousness; the quality of being right

286
Q

doctrinaire

A

following theory without regard for practical reality

287
Q

untoward

A

troublesome, unruly, adverse, or indecent

288
Q

aspersion

A

the act of defamation or maligning; a derogatory remark

289
Q

mannered

A

artificial or affected

290
Q

mantle

A

a covering or concealing object; a symbol of power or duty

291
Q

martinet

A

one who demands strict adherence to rules

292
Q

matrix

A

a place in which something originates or develops

293
Q

parsimonious

A

frugal; cheap

294
Q

paucity

A

a small amount

295
Q

discrete

A

distinctly separate

296
Q

disparate

A

completely different

297
Q

dispassionate

A

unbiased; objective

298
Q

disposed

A

having a tendency or partiality to

299
Q

tendentious

A

exhibiting a trend; having an ulterior motive or bias

300
Q

venal

A

capable of being bought or bribed; mercenary; corruptible

301
Q

cadge

A

to beg or ask for; to impose on another’s generosity

302
Q

hubris

A

arrogant presumption, excessive pride

303
Q

guile

A

trickery or duplicity

304
Q

exult

A

to express joy or elation

305
Q

mettlesome

A

courageous, high spirited

306
Q

abjure

A

to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant or avoid

307
Q

scruple

A

an ethical or moral concern; to hesitate on moral grounds

308
Q

leaven

A

to have an enlivening or lightening influence

309
Q

mean

A

low in status or quality; a point between two extremes

310
Q

mercurial

A

subject to sudden changes in mood; lively and quick

311
Q

moratorium

A

suspension of activity

312
Q

muse

A

to reflect deeply on a subject

313
Q

nadir

A

the lowest point

314
Q

unimpeachable

A

beyond doubt or suspicion

315
Q

vacuous

A

devoid of significance or matter; empty; lacking serious purpose or occupation

316
Q

maudlin

A

overly sentimental

317
Q

iniquitous

A

wicked or unjust

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