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jejune

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childish, immature

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian

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superannuate

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to make, declare, or prove obsolete or out-of-date

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vertiginous

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causing dizziness, vertigo; inclined to frequent and often pointless change : inconstant

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tutelary

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relating to a guardian

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ratiocination

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the process of exact thinking : reasoning

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sobriquet

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nickname

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palaver

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misleading or beguiling speech; idle talk

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parsimonious

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frugal to the point of stinginess

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obloquy

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a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language

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rubicund

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ruddy

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pulchritude

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physical comeliness

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vilipend

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to express a low opinion of : disparage

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sebaceous

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of, relating to, or being fatty material

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cavil

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to raise trivial and frivolous objection

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recondite

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obscure, abstruse, hard to understand

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pellucid

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transparent, easily understood

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paladin

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trusted military advisor; champion of a cause

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sybarite

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VOLUPTUARY,SENSUALIST

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robustious

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vigorous in a rough or unrefined way : BOISTEROUS

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ersatz

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being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

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alacrity

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promptness in response : cheerful readiness

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prurient

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marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire

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bromidic

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lacking in originality, trite

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sententious

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given to or abounding in aphoristic (or moralistic) expression (from L. for sentence

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descry

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to find out, catch sight of, discover

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effluviated

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an invisible emanation; especially : an offensive exhalation or smell

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neoteric

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recent in origin

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garrulous

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overly talkative (esp. on unimportant subjects)

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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minatory

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having a menacing quality : THREATENING

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peripatetic

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wandering from place to place

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lugubrious

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sad, mournful

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expatiate

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talk or write about at great length

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asperity

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severity, rigor; acrimony

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solicitude

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fellow-feeling

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invidious

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offensive, provoking resentment

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opprobrium

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public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious

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traduce

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to expose to shame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation; violate, betray

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vitiate

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to make faulty or defective : IMPAIR

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insouciance

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lighthearted unconcern : NONCHALANCE

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evince

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to constitute outward evidence of: to display clearly

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exculpate

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free from blame

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exigent

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requiring immediate attention

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extirpate

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to destroy completely

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poltroon

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a spiritless coward : craven

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pusillanimous

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lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity

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parlous

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full of danger or risk

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pertinacious

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stubbornly tenacious

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patently

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readily visible or intelligible : obvious

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diffident

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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terpsichorean

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of or related to dancing: [Terpsichore–the Greek muse of dancing]

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coruscate

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to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle

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dandle

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to pamper, to pet

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cosset

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a pet [lamb]; v. to treat as a pet

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hauteur

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haughtiness

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cynosure

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one that serves to direct or guide

: a center of attraction or attention

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