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Indefatigable

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(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

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Indemnify

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to make compensation to for loss, damage, or expense incurred.

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Indifferent

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lacking interest or concern; not caring.

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Indiscernible

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impossible to see or clearly distinguish.

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Indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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Industrious

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diligent and hard-working.

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Inestimable

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too great to calculate.

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Infallible

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incapable of error.

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Informed

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having or showing knowledge of a particular subject or situation.

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Ingenious

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(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

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Inhibit

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to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so.

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Inimical

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unfriendly; hostile.

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Injudicious

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lacking in or poor in judgment; rash or unwise.

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Innocuous

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not capable of causing damage; harmless.

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Inscrutable

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impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious.

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Insightful

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having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.

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Insipid

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having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless.

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Insolence

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rude or impudent behavior or speech.

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Integrate

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to bring together and blend into a whole.

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Intelligible

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capable of being clearly understood; comprehensible.

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Interchangeable

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of two things, able to be put or used in place of each other.

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Intermediary

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a person who acts as an agent or mediator between persons, groups, or the
like; go-between.

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Interminable

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endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long.

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Interweave

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blend closely.

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Intimately

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in a way that involves detailed knowledge

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Intractable

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not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded.

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Intransigent

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refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others’ wishes;
uncompromising.

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Intrigue

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to strongly draw the interest of; puzzle; fascinate.

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Intrinsic

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being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent.

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Invaluable

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having a worth too great to estimate or measure; priceless.

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Inveigle

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to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery, beguile

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Invigorate

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to fill with energy, strength, or life.

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Involved

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difficult to comprehend; complicated.

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Irascible

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easily angered or irritated; short-tempered.

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Irksome

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causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome.

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Ironic

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happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry
amusement because of this.

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Irrefutable

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impossible to disprove; indisputable.

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Irremediable

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impossible to cure, repair, or correct.

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Irresolute

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showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.

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Jettison

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throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

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Judicious

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characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent.

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Juxtaposition

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting
effect.

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Keen

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extremely sharp; able to cut readily and finely.

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Kindred

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similar in kind; related.

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Laborious

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requiring considerable effort or perseverance.

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Lament

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a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

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Latitude

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scope for freedom of action or thought.

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Laudable

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worthy of praise.

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Lax

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not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient.

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Layperson

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a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular
subject.

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51
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Lionize

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to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person.

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52
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Long-Winded

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speaking or writing at too great a length, especially in a dull or tiresome way;
verbose.

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Loquacious

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given to talking much or excessively; garrulous.

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Lucid

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easy to understand; articulate; clear.

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Lucrative

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producing monetary gain; profitable.

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Lure

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to attract, as by a desirable quality.

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Lurid

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sensational; shocking or dramatic.

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58
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Magnanimity

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generosity or willingness to forgive.

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Makeshift

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a temporary or improvised arrangement.

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Maladroit

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not skillful; clumsy; tactless.

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Malign

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to speak badly of; defame; slander

62
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Malignant

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evil or injurious in intent, effect, or character.

63
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Malleable

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easily influenced; pliable.

64
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Manacle

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restrain, hinder

65
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Manipulate

A

control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or
unscrupulously.

66
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Marginalize

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to exclude or treat as being of no importance, especially so as to divert attention from.

67
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Mask

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conceal (something) from view.

68
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Materialize

A

become actual fact; happen.

69
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Meager

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low in quantity, extent, strength, or richness; scanty or feeble.

70
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Melding

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blend; combine.

71
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Menace

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that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat.

72
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Mercurial

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volatile in temper; changeable; fickle.

73
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Meticulous

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carefully attentive to every small detail; painstaking.

74
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Mimic

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to copy or imitate, often playfully or as part of a learning process.

75
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Misnomer

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an incorrect or inappropriate name.

76
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Mitigate

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to lessen the force, severity, or impact of.

77
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Modish

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being in or according to current fashion or style; fashionable.

78
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Monotony

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lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.

79
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Morbid

A

in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness,
abnormality, or death.

80
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Mortify

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to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation.

81
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Mounting

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grow larger or more numerous.

82
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Multifaceted

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having several aspects or stages; complex or various.

83
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Mundane

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of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace.

84
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Murky

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not fully explained or understood, especially with concealed dishonesty or immorality.

85
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Naive

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(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.

86
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Narcissism

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excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.

87
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Narrative

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an account, description, or story, or the oral or written work containing such
material.

88
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Nascent

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coming into being or starting to develop.

89
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Nettles

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irritate or annoy (someone).

90
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Nonchalant

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not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or
unworried;casually indifferent.

91
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Normative

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establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of
behavior.

92
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Novel

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new or unusual in an interesting way.

93
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Noxious

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harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health.

94
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Obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.

95
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Objurgate

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to criticize sharply; rebuke vehemently; berate.

96
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Obligate

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to bind legally or morally; constrain.

97
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Obscure

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not important or well known.

98
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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree, fawning

99
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Obsolete

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no longer produced or used; out of date.

100
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Obstinate

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holding stubbornly to one’s own ideas or purposes; unwilling to change.

101
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Obviate

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avoid; prevent

102
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Omnipresent

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existing in all places at any given time.

103
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Omniscient

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infinite in knowledge; all-knowing.

104
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Opportunism

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the taking of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or
principle.

105
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Optimistic

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expecting or tending to expect favorable outcomes.

106
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Opulent

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having or displaying wealth or richness.

107
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Original

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created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a copy or imitation.

108
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Outmoded

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no longer in keeping with current standards or practices; obsolete.

109
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Overly

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excessively

110
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Overshadow

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appear much more prominent or important than.

111
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Overstate

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to inflate the importance of; exaggerate.

111
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Panacea

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a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all.

111
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Panache

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a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner.

111
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Partial

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favoring one side in a dispute above the other; biased.

111
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Partiality

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unfair bias in favor of one thing or person compared with another; favoritism.

111
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Partisan

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devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like.

112
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Passable

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just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory.

113
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Pastoral

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of or relating to the country or country life; rural.

114
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Patent

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easily recognizable; obvious.

115
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Peculiarity

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the state or fact of being odd or strange.

116
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Pedestrian

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lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

117
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Pejorative

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expressing contempt or disapproval.

118
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Pellucidity

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lucid in style or meaning; easily understood.

119
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Penchant

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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

120
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Penetrate

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be fully understood or realized by someone.

121
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Penitent

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feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.

122
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Perfunctory

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done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care.

123
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Peripheral

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of secondary or minor importance; marginal.

124
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Pernicious

A

having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive.

125
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Perseverance

A

persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

126
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Persistence

A

firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or
opposition.

127
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Personify

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to be a perfect or typical example of; embody.

128
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Perspicacity

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keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness.

129
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Pessimism

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the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst.

130
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Phlegmatic

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not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite.

131
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Picturesque

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visually pleasing, enchanting, or unusual; suggestive of a painting.

132
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Pithy

A

exactly and concisely appropriate; effective; forceful.

133
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Pivotal

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critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent.

134
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Placid

A

calm, smooth, or tranquil.

135
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Plastic

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not genuine; artificial or unnatural.

136
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Plod

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to move slowly or heavily, as if with weariness or reluctance; trudge.

137
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Polemic

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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

138
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Portend

A

be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or
calamitous) is likely to happen.

139
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Pragmatism

A

a practical approach to problems and issues.

140
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Precarious

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dependent on chance; uncertain.

141
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Precedence

A

priority in importance, order, or rank.

142
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Precocious

A

(of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age
than is usual or expected.

143
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Predicament

A

a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

144
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Predominant

A

having or exerting control or power.

145
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Preeminent

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surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.

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