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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; hardheaded, obstinate

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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; bland, trite, uninteresting

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intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled; stubborn

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inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

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jejune

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vapid, uninteresting; childish; immature

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jibe

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to agree, to be in accord

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jocose

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given to joking; humorous

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kinetic

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having to do with motion; lively, active

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labile

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readily open to change, unstable

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lachrymose

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causing tears; tearful, showing sorrow

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laconic

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using few words; terse

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lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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lassitude

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listlessness, languor, weariness

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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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libertine

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someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life; corrupt

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limn

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to draw, outline in detail

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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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magnanimity

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being generously forgiving; noble

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malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred

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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; tractable

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martinet

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rigid disciplinarian

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maunder

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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter; ramble

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maverick

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nonconformist; an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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melancholy

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tending toward sadness

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metaphor

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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

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meticulous

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extremely careful about details

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others; cynic; hater of mankind

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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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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nadir

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low point, perigee

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naive

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lacking sophistication or experience

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nascent

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coming into being; in early development stage

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natty

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trimly neat & tidy; dapper

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nebulous

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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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new word, expression, or usage

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neophyte

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a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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nexus

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a connection, tie, or link; center or focus

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nice

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exacting, extremely precise

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noisome

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offensive odor; fetid; stinky

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noxious

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harmful or injurious to health

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obdurate

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emotionally cold; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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obeisance

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gesture that expresses deference & respect (bow, curtsy)

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obfuscate

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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

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obsequious

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overly submissive and flattering; sycophant

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obstinate

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stubborn, unyielding

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obstreperous

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noisy, loudly stubborn

60
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obtuse

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lacking sharpness of intellect; stupid, dull, insensitive

61
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obviate

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to prevent; to make obsolete

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occlude

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to block or stop up; to prevent the passage of

63
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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome, arduous

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opaque

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blocking all light; difficult to understand

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opprobrium

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public disgrace or humiliation

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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paean

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a song or expression of praise & thanksgiving

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palliate

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to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate

69
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panegyric

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formal expression of praise

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paradigm

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something that serve as a model, example

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paradox

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contradiction or dilemma

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pariah

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an outcast, a rejected person

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parody

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humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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pedant

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someone who show off knowledge; know-it-all

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penchant

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strong preference for something; inclination

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perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust

78
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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; habitual, automatic

79
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permeate

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to penetrate

80
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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

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plastic

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

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plethora

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excess

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pragmatic

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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pedestrian

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commonplace, trite, uninteresting

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inane

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empty, lacking meaning; pointless

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