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equivocate, equivocations, equivocal, equivocation

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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge:
ie. “When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.”

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partially, partial, partiality

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biased in favor of something ie. biased witness

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lucid, lucidity

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clear and easily understood. ie. lucid dream

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diffident, diffidence

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lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.

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placate,placating

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to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures:

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taciturn,taciturnity

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stern and silent, reserved

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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belie, belies, belied

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to show false, betray ie. “His trembling hands belied his calm voice.”

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blithe, blithely

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without thought or regard, heedless, careless 2nd joyous

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garrulous, garrulity, garrulousness

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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

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prodigal, prodigality

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wasteful or recklessly extravagant. a person whos spends in a wasteful manner

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intransigence, intransigent

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uncompromising, inflexible

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prodigious, prodigies,prodigy

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extroardinary in size amount or extent. a person with extroardinary potential

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engender, engendered, engendering, engenders

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to produce or give rise to

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iconoclast, iconoclastic

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

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prolix, prolixity

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extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.

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tacit

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understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacit approval.

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impetus, impetuous, impetuously

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a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
ie. The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city’s cultural life.

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mercurial, mercury

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changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic:

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artlessness

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free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
an artless child. - 2nd lacking art or skill

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prevaricate, prevarication

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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

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erudite, erudition

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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
ie. an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

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floridness, florid

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reddish, ruddy

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enervating, enervate

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to deprive or force or strength; weaken

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insipid

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lacking flavor.
“mugs of insipid coffee”
Synonymous with tasteless

lacking vigor or interest.
“many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works” synonymous with vapid

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penchant

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a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something:
ie. a penchant for outdoor sports.

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loquacious

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talkative, chattering, garrulous

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irascibility, irascible, irascibly

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easily provoked to anger; very irritable: ie. an irascible old man.

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discomfited, discomfit, discomfiting

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to confuse and deject; disconcert:
ie to be discomfited by a question.- 2nd thwart

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inimical

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unfavorable, harmful

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probity

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integrity, honesty

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obsequious

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characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; fawning; ingratiating:
ie. an obsequious bow;

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allusion, allusive, allusiveness

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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
ie. The novel’s title is an allusion to Shakespeare.

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specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
“a specious argument”

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castigate, castigation

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to criticize or reprimand severely.

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inchoate

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
“a still inchoate democracy”

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perfidious, perfidy

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deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
“it was an example of his perfidy

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mollify

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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

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fecklessness, feckless

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ineffective; incompetent; futile:
ie. feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive: - 2nd ruddy
ie. a sanguine disposition;

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
ie. We accepted the invitation with alacrity.

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phlegmatic, phlegmatically

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not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.

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ebullience, ebullient

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high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance. 2nd boiling over

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exigency, exigent

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requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.

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inscrutable, inscrutability

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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.

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pugnacious, pugnaciously

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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.

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pernicious

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causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful:
pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. - 2nd deadly

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inveigling, inveigle

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to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into):
to inveigle a person into playing bridge.

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reticence, reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

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polemical

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a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

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wheedle,wheedling

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to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts:
ie. We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.

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prosaic

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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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hackneyed

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made commonplace or trite; stale; banal:
ie. the hackneyed images of his poetry.

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demur

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to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object:
ie. They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.

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quixotic

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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
- 2nd impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.

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synoptic

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pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.

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admonished, admonishment, admonish

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

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approbation

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approval; commendation

59
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cogent

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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.

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exculpate

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to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.

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aver

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state or assert to be the case.
“he averred that he was innocent of the allegations”

62
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intrepid

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resolutely fearless

63
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furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
“they spent a furtive day together”

64
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contrite, contrition

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feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
“a broken and a contrite heart”

65
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implacable

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unable to be placated.
“he was an implacable enemy of Ted’s”

Placate:
make (someone) less angry or hostile.
“they attempted to placate the students with promises”

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nonplussed

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completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected:
ie. She blows a hole in the wall and escapes, and the nonplussed aliens are left wondering what happened.
Nonstandard. not dismayed; indifferent or unexcited; calm:
ie. I hadn’t yet told my girlfriend I was leaving—I didn’t want to risk being crushed by a nonplussed response to the news.

67
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prescient

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having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight:
ie. The prescient economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming.

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salubrious

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favorable to or promoting health

69
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pellucidity

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clear; limpid

70
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profligate

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utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.

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didactic

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intended for instruction; instructive: - 2nd inclined to teach or lecture others too much:

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venal

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willing to sell one’s influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:

73
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antedated

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to be of older date than; precede in time: ie. The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire.

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tendentious, tendentiousness

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having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose

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pliant

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bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
ie. She manipulated the pliant clay.
easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant:
ie He has a pliant nature.

76
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petulant

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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:

77
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sedulous, sedulity

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diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.

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gainsay

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to deny, dispute, or contradict.

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censure

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strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
ie. The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.

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harangue

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a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.

81
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abeyance

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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
ie. Let’s hold that problem in abeyance for a while.

82
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redoubtable

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that is to be feared; formidable.

83
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enmity

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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

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opprobrium

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the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.

85
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equanimity

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mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

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quiescent

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being at rest; inactive or motionless; quiet; still:

87
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churlishness, churlish

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like a churl; boorish; rude:
ie. churlish behavior.

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surreptitious, surreptitiously

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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:
ie. a surreptitious glance.

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trenchant

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incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting:
ie. trenchant wit.
2nd vigorous; effective; energetic:
ie. a trenchant policy of political reform.

90
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plod

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to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge:

91
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libertine

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a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.

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punctiliousness

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extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

93
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clangorous

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characterized by or making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

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munificent

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(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.

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mendacity

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untruthfulness.

96
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modish

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conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

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calumnious

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(of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous.

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recrudescent

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breaking out again : RENEWING

99
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portend

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

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vociferous

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(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.

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immured

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enclose or confine (someone) against their will.
“her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum”

102
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manacled

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fetter (a person or a part of the body) with manacles.
“his hands were manacled behind his back”

103
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abjure

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solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
“his refusal to abjure the Catholic faith”

104
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rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping.
“rapacious landlords”

105
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ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
“books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish”

106
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obeisance

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deferential respect.
“they paid obeisance to the Prince”

107
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soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
“the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect”

108
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gaucheness

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lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
“a shy and gauche teenager”

109
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brooked

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tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
“Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew”

110
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droll

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curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
“his unique brand of droll self-mockery”

111
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eschew

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deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
“he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”

112
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vitiates

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spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
“development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population”

113
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miscreant

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a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
“the police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice”

114
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unalloyed

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(of metal) not alloyed; pure.
“unalloyed copper”
(chiefly of emotions) complete and unreserved.
“unalloyed delight”

115
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excoriation

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the act of abrading or wearing off the skin
ie. chafing and excoriation of the skin

116
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lambaste

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criticize (someone or something) harshly.

117
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turpitude

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depravity; wickedness.
“acts of moral turpitude”

118
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felicitous

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well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
“a felicitous phrase” pleasing and fortunate.
“the view was the room’s only felicitous feature”

119
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histrionics

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exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.
“discussions around the issue have been based as much in histrionics as in history”

120
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fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“a letter of fervid thanks”

121
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peccadillo

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a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin.
“the sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren’t necessarily news”

122
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parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
“even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round”

123
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chary

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cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.
“most people are chary of allowing themselves to be photographed”

124
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ardently

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very enthusiastically or passionately.
“both men ardently supported the war”

125
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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad and dismal.
“his face looked even more lugubrious than usual”

126
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subsume

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include or absorb (something) in something else.
“most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories”

127
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neophyte

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a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
“four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts”

128
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desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
“a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion” (of conversation or speech) going constantly from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused.
“the desultory conversation faded”

129
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torpor

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a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
“they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism”

130
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truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
“his days of truculent defiance were over”

131
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duplicitous

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deceitful.
“treacherous, duplicitous behavior” (two faced)

132
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explicate

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analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
“attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces”

133
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Voluble

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(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
“a voluble game-show host”

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