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Vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice.
“vitriolic attacks on the politicians”

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Cosmopolitan

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including or containing people from many different countries.
“immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”

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Proselytize

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convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.
“the program did have a tremendous evangelical effect, proselytizing many”

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Buttressed

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increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce.
“authority was buttressed by religious belief”

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Ethereal vs Ephemeral

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Magical vs short lived

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Faddish

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Fashionable but not likely to stay

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Convivial

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(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
“a convivial cocktail party”

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Tributaries

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a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
“the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi”

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Sedulously

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carefully and with a lot of effort and determination

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Pristine

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in its original condition; unspoiled.
“pristine copies of an early magazine”
clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
“a pristine white shirt”

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Contrive

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: to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner
contrived household utensils from stone
Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone

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Avail

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to be of use or advantage : SERVE
Our best efforts did not avail.

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Affront

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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
“he took his son’s desertion as a personal affront”

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Edifice

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a building, especially a large, imposing one.

Or

a complex system of beliefs.
“the concepts on which the edifice of capitalism was built”

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Churlish

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Rude or unmannered; rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
“it seems churlish to complain”

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Preeminent

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surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
“the world’s preeminent expert on asbestos”

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Posthumous

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occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
“he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross”

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Hapless

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(especially of a person) unfortunate.
“if you’re one of the many hapless car buyers who’ve been shafted”

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Congenial

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(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own.
“his need for some congenial company”

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Smitten

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be strongly attracted to someone or something.
“she was so smitten with the boy”

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Tackless

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lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.

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Immutable

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unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
“an immutable fact”

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Superfluity

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an unnecessary thing.
“they thought the garrison a superfluity”
the state of being superfluous.
“servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity”

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Precocious

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(of behavior or ability) indicative of early development.
“a precocious talent for computing”

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Reticent

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Secretive, quiet

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Insular

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ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.
“a stubbornly insular farming people”

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Pervasive

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(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
“ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society”

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Patent

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easily recognizable; obvious.
“she was smiling with patent insincerity”

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Austere

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Strict, simple, unadorned

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Solicitous

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characterized by or showing interest or concern.

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Fitfully

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Not regular or consistent (sporadically)

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Judiciously

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With good judgement

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Mendacity

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Untruthfulness

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Puerile

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Childish, trivial

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Cursory

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Hastily, not throughly nor detailed

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Placate

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Make less mad

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Misnomer

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Inaccurate name

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Flouted

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Went against (flouted against tradition)

39
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Didactic

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Patronizing, OR could mean intended to teach

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Cerebral

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Deep, intelligent

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Quixotic

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Exceedingly idealistic

42
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Trite

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Overused, unoriginal

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Deified

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Worship (not to be confused with defied)

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Proclivity

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Tendency

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Abounds

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Overflowing, a lot

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Diatribe

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Angry and critical speech

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Demurred

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Show reluctance, objections

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Incredulous

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Doubtful, not believe

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Audacious

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Bold risks (could be negative meaning such as impudent lack of respect)

50
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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a scathing bitter way

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Decorum

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Propriety, keep with etiquette

52
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Contrite

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Remorseful

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Desiccated

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Dried out (not destroyed or desecrated)

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Abated

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Lessen, less intense

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Artless

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Guileless

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Censured vs censored

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Scold vs block

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Rustic and bucolic

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Pleasant nature of the countryside

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Desultory

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Random, unplanned

59
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Mitigated

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Make less severe

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Contend

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Assert

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Abjure

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Reject

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Prodigious

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Tremendous, extremely impressive

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