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AMALGAMATE

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to combine several elements into a whole

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IDOLATROUS

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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SUBPOENA

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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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INFELICITOUS

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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BOLSTER

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to provide support or reinforcement

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BOMBASTIC

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pompous, grandiloquent

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DISSEMBLE

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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ECCENTRIC

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departing from norms or conventions

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METICULOUS

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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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ARCHAIC

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outdated; associated with an earlier time

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ACUMEN

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keen, accurate judgment or insight

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ENDEMIC

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characteristic of a particular region or people

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EVANESCENT

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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PITH

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the essential or central part

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SURFEIT

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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EXACERBATE

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to make worse or more severe

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ADULTERATE

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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FORTUITOUS

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happening by accident

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PEDAGOGY

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the profession of teaching

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GERMANE

A

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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AVER

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to state as a fact; declare or assert

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HACKNEYED

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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HEDONISM

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits

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HEGEMONY

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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OPPROBRIUM

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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DIATRIBE

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a harsh denunciation

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ICONOCLAST

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one who attacks traditional conventions

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SOLVENT

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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IMPASSIVE

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revealing no emotion

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IMPERTURBABLE

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marked by extreme calm; impassivity; and steadiness

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IMPLACABLE

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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PIRATE

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illegally use or reproduce

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IMPUNITY

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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INCHOATE

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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MISANTHROPE

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one who hates other humans

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HALCYON

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calm and peaceful

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LOQUACIOUS

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extremely talkative

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PRODIGAL

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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LUMINOUS

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characterized by brightness

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MALEVOLENT

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showing vicious ill will, spite or hatred

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PLUMMET

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to drop straight down

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MITIGATE

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to make less severe or intense, moderate

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INSIPID

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without taste or flavor; bland

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MENDACITY

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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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OBDURATE

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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OBSEQUIOUS

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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OCCLUDE

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to obstruct or block

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MALLEABLE

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capable of being shaped; tractable; pliable

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PEDANTIC

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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning; show-offish about one’s knowledge

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PENURY

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poverty; destitution

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TIRADE

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a long and harshly critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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PERVASIVE

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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PINE

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to yearn intensely; languish; lose vigor

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SPURIOUS

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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GRANDILOQUENCE

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pompous speech or expression

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PITHY

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precise and brief

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REVERENT

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expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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FERVENT

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greatly emotional or zealous

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TENUOUS

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having little substance or strength

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SALUBRIOUS

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promoting health or well-being

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PLACATE

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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TENACITY

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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TRANSIENT

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fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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PLATITUDE

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a superficial remark; esp. one offered as meaningful

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PROFUSE

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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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RANCOROUS

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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PROLIFERATE

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grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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QUERIES

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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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ZEALOUS

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fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause

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QUERULOUS

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prone to complaining or grumbling

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SUCCINCT

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brief; concise

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RECALCITRANT

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obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage

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REPUDIATE

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refuse to have anything to do with; disown

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SPECIOUS

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seeming true but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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POLEMICAL

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controversial; argumentative

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RESCIND

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invalidate; repeal; retract

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RHETORIC

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the study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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SUPERFLUOUS

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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