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Dearth

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Shortage

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Debonair

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Worldly, stylish

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Vindicate

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Clear from blame

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Accolade

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Praise

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Clandestine

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Hidden

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Conventional

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Normal

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Loquacious

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Talkative, wordy

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Strident

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Harsh, loud

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Laconic

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Concise

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Contempt

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Moral disapproval

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Exonerate

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Clear of blame

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Extol

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Praise

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Covert

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Hidden

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Fledging

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Beginner

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Tyro

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Amateur

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Terse

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Very concise

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Kudos

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Praise

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Prosaic

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Cliche

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Succinct

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Concise

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Laud

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Praise

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Surreptitious

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Secretive

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Reprehensible

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Morally bad

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Paucity

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Shortage

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Acclaim

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Fame

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Urbane

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Sophisticated

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Derision

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Dissaproval

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Perfunctory

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Superficial

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

synonyms: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, fleeting, token, casual, superficial, careless, halfhearted, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, inattentive
antonyms: careful, thorough

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Reproachable

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Worthy of criticism

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Commendation

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Praise

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Hackneyed

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Cliche

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Discursive

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Wordy

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Stentorian

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Loud

(of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.

synonyms: loud, thundering, thunderous, ear-splitting, deafening;
antonyms: quiet, soft

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Exculpate

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Free of blame

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Scorn

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Moral disapproval

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Furtive

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Secretive

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

synonyms: secretive, secret, surreptitious, clandestine, hidden, covert, conspiratorial, cloak-and-dagger, backroom, backstairs, sly, sneaky, under-the-table;
antonyms: open
suggestive of guilty nervousness.

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Voluble

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Loud

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Scarcity

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Shortage

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Eulogy

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Praise

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Neophyte

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Amateur

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Pithy

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Concise

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Garrulous

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Wordy

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Cliche

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Not original

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Glib

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Wordy and insincere

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Scoff

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Condemn

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Cursory

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Superficial

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Novice

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Amateur

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Concise

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Short, brief

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Insipid

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Flat, tasteless

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Orthodox

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Traditional

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Bombastic

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Loud, wordy

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Sub-rosa

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Secretive

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Adulation

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Praise

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Cosmopolitan

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Sophisticated

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Deride

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To condemn

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Stealthy

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Secretive

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Asylum

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Place of safety

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Penchant

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Natural tendency

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Dexterous

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Skillful

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Ruse

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Trick

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Hallowed

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Blessed, holy

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Vilify

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To condemn

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Profusion

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Abundance

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Postulate

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Assumption or guess

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Biased

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Prejudiced

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Propitious

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Favorable

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.

synonyms: favorable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, optimistic, bright, rosy, heaven-sent, hopeful;
antonyms: inauspicious, unfortunate

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Transitory

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Temporary

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Debunk

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Discredit

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Surfeit

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Excess

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Abstinent

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Self- denying

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Capricious

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Based on whim

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Teeming

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Overflowing

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Denigrate

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Criticize

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Propensity

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Natural tendency

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Niggardly

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Stingy

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Cloy

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An excess

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Subjective

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Biased

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Decry

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Condemn

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Ephemeral

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Temporary

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Miser

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Cheap person

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Plethora

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Abundance

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Proselytize

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Preach to convert

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Inveigh

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To condemn

speak or write about (something) with great hostility.

synonyms: fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against;
antonyms: support

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Factional

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Biased per a subgroup

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Supposition

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A guess

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Haven

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Safe place

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Copious

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plentiful

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Ascetic

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Self - denying

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious, self-disciplined, self-abnegating;

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Fleeting

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Temporary

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Subterfuge

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Trickery

deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.

synonyms: trickery, intrigue, deviousness, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craftiness, chicanery, pretense, fraud, fraudulence

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Deprecate

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Criticize

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Cornucopia

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Abundance

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Conjecture

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A guess

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Rate

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To scold

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Pious

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Holy

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Impugn

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To condemn

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Parsimonious

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Cheap

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Profuse

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Abundant

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Disparage

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To discredit

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Consecrated

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Blessed, holy

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Chicanery

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Trickery

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Deft

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Skillful

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Glut

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An excess

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Evanescent

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Temporary

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Duplicity

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Double dealing

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Partisan

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Biased per a sub -group

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Cheeseparing

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Stingy

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Predilection

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Natural tendency

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Speculation

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A guess

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Abounding

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Overflowing

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Abstemious

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Self-denying

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Agile

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Skillful

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Caprice

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A whim

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Castigate

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To scold

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Wile

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A trick

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Bountiful

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Plentiful

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Censure

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Criticize

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Fortuitous

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Lucky

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Celibate

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Self-denying

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Sanctuary

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Place of safety

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Sectarian

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Biased per a sub-group

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Whimsical

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Based on a whim

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Skinflint

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A miser, cheap person

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Diva

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Female opera singer

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Herald

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Bringer of news

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Mercurial

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Unstable

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Conundrum

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Unsolvable problem

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Atrophy

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Shrivel up

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Inexorable

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Unstoppable

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Convoluted

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Twisted

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Ruminate

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To think

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Paragon

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Model of perfection

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Manacles

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Chains

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Heretic

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One who attacks the faith

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Egregious

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Shockingly bad

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Assuage

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To smooth over

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Quandary

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Unsolvable problem

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Allay

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To calm, smooth over

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Epicurian

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One who lives for pleasure

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Virtuoso

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Skilled musician

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Resolute

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Very determined

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Veneration

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Respect

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Obdurate

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Very stubborn

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Fickle

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Unstable

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Churlish

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Grumpy

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Apostate

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Religious deserter

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Harbinger

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Forerunner, bringer

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Sinuous

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Winding, indirect

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Sybarite

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One who loves for pleasure

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Esteem

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Respect

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Ameliorate

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Smooth over

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Philistine

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Crude person

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Gourmand

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Food expert

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Shackles

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Chains

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Desiccate

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Dry up

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Propitiate

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Pacify

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Pertinacious

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Stubborn

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Flagrant

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Glaringly bad

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Deliberate

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Think deeply

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Boor

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Crude person

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Paradigm

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A model

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Adamant

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Stubborn

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Pinions

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Chains

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Hedonist

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One who lives for pleasure

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Reverence

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Deep respect

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Mollify

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Smooth over

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Tenacious

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Determined, resolute

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Desultory

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Aimless

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Cogitate

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To think

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Precarious

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Unstable

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Arbitrate

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To mediate, resolve

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Deference

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Respect

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Churlish

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A boor

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Volatile

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Unstable

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Circuitous

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Indirect

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Blasphemy

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Irreverence

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Mediate

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Smooth over

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Gordian knot

A

Unsolvable problem

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Fetters

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Chains

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Prototype

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First of a kind

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Crass

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Crude

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Connoisseur

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Expert

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Placate

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Calm down, appease

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Awe

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Fear and respect

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Precursor

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One who has gone before

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Reveries

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Daydreams

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Magnanimous

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Generous

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Decadent

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Morally decayed

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Effusive

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Bubbling with emotion

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Taciturn

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Withdrawn, silent

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Ancillary

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Secondary

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Affable

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Friendly

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Antediluvian

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Ancient

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Callow

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Immature

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly

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Hoary

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Wise

200
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Musing

A

Lost in thought

201
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Execrable

A

Deplorable, hateful

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Winsome

A

Friendly

203
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Apprehension

A

Fear

204
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Base

A

Morally decayed

205
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Fastidious

A

Precise and fussy

206
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Anarchy

A

Chaos, absence of government

207
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Trepidation

A

Great fear

208
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Diffident

A

Shy

209
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Odious

A

Hateful

210
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Dissolute

A

Morally loose

211
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Pensive

A

Deep in thought

212
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Dissonance

A

Disharmony

213
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Risqué

A

Morally loose

214
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Philanthropic

A

Generous with money

215
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Punctilious

A

Precise and fussy

216
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Erudition

A

Great learning

the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.

217
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Puerile

A

Immature

218
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Venerable

A

Respected

219
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Depraved

A

Morally loose

220
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Convivial

A

Friendly

221
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Libertine

A

Morally loose person

222
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Rancor

A

Disharmony and discontent

223
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Amicable

A

Friendly

224
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Tangential

A

Secondary

225
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Primeval

A

Ancient

226
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Reticent

A

Very shy

227
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Beneficent

A

Kind and good

228
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Erudite

A

Learned

229
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Incidental

A

Secondary

230
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Heinous

A

Hateful

231
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Congenial

A

Friendly

232
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Lascivious

A

Morally loose

233
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Archaic

A

Ancient

234
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Munificent

A

Generous with money

235
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Bedlam

A

Chaos

236
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Timorous

A

Fearful

237
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sagacious

A

Wise

238
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Discord

A

Chaos

239
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Wanton

A

Morally loose

240
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Wistful

A

Dreamy, lost in thought

241
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Unassuming

A

Shy and sweet

242
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Ebullient

A

Bubbling with emotion

243
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Green

A

Immature

244
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Jovial

A

Friendly

245
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Ribald

A

X-rated

246
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Subsidiary

A

Secondary

247
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Boisterous

A

Rowdy

248
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Sagacity

A

Wisdom

249
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Equivocate

A

To waver, to lie

250
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Forebode

A

Foretell disaster

251
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Sham

A

A fraud, a fake

252
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Sequester

A

To isolate

253
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Panderer

A

False flatterer

254
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Stalwart

A

Brave

255
Q

Chicanery

A

Trickery

256
Q

Modicum

A

Small amount.

257
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Toady

A

A kiss up

258
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Forestall

A

To block or stop

259
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Pernicious

A

Deadly

260
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Respite

A

Temporary rest

261
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Variegated

A

Heterogeneous

262
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Stipend

A

Salary

263
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Dauntless

A

Fearless

264
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Audacity

A

Rude boldness

265
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Premonition

A

Forewarning

266
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Noxious

A

Deadly

267
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Iota

A

Small amount

268
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Eclectic

A

Made up of different styles

269
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Ardent

A

Burning passionate

270
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Obsequious

A

Fawning, bootlicking

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Temerity

A

Rude boldness

272
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Prognostic

A

To predict

273
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Ruse

A

A trick

274
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Peevish

A

Grumpy

275
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Valor

A

Courage

276
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Brass

A

Rude boldness

277
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Whit

A

Small amount

278
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Sycophant

A

Severe kiss up

279
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Myriad

A

Various

280
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Hiatus

A

Temporary rest

281
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Humbug

A

Grumpy person

282
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Quarantine

A

Isolate

283
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Churlish

A

Rude

284
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Lackey

A

Subservient follower

a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

synonyms: servant, flunky, footman, manservant, valet, steward, butler, attendant, houseboy, domestic;

a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people.

synonyms: toady, flunky, sycophant, flatterer, minion, hanger-on, lickspittle, brown-noser, spaniel, pawn, underling, stooge;

285
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Presentiment

A

Foreboding

an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding.

286
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Mettle

A

Courage

287
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Encumber

A

To hinder

288
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Presumption

A

Rude boldness

289
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Scintilla

A

Small amount

290
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Intrepid

A

Fearless

291
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Zealous

A

Passionate

292
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Heterogeneous

A

Various

293
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Virulent

A

Deadly

294
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Portend

A

Predict disaster

295
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Fervid

A

Burning, passionate

296
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Sundry

A

Various

297
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Disgruntled

A

Grumpy

298
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Slavish

A

Obsequious

299
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Vacillate

A

To waver

300
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Valiant

A

Brave

301
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Effrontery

A

Rude boldness

302
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Diverse

A

Various

303
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Hamper

A

Block, obstruct

304
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Querulous

A

Grumpy

305
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Cheek

A

Rude boldness

306
Q

Lull

A

Temporary rest

307
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Motley

A

Various

308
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Smidgen

A

Small amount

309
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Fawning

A

Kissing up

310
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Presage

A

Know beforehand

311
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Remuneration

A

Salary

312
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Snippet

A

Small amount

313
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Foreshadow

A

Know beforehand

314
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Brazenness

A

Rude boldness

315
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Hoax

A

Fraud, fake

316
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Static

A

Not moving

317
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Abashed

A

Embarrassed

318
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Disavow

A

Disclaim or reject

319
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Contiguous

A

Touching

320
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Pivotal

A

Central, primary

321
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Impromptu

A

Unplanned

322
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Mine

A

Facial expressions

323
Q

Determinate

A

Definite

324
Q

Illimitable

A

Limitless

325
Q

Facetious

A

Sarcastic

326
Q

Juxtapose

A

Place side by side

327
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Dogma

A

Set of beliefs

328
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Inert

A

Not moving

329
Q

Amulet

A

Lucky object

330
Q

Credo

A

Guiding belief

331
Q

Evoke

A

Call forth

332
Q

Flippant

A

Sarcastic

333
Q

Demeanor

A

Body impression

334
Q

Propinquity

A

Nearness

335
Q

Renounce

A

Reject

336
Q

Unequivocal

A

Definite

337
Q

Mortified

A

Embarrassed

338
Q

Jocular

A

Lighthearted

339
Q

Antipathy

A

Hatred

340
Q

Proximity

A

Nearness

341
Q

Glad

A

Provoke

342
Q

Retract

A

To take back

343
Q

Deportment

A

Body impression

344
Q

Abnegate

A

Renounce or reject

345
Q

Imperative

A

Crucial

346
Q

Contiguity

A

Nearness

347
Q

Visage

A

Facial expression

348
Q

Tenet

A

Sub belief

349
Q

Wry

A

Sarcastic

350
Q

Talisman

A

Lucky object

351
Q

Sedentary

A

Not moving

352
Q

Rescind

A

Invalidate

353
Q

Cavalier

A

Unconcerned

354
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Enmity

A

Hatred

355
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Spontaneous

A

Unplanned

356
Q

Carriage

A

Body impression

357
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Definitive

A

Definite, final

358
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Stationary

A

Not moving

359
Q

Interminable

A

Without end

360
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Paramount

A

Most important

361
Q

Elicit

A

Bring forth

362
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Countenance

A

Facial expression

363
Q

Doctrine

A

Set of beliefs

364
Q

Droll

A

Sarcastic

365
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Waive

A

Give up

366
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Conclusive

A

Definite

367
Q

Foremost

A

Most important

368
Q

Extemporaneous

A

Unplanned

369
Q

Abdicate

A

Give up the throne

370
Q

Torpid

A

Not moving

371
Q

Adjacent

A

Next to

372
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Induce

A

Prompt or motivate

373
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Stasis

A

Lack of movement

374
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Alchemy

A

Fake science

375
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Supplicate

A

Beg

376
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Halcyon

A

Peaceful

377
Q

Scop

A

Minstrel

378
Q

Bilious

A

Hateful

379
Q

Apocryphal

A

Fake

380
Q

Sully

A

Taint

381
Q

Lachrymose

A

Tearful

382
Q

Apparition

A

Ghost

383
Q

Dregs

A

Trash, refuse

384
Q

Cupidity

A

Extreme greed

385
Q

Raconteur

A

Minstrel

386
Q

Pseudo

A

Fake

387
Q

Carping

A

Complaining bitterly

388
Q

Bellicose

A

Warlike

389
Q

Sullen

A

Gloomy

390
Q

Rebuke

A

Scold

391
Q

Specious

A

Looks real, but false

392
Q

Squalid

A

Filthy

393
Q

Funereal

A

Melancholy

394
Q

Minstrel

A

Traveling singing poet

395
Q

Pugnacious

A

War-like

396
Q

Rapacity

A

Greed

397
Q

Irascible

A

Very irritable

398
Q

Exemplary

A

Above reproach

399
Q

Mire

A

Slime, filth

400
Q

Dour

A

Unfriendly

401
Q

Serene

A

Peaceful

402
Q

Prolific

A

Fruitful, bountiful

403
Q

Contentious

A

Argumentative

404
Q

Melancholy

A

Gloomy

405
Q

Rate

A

To scold

406
Q

Specter

A

Ghost

407
Q

Infamous

A

Famous for bad

408
Q

Necromancer

A

Wizard

409
Q

Beseech

A

To beg

410
Q

Avarice

A

Greed

411
Q

Upbraid

A

To scold

412
Q

Quack

A

A fake

413
Q

Meritorious

A

Worthy

414
Q

Implore

A

To beg

415
Q

Pacific

A

Peaceful

416
Q

Fecund

A

Productive, fruitful

417
Q

Wraith

A

Ghost

418
Q

Entreat

A

To beg

419
Q

Morose

A

Very gloomy

420
Q

Bard

A

Minstrel

421
Q

Acrimonious

A

Bitter and nasty

422
Q

Eminent

A

Famous for good

423
Q

Verdant

A

Green and productive

424
Q

Notorious

A

Famous for bad

425
Q

Petulant

A

Whining and complaining

426
Q

Lugubrious

A

Gloomy

427
Q

Phantom

A

Ghost

428
Q

Defile

A

To taint or dirty

429
Q

Castigate

A

To scold

430
Q

Belligerent

A

Warlike

431
Q

Acclaimed

A

famous for good

432
Q

Saturnine

A

Gloomy

433
Q

Pugilistic

A

Warlike

434
Q

Spurious

A

Fake

435
Q

Illustrious

A

Famous for good

436
Q

Charlatan

A

A fake or fraud

437
Q

Reprove

A

To scold

438
Q

Bogus

A

Fake

439
Q

Dross

A

Waste material

440
Q

Notable

A

Famous for good

441
Q

Sallow

A

Yellow complexion

442
Q

Larder

A

Storage place for food

443
Q

Collage

A

Varies mix of art

444
Q

Olfactory

A

Pertaining to smell

445
Q

Tome

A

Big fat book

446
Q

Calumny

A

False accusation

447
Q

Miscreant

A

Hideous villain

448
Q

Coffer

A

Container for money

449
Q

Lupine

A

Wolf-like

450
Q

Archipelago

A

Group of islands

451
Q

Philately

A

Stamp collecting

452
Q

Medley

A

Varied mix of songs

453
Q

Ursine

A

Bear- like

454
Q

Gustatory

A

Pertaining to taste

455
Q

Rubicund

A

Reddish

456
Q

Libel

A

Lying in print

457
Q

Libretto

A

Written text of opera

458
Q

Laurel wreath

A

Symbol of victory

459
Q

Aural

A

Pertaining to hearing

460
Q

Ophidian

A

Snake like

461
Q

Gaggle

A

Group of geese

462
Q

Numismatics

A

Coin collecting

463
Q

Ashen

A

Pale and grey

464
Q

Dulcet

A

Sweet sounding

465
Q

Peccadillo

A

Minor crime

466
Q

Phoenix

A

Symbol of rebirth

467
Q

Sanguine

A

Reddish, optimistic

468
Q

Tactile

A

Pertaining to touch

469
Q

Saurian

A

Ape like

470
Q

Misanthrope

A

Hater of mankind

471
Q

Misogynist

A

Hater of women

472
Q

Hircine

A

Goat like

473
Q

Slander

A

Lying in conversation.

474
Q

Porcine

A

Piglike

475
Q

Choleric

A

Irritable

476
Q

Crescendo

A

Loudest point

477
Q

Anthology

A

Collection of poems

478
Q

Perjury

A

Lying on the witness stand

479
Q

Swarthy

A

Dark complexion

480
Q

Feline

A

Cat like

481
Q

Crib

A

Storage place for corn

482
Q

Bovine

A

Cow like

483
Q

Auditory

A

pertaining to hearing

484
Q

A Capella

A

Without accompaniment

485
Q

Arsenal

A

Storage for weapons

486
Q

Felony

A

Major crime

487
Q

Constellation

A

Group of stars

488
Q

Equine

A

Horse like

489
Q

Phlegmatic

A

Sluggish

490
Q

Wan

A

Pale

491
Q

Lexicon

A

Dictionary

492
Q

Olive branch

A

Symbol of peace

493
Q

Piscine

A

Fish like

494
Q

Smorgasbord

A

Varied mix of food

495
Q

Ruddy

A

Reddish complexion

496
Q

Simian

A

Ape like

497
Q

Sphinx

A

Symbol of mastery

SAT vocab (4 decks)

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