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amalgamate

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to combine several elemnts into a whole

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avarice

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greed

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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dearth

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smallness of quantity or number

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impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

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mundane

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of the world; typical or concerned with the ordinary

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ostentatious

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charactrized by or given to prtentiousness, showy

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penurious

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penny-piching; excessivly thrifty

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penury

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poverty; desitution

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pervade

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be present and apparent throughout

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pelthora

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and overabundence; a surplus

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preen

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful; extrevagent; profuse; lavish

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prodigious

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abundent in size, force or extent; extraordinary

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profilgate

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excessivly wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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profuse

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abundent; lavish

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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20
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quaff

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to drink deeply

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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sordid

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charactrized by filth, grime or squalor; foul

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sparse

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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced invervals

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spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully

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squalid

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sordid; wrteched and dirty as from neglect

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squander

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to waste by by sprnding or using irresponsibly

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superfulous

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exceeding what is sufficent or necessary

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surfeit

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excess; overindulgence

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unbiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encounterd; widespread

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urbane

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sophisticated; refined; elegent

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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accolade

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an expression of praise

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33
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adulation

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excessive praise

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approbation

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an experssion of approval or praise

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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censure

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to criticize severly; to officailly rebuke

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culpable

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deserving blame

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derision

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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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39
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diatrice

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a hard denunciation

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40
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disparage

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to slight or belittel

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elegy

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a mournful poem; esp. one lamenting the dead

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42
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exculpate

A

exonerate; to clear of blame

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exonerate

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to remove blame

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44
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fawn

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to flatter or praise excessively

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flout

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to demonstrate contempt for. as in a rule or convention

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46
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fluminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

47
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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or instituations

48
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laud

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to praise loudly

49
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opprobrium

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

50
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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

51
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qualms

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misgiving; reservations; causes for hesitancy

52
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recant

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

53
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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

54
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rescind

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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

55
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tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denounciation

56
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tout

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to publicly praise or promote

57
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vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

58
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vituperate

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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely; to berate

59
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amenable

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agreeable; responsive to suggestion

60
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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

61
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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

62
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cacophony

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harsh, jaring, discordent sound; dissonance

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered, argumentative; quarellsome

64
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caustic

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burning or stinging

65
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complainsance

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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contentious

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

67
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contrite

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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effrontery

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extrem boldness; presumptuousness

69
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halycon

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calm and peaceful

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassive and steadiness

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impetuous

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hatily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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inimical

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damaging; harmful; injurious

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innucuous

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harmless; causing no damage

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mercurial

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change of mood

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mollify

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to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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noxious

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harmful; injurious

81
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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

82
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placate

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

83
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quiescence

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

84
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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

85
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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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virulent

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extermely harmful or piosonous; bitterly hostile of antagonistic

87
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volatile

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readily changing to a vapor; changable; fickle; explosive

88
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aver

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to state a fact

89
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bolster

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to support support of reinforce

90
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convoluted

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complex or complicated

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decorum

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polite or appropriate conduct of behaviour

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eloquent

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well-spoken; expressive; articulate

93
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equivocate

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to use ambigious language with a deceptive intent

94
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eulogy

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a speech honoring the dead

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garrulous

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pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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glib

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marked by ease or informality; lacking in depth; superficial

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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harangue

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to deliver a pompous sppeech or tirade

100
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hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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laconic

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using few words; terse

102
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loquacious

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extremely talkative

103
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lucid

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clear; easily understood

104
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nebulous

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vauge; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

105
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neologism

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a new word, expression or usage; the creation of new words or senses

106
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obfuscate

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to deliberately obscure; to make confusion

107
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pith

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the essential or central part

108
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pithy

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precise and brief

109
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platitude

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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

110
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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

111
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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative

112
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queries

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questions; inquiries; doubts in mind; reservations

113
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succinct

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brief; concise

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terse

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brief and concise in wording

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