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Aberration

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deviation not normal

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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acrimony

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bitter animosity

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adroit

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skillful

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alacrity

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eagerness

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altruistic or altruism

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generous

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antediluvian

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very old

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ascendancy

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influence or domination

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ascetic or asceticism

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one who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline

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august

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dignified

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avarice

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greed

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barrage

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bombardment or torrent

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belligerent

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aggressive or warlike

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berate

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scold harshly

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blighted

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destroyed

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buoyant

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cheerful or floating

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byzantine

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convoluted or complex

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cacophonous or cacophony

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discordant sound

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cantankerous (ness)

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irritable

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censorious

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harshly critical

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chagrin

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mortification

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churlish

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vulgar or boorish

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circuitous

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indirect

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clandestine

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secretive

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coalesce

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blend or fuse

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compendious

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succinct

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conciliate or conciliatory

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compromising or apologising

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conflagration

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large destructive fire

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consternation

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dismay

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contentious

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belligerent or quarrelsome

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convivial

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sociable or lively

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credulity or credulous

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the trait of trusting others too much

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debilitate

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weaken(ed)

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deference or deferential

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respectful submission or yielding

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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list or explain

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demystify

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make clear and comprehensible

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denigrate

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belittle

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despot

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dictator

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deterrent

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hindrance or impediment

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didactic

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(often excessively) morally instructive

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dilatory

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tending to waste time

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diminutive or diminution

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extremely small

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disillusionment

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disenchantment or disappointment

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distaste

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dislike or aversion

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doctrine

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religious or political or philosophical principles/teachings

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dogmatic

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tending to force one’s own opinions on other people

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ebullient

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enthusiastic

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egalitarian

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belief in equality

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elucidate

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clarify

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embitter(Ed)

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make worse

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encroaching

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intrusive

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encumbrance

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burden

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equanimity

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calmness

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erudite or erudition

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scholarly

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esoteric

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understood only by a few

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estrange or estrangement

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alienate ro alienation

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exacting

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demanding or severe requirements

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exorbitant

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too expensive

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expedient

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useful

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extol

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praise

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extricate

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disentangle

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facile

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superficial or efortless

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felicitous

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well-suited or happy

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flippant or flippancy

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disrespectful

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florid(ity)

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flushed or flowery

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flummox

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confuse

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fortuitous

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fortunate or lucky

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gargantuan

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gigantic

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garish

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tastelessly showy

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germinate

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cause to grow

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grandiose

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pompous or pretentious

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heresy or heretic

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belief contrary to the established opinion

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histrionic

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excessively dramatic or emotional

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hubris

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arrogance

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idiosyncrasy or idiosyncratic

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unique personal trait and quirky

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ignominy or ignominious

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dishonor or humiliation

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impudence or impudent

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disrespectful , insolent

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incongruity or incongruous

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inappropriateness or discrepancy

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incredulous or incredulity

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skeptical

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indictment

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formally accused of a crime

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indomitable

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too strong to be defeated

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ineptitude

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incompetence

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innocuous

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harmless

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inscrutable

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mysterious

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insipid

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dull or boring

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insular(ity)

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related to or similar to an island

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intrepid

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courageous

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inundate

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flood

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irate

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angry

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lackadaisical

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lacking energy or lethargic

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laconic

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concise

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languid

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inactive or dreamy

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laud or laudatory

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praise

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magnanimity or magnanimous

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generosity or generous

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marred

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scarred

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modicum

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small amount

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modrose

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depressed

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motley

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diverse or heterogeneous

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multifarious

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many types

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neophyte

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beginner

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notoriety or notorious

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infamous or ill famous

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noxious

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poisonous

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obdurate

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stubborn

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officious

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meddlesome or interfering

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ostensible

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apparent or seeming

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palliate or palliative

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relieve pain without curing

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partisan

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someone with biased beliefs

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ebullience

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the quality of being cheerful and full of energy

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penurious

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cheap or stingy

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peremptory

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bossy or decisive

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perfunctory

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done routinely with little interest or care

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petulant

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irritable

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placate

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calm someone down

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pliable or pliant

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easily shaped or influenced

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polemical

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controversial

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prattle

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babble

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prevaricator

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liar

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pronouncement

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formal declaration

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punctilious

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meticulous or attentive to detail

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quixotic

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foolish

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raucous

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harsh or rowdy

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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redolent

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reminiscent or having smell

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refutation or refute

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arguing that a claim is false

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reprehensible

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blameworthy

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reprimand

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belittle

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repudiate

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reject

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repugnant

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offensive or disgusting

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rouse or rousing

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provoke or excite

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sanctimonious

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pretending to be religious or hypocritical

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sanguine

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cheerfully confident or optimistic

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satiate

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satisfy fully

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satire or satirical or satirize

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sarcastic imitation

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scintillating

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lively or effervescent

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scrupulous

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very careful and precise

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servile

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submissive or subservient

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slipshod

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careless or sloppy

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sophistry

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deceptive reasoning

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spurious

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false or inauthentic

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strident

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loud and harsh

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subservient

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yielding

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supercilious

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arrogant

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superfluous

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more than necessary

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supplant

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to take the place of

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sycophant

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suck up or flatterer

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tenuous

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insignificant or filmsy

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tirade

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critical speech

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torpor

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drowsiness or apathy

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tribulation

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suffering

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trifling

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frivolous or unimportant

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common

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aggressive or bad-tempered

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uncouth

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crude

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usurp

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seize power without authority

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venal(ity)

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willing to accept bribes

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verbose

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wordy or long-winded

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one with exceptional musical skill

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virulent

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poisonous

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abnegation

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the denial or rejection of a doctrine or belief

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abrogate

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revoke formally

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accede

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yield to another’s wish or opinion

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accretion

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an increase by natural growth or addition

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admonish

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scold or reprimand or task to task

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adumbrate

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describe roughly or give main points or summary of

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aggrandize

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embellish; increase the scope or power or importance of

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anachronistic

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chronologically misplaced

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apocryphal

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being of questionable authenticity

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approbation

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official acceptance or agreement

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archetypal

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of an original type after which other things are patterened

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arrogate

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seize and take control without authority

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aspersion

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a disparaging remark

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blandishment

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flattery intended to persuade

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calumny

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a false accusation of an offense

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capitulate

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surrender under agreed conditions

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carouse

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engage in boisterous or drunken merrymaking

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caucus

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meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

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cavort

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play boisterously

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circumlocution

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n indirect way of expressing something

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cleave

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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree or extent

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abeyance

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suspended action or temporary cessation or suspension

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ablution

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washing or cleansing of the body , especially as part of religious rite

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accouter

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equip or provide with military equipment

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acetic

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having properties of vinegar or sour

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acquiesce

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assent or agree without protesting

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alcove

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nook , small, recessed section of a room

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aphorism

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definition or concise statement of principle

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bowdlerize

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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive or vulgar or otherwise unseemly

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enigma

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a person or thing that is mysterious , puzzling, or difficult to understand

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loquacious

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tending to talk a great deal

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spartan

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simple, self-disciplined

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malfeasance

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misconduct or wrongdoing

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feckless

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lazy and irresponsible

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conciliate

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to make peace with

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saturnine

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gloomy

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expunge

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to eliminate completely

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jingoist

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a person who thinks their country is always right

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zeitgeist

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spirit of times

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turpitude

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depravity

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pariah

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outcaste

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apostate

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a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause

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indigent

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poor

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apogee

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the highest point

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defray

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to help pay cost of

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fractious

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irritable and is likely to cause disruption

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sedulous

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done diligently and carefully

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overweening

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arrogant

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vicissitude

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change in one’s circumstances

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kowtow

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to bow or act in a subservient manner

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nadir

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the lowest point

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exegesis

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critical explanation or analysis

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arrant

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complete and wholly

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equivocate

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to speak vaguely

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limpid

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having clarity in terms of expression

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sangfroid

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calmness or poise in difficult situations

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protean

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readily taking on different roles

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sententious

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to be moralizing

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mettlesome

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filled with courage or valor

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malapropism

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the confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar

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curmudgeon

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a grouchy or surly person

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invective

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abusive or denunciatory language

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apotheosis

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exaltation to divine status

224
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imbroglio

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a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation

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impecunious

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poor

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jejune

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dull or lacking flavor

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arriviste

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a person who has recently reached a position of power

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cupidity

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greed for money

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vituperate

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to criticize harshly

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schadenfreude

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joy from watching the suffering of others

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian

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bilious

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always angry

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable material

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parvenu

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a person who has suddenly become wealthy but not socially accepted as part of a higher class

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picayune

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trifiling or petty

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quisling

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a traitor

237
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palimpsest

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something that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen

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phantasmagorical

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unreal

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pyrrhic

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describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile

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venial

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pardonable

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sartorial

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related to fashion or clothes

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juggernaut

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a force that cannot be stopped

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remonstrate

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to make objections while pleading

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mulct

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to defraud or swindle

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pollyannaish

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extremely optimistic

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disabuse

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to persuade somebody that his or her belief is not valid

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gerrymander

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to manipulate voting districts in order to favour a particular political party

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jaundiced

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to be biased against due to envy or prejudice

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tendentious

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likely to lean towards a controversial view

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mellifluous

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smooth or sweet-sounding

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benighted

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fallen into a state of ignorance

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sybarite

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a person who indulges in luxury

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blinkered

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to have a limited outlook or understanding

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sinecure

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an office that involves minimal duties

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raconteur

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a person skilled in telling anecdotes

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maunder

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wander aimlessly

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moribound

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being on the point of deaath

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effrontery

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audacious.

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importune

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beg persistently and urgently

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sagacious

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having a good judgement and acute insight

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probity

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integrity , strong moral principles

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hagiographic

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excessively flattering toward someone’s life or work

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derelict

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not doing one’s duties

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approbatory

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expressing praise or approval

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mordant

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biting and caustic in thought , manner or style

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litany

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any long and tedious account of something

267
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solecism

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a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

268
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recapitulation

A

summary

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introspection

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examining one’s own thoughts and feelings

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philanthropist

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who loves mankind

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antidote

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medicine used for disease

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euphoria

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elation state of pleasant excitement

273
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engulf

A

swallow up

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chisel

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steel tool for shaping materials

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eradicate

A

get ride of pull up by the roots

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hypocrisy

A

falsely making oneself appear to be good

277
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shard

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a piece of broken pottery

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enzyme

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catalyst

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grievous

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serious dire grave

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fission

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splitting or division

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complaisant

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obliging

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encapsulate

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enclose in capsule

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benefactor

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person who has given help

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torque

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twisting force causing rotation

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steeply

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rising or falling sharply

286
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weigh

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measure how heavy something is

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clot

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half-solid lump formed from liquid

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commuter

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person who travels regularly

289
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derivative

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obtained from another source

290
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eloquence

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fluent speaking skillful use of language

291
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ossified

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inflexible

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defer

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postpone

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flop

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fail

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reiterate

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say or do again several times

295
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succumb

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yield or die

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sluggard

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lazy slow-moving person

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hospitable

A

liking to give hospitality

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scribble

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write hastily

299
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odor

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smell

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nihilism

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total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs

301
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fragrant

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sweet-smelling

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dwarf

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person much smaller than usual size

303
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dullard

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a stupid or insensitive person

304
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yarn

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tale story fibers for knitting

305
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asterisk

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the mark

306
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relapse

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fall back again

307
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ascend

A

to come up or go

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moribund

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near death

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dangle

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hand or swing loosely

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poseur

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a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself

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affable

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polite or friendly

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negligent

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talking too little care

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brittle

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easily broken

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shallow

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not earnest

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catalyst

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substance that causes speeding up

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clientele

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customers

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extinct

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no longer active

318
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console

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give comfort or sympathy to

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impermeable

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that cannot be permeated

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opaqueness

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dullness or not allowing light to pass through

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disallow

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refuse to allow or accept as a correct

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accolade

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approval

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surcharge

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additional load or charge

324
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conjoin

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to join together

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extinguish

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end the existence of or wipe or put out

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somersault

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rolling backward or forward

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offhand

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without preparation or forethought

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grumble

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to complain

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correlate

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have a mutual relation

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anguish

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severe suffering

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conceal

A

hide keep secret

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shunned

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kept away from

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premature

A

doing or happening something before the right time

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adulteration

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poorer in quality

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combustion

A

process of burnign

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submerge

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put under water liquid sink out of sight

337
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massacre

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cruel killing of large number of people

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legacy

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bequest or inheritance

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fragile

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easily injured broken or destroyed

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sequence

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succession connected line of

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suffocate

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cause or have difficulty in breathing

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disrobe

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undress

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curriculum

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course of study

344
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renovate

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restore something to better condition

345
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stray

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wander lose one’s way

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abide

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to endure

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warrant

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authority written order guarantee

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salvage

A

the saving of property from loss

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divergence

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getting farther apart from a point

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rejuvenation

A

becoming young in nature or appearance

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allegiance

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duty support loyalty

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vigorous

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strong energetic

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narcissism

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self-love

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sawdust

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tiny bits of wood

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ameliorate

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make better

356
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ingest

A

take in by swallowing

357
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moderation

A

quality of being limited

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enduring

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lasting

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invincible

A

too strong to be defeated

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sanity

A

health of mind soundness of judgement

361
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turmoil

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trouble disturbance

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tadpole

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form of a frog when it leaves egg

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reconcile

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settle a quarrel restore peace

364
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cryptic

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secret with a hidden meaning

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sponge

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porous robber for washing live at once expense

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commemorate

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keep the memory of

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sadistic

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cruel

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renowned

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famous

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riddle

A

puzzling person or thing

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mischievous

A

causing mischief

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implicit

A

not plainly expressed

372
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disproof

A

proof to that contrary

373
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misogynist

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one who hates women or female

374
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abysmal

A

extreme bad

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impromptu

A

without preparation

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constrict

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make tight or smaller

377
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perish

A

be destroyed decay

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lambaste

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attack verbally

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luminary

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light-giving body

380
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auxiliary

A

supporting

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ambivalent

A

having both of two contrary meanings

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tonic

A

something giving strength or energy

383
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endorse

A

write ones name on the back of

384
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turbulence

A

being uncontrollably violent

385
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connoisseur

A

a person with good judgement

386
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indistinct

A

seen clearly marked

387
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limp

A

lacking strength

388
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parenthesis

A

sentence within another one something separated

389
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fidelity

A

loyalty accuracy

390
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mesmerize

A

hypnotize

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gullible

A

easily gulled

392
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sobriety

A

quality or condition of being sober

393
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dislodge

A

move force from the place occupied

394
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fleet

A

number of ships or quick moving

395
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articulate

A

speak distinctly; connect by joints

396
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predominate

A

have more power than others

397
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foolproof

A

incapable of failure or error

398
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suffice

A

be enough

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permeate

A

spread into every part of

400
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spear

A

weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

401
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presentiment

A

anticipatory fear

402
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vivacious

A

lively high-spirited

403
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coagulation

A

change to a thick and solid state

404
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liberality

A

free giving

405
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elaborate

A

worked out with much care in great detail

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brass

A

yellow metal

407
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immutable

A

that cant be changed

408
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forgery

A

counterfeit

409
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woo

A

try to win

410
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cordial

A

warm and sincere

411
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cumbersome

A

heavy and awkward to cry

412
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retrograde

A

receding

413
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sheath

A

cover for the blade

414
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knit

A

unite firmly

415
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unscathed

A

unharmed unhurt

416
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chortle

A

loud chuckle of amusement

417
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jabber

A

talk excitedly

418
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pivotal

A

great importance of something on which others are depend

419
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implosion

A

collpase

420
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repel

A

refuse to accept

421
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superimpose

A

put something on top

422
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centurion

A

leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

423
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calipers

A

mental support

424
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redeem

A

get back by payment

425
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boisterous

A

nosiy

426
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resuscitation

A

coming back to consciousness

427
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recitals

A

number of performance

428
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treacherous

A

not to be trusted

429
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pilferer

A

to steal

430
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foster

A

taking care of

431
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apartheid

A

brutal racial discrimination

432
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liaison

A

communication between two or more people or groups that work together

433
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exacerbate

A

to make something worse

434
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cosset

A

care for and protect in an overindulgent way

435
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dyspeptic

A

a person who suffers from indigestion or bad temper

436
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sobriquet

A

a person’s nickname

437
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fracas

A

a noisy disturbance or quarrel

438
Q

gaffe

A

an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator

439
Q

canard

A

an unfounded rumour or story

440
Q

compendium

A

a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication

441
Q

coterie

A

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes , especially one that is exclusive of other people

442
Q

Scantilla

A

a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling

443
Q

ersatz

A

not real or genuine

444
Q

frieze

A

a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

445
Q

gainsay

A

deny or contradict

446
Q

hegemony

A

control by one country or organization

447
Q

impugn

A

dispute the truth , validity or honesty

448
Q

knell

A

the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

449
Q

lacuna

A

an unfilled space; a gap

450
Q

misanthropy

A

a dislike of humankind

451
Q

supine

A

lying face upwards

452
Q

paean

A

a song of praise or triumph

453
Q

turgid

A

swollen and distended or congested

454
Q

querulous

A

complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner

455
Q

libertine

A

a person especially a man who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles

456
Q

libel

A

the act of printing a statement about somebody that isnt true and would give people a bad opinion of him or her

457
Q

heinous

A

utterly odious or wicked

458
Q

occlude

A

stop or closeup or obstruct

459
Q

quiescence

A

inactivity or dormancy

460
Q

pique

A

a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight especially to one’s pride

461
Q

bucolic

A

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

462
Q

puerile

A

childishly silly and immature

463
Q

catharsis

A

the process of expressing strong feeling for example through plays or other artistic activities as a way to getting rid of anger reducing suffering

464
Q

conscript

A

to make somebody join the army navy or airforce

465
Q

daguerreotype

A

a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing on iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapour

466
Q

demagogue

A

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument

467
Q

euphony

A

the quality of being pleasing to the ear

468
Q

fusillade

A

a series of shorts fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession

469
Q

gerontocracy

A

rule by elders

470
Q

hermetic

A

complete and airtight

471
Q

incubus

A

a cause of difficulty or anxiety

472
Q

lachrymose

A

tearful or given to weeping

473
Q

larceny

A

theft of personal property

474
Q

maelstrom

A

a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river

475
Q

munificent

A

characterized by or displaying great generosity

476
Q

nostrum

A

a medicine prepared by an unqualified person especially one that is not considered effective

477
Q

panoply

A

an extensive or impressive collection

478
Q

phalanx

A

a body f troops or police officer standing or moving in close formation

479
Q

umbrage

A

a sense of slight injury or offence often without reason

480
Q

syncopation

A

a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat

481
Q

rococo

A

denoting furniture or architecture characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century continental Europe , with asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork

482
Q

anodyne

A

not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull

483
Q

descry

A

catch sight of

484
Q

hallow

A

honour as holy

485
Q

agile

A

quick-moving

486
Q

endeavor

A

to try very hard

487
Q

inveterate

A

deep-rooted, long established

488
Q

stigmatize

A

describe somebody scornfully

489
Q

manacle

A

chains for the hands or feet

490
Q

molt

A

lose hair or feathers before new growing

491
Q

depredation

A

plundering

492
Q

prune

A

dried plum silly person

493
Q

incumbents

A

offical duties

494
Q

labyrinthine

A

to entangle the state of affairs

495
Q

perfidy

A

treachery breaking of faith

496
Q

aver

A

justify

497
Q

nascent

A

emerging

498
Q

luculent

A

clear

499
Q

commodious

A

having plenty of space for what is needed

500
Q

itinerate

A

to travel from place to place to peregrinate

501
Q

innocuous

A

causing no harm

502
Q

ruffian

A

violent cruel man

503
Q

abrogate

A

repeal or annul by authority

504
Q

tepid

A

lukewarm

505
Q

talon

A

claw of a bird of prey

506
Q

quiescence

A

state of being passive or motionless

507
Q

exhaustive

A

thorough

508
Q

flinch

A

wince

509
Q

insurrection

A

rising of people to open resistance to

510
Q

ossify

A

to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea

511
Q

doleful

A

mournful

512
Q

unfeigned

A

not pretended sincere

513
Q

fixate

A

stare at

514
Q

prim

A

neat

515
Q

transgress

A

break go beyond (a limti)

516
Q

ascend

A

go or come up

517
Q

extirpate

A

to destroy exterminate cut out exscind

518
Q

recidivism

A

relapse into antisocial or criminal behaviour

519
Q

baneful

A

pernicious

520
Q

lurk

A

be out of view ready to attack

521
Q

condone

A

forgive

522
Q

discredit

A

refuse to believe

523
Q

covetous

A

eagerly desirous

524
Q

foray

A

to venture

525
Q

lumber

A

move in a clumsy or noisy way

526
Q

phlegmatic

A

unemotional

527
Q

barren

A

unable to have young ones without value

528
Q

exigency

A

emergency an urgent situation

529
Q

dud

A

no use person something that fails

530
Q

forbearance

A

willingness to wait

531
Q

profligate

A

wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant

532
Q

feint

A

pretend

533
Q

cabal

A

a scheme or plot a group of plotters

534
Q

impute

A

to attribute to a cause or source ascribe

535
Q

obsequious

A

too eager to obey or serve

536
Q

retard

A

check HINDER

537
Q

Aplomb

A

self-confidence

538
Q

spurious

A

counterfeit

539
Q

propitiatory

A

appeasing

540
Q

maudlin

A

tearfully sentimental

541
Q

tautology

A

a repetition a redundancy

542
Q

dulcet

A

harmonious

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