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Adulterate (verb):

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to reduce to purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Acumen (noun):

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keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Amalgamate (verb):

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to combine several elements into a whole (noun form: amalgamation)

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Archaic (adj.):

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outdated, associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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Aver (verb):

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to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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Bolster (verb):

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to provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic (adj.):

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pompous; grandiloquent (noun form: bombast)

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Diatribe (noun):

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a harsh denunciation

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Dissemble (verb):

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Eccentric (adj.):

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departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic (adj.):

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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Evanescent (adj.):

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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Exacerbate (verb):

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to make worse or more severe

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Fervent (adj.):

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greatly emotional or zealous (noun form: fervor)

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Fortuitous (adj.):

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happening by accident or chance

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Germane (adj.):

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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Grandiloquence (noun):

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pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent)

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Hackneyed (adj.):

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon (adj.):

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calm & peaceful

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Hedonism (noun):

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)

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Hegemony (noun):

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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Iconoclast (noun):

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous (adj.):

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun form: idolatry)

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Impassive (adj.):

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revealing no emotion

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Imperturbable (adj.):

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Implacable (adj.):

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity (noun):

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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Inchoate (adj.):

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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Infelicitous (adj.):

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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Insipid (adj.):

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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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Loquacious (adj.):

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extremely talkative (noun form: loquacity)

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Luminous (adj.):

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Malevolent (adj.):

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun form: malevolence)

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Malleable (adj.):

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capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

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Mendacity (noun):

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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj. form: mendacious)

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Meticulous (adj.):

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characterized by extreme care & precision; attentive to detail

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Misanthrope (noun):

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one who hates all other humans (adj. form: misanthropic)

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Mitigate (verb):

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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Obdurate (adj.):

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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Obsequious (adj.):

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude (verb):

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to obstruct or block

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Opprobrium (noun):

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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Pedagogy (noun):

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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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Pedantic (adj.):

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

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Penury (noun):

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poverty; destitution

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Pervasive (adj.):

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pine (verb):

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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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Pirate (verb):

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to illegally use or reproduce

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Pith (noun):

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the essential or central part

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Pithy (adj.):

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precise and brief

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Placate (verb)

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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Platitude (noun):

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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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Plummet (verb)

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to plunge or drop straight down

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Polemical (adj.):

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controversial; argumentative

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Prodigal (adj.):

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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Profuse (adj.):

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giving or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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Proliferate (verb):

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Queries (noun):

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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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Querulous (adj.):

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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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Rancorous (adj.):

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form: rancor)

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Recalcitrant (adj.):

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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Repudiate (verb)

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to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

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Rescind (verb):

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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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Reverent (adj.):

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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun form: reverence)

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Rhetoric (noun):

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication or persuasion

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Salubrious (adj.):

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promoting health or well-being

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Solvent (noun):

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Spurious (adj.):

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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Specious (adj.):

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seemingly true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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Subpoena (noun):

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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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Succinct (adj.):

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Brief; concise

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Superfluous (adj.):

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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Surfeit (verb)

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

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Tenacity (noun):

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The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj. form: tenacious)

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Tenuous (adj.):

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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Tirade (noun):

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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Transient (adj.):

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fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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Zealous (adj.)

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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)

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