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Acerbic (adj.)

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Sour taste or character

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Aggranddize (v.)

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To increase in power, intensity, prestige

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Amenable (adj.)

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Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism (n.)

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Something out of place in historical/chronological context

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Astringent (adj.)

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Having a tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous (adj.)

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Sharing a border; adjacent

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Convention (n.)

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Generally agreed upon practice

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Credulous (adj.)

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Gullible

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Cynicism (n.)

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Attitude/belief that people are motivated by selfishness

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Decorum (n.)

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Polite/appropriate conduct

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Derision (n.)

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Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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Desiccate (v.)

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To dry out

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Dilettante (n.)

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One with superficial/ameteurish interest in a subject

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Disparage (v.)

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To slight or belittle

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Fawn (v.)

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Flatter or praise excessively

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Flout (v.)

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To show contempt for (a rule/convention)

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Garrulous (adj.)

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Pointless talkative

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Glib (adj.)

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Nonchalant, superficial

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Immutable (adj.)

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Not changeable

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Impetuous (adj.)

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Rashly energetic, impulsive

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Inimical (adj.)

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Damaging, harmful

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Intractable (adj.)

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Stubborn, obstinate

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Intrepid (adj.)

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Courageous, steadfast

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Laconic (adj.)

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Of few words

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# Hit Parade 4 Maverick (n.)
Independent wrt group
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# Hit Parade 4 Mercurial (adj.)
Rapidly and unpredictably changing in mood
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# Hit Parade 4 Mollify (v.)
To calm/soothe
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# Hit Parade 4 Neophyte (n.)
A recent convert, beginner
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# Hit Parade 4 Obfuscate (v.)
To deliberately hide/make confusitng
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# Hit Parade 4 Obstinate (adj.)
Stubborn, uncompromising
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# Hit Parade 4 Ostentatious (adj.)
Showy
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# Hit Parade 4 Pervade (v.)
To permeate throughout
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# Hit Parade 4 Phelgmatic (adj.)
Calm, sluggish, unemotional
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# Hit Parade 4 Presumptuous (adj.)
Overstepping bounds, taking liberties
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# Hit Parade 4 Prisinte (adj.)
Pure, uncorrupted
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# Hit Parade 4 Probity (n.)
Integrity, uprightness
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# Hit Parade 4 Proclivity (n.)
Natural predisposition/inclination
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# Hit Parade 4 Profligate (adj.)
Excessively wasteful, extravagant
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# Hit Parade 4 Propensity (n.)
Natural inclination
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# Hit Parade 4 Prosaic (adj.)
Dull, lacking in spirit
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# Hit Parade 4 Quixotic (adj.)
Foolishly impractical, motivated by lofty romatic ideals
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# Hit Parade 4 Quotidian (adj.)
Occuring daily, common
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# Hit Parade 4 Rarefy (v.)
To make or become thin or less dense, to refine
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# Hit Parade 4 Recondite (adj.)
Hidden; difficult to understand; obscure
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# Hit Parade 4 Refulgent (adj.)
Shiny, brilliant
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# Hit Parade 4 Renege (v.)
To fail to honor a commitment
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# Hit Parade 4 Sedulous (adj.)
diligent,
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# Hit Parade 4 Soporific (adj.)
Causing drowsiness
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# Hit Parade 4 Spendthrift (n.)
One who spends wastefully
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# Hit Parade 4 Tacit (adj.)
Implied, not explicitly stated
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# Hit Parade 4 Terse (adj.)
Breif and concise
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# Hit Parade 4 Tout (v.)
To publically praise or promote
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# Hit Parade 4 Trenchant (adj.)
Sharply perceptive
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# Hit Parade 4 Unfeigned (adj.)
Genuine
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# Hit Parade 4 Untenable (adj.)
Not viable
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# Hit Parade 4 Vacillate (v.)
To flip flop
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# Hit Parade 4 Variegated (adj.)
Multicolored
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# Hit Parade 4 Vexation (n.)
Annoyance, irritation
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# Hit Parade 4 Vigilant (adj.)
Alertly watchful
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# Hit Parade 4 Vituperate (v.)
To berate
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# Hit Parade 4 Volatitle (adj>)
volatile but can can also mean explosive