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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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Maverick (n.)

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Independent wrt group

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Mercurial (adj.)

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Rapidly and unpredictably changing in mood

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Mollify (v.)

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To calm/soothe

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Neophyte (n.)

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A recent convert, beginner

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Obfuscate (v.)

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To deliberately hide/make confusitng

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Obstinate (adj.)

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Stubborn, uncompromising

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Ostentatious (adj.)

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Showy

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Pervade (v.)

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To permeate throughout

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Phelgmatic (adj.)

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Calm, sluggish, unemotional

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Presumptuous (adj.)

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Overstepping bounds, taking liberties

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Prisinte (adj.)

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Pure, uncorrupted

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Probity (n.)

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Integrity, uprightness

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Proclivity (n.)

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Natural predisposition/inclination

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Profligate (adj.)

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Excessively wasteful, extravagant

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Propensity (n.)

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Natural inclination

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Prosaic (adj.)

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Dull, lacking in spirit

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Quixotic (adj.)

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Foolishly impractical, motivated by lofty romatic ideals

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Quotidian (adj.)

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Occuring daily, common

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Rarefy (v.)

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To make or become thin or less dense, to refine

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Recondite (adj.)

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Hidden; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent (adj.)

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Shiny, brilliant

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Renege (v.)

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To fail to honor a commitment

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Sedulous (adj.)

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diligent,

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Soporific (adj.)

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Causing drowsiness

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Spendthrift (n.)

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One who spends wastefully

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Tacit (adj.)

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Implied, not explicitly stated

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Terse (adj.)

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Breif and concise

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Tout (v.)

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To publically praise or promote

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Trenchant (adj.)

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Sharply perceptive

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Unfeigned (adj.)

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Genuine

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Untenable (adj.)

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Not viable

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Vacillate (v.)

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To flip flop

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Variegated (adj.)

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Multicolored

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Vexation (n.)

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Annoyance, irritation

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Vigilant (adj.)

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Alertly watchful

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Vituperate (v.)

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To berate

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Volatitle (adj>)

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volatile but can can also mean explosive