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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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adversity

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hardship

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aggravate

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to worsen or intensify

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arduous

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strenuous; taxing

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belie

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to give a false impression of’

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bombast

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self-important or pompous writing or speech

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cacophony

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harsh; jarring; discordant sound

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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censure

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to criticize severely to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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coercive

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serving or intended to compel by force or authority

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condemn

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to blame or denounce

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conspire

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to secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act

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covert

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hidden; clandestine

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cower

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shrink in fear; cringe

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craven

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contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage

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denigrate

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to blacken; to belittle; to sully defame disparage

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denounce

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to publicly condemn or criticize

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derision

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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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discomfit

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to defeat; to put down

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disingenuous

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insincere; lacking in honesty

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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fraud

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deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage

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furtive

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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garrulous

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pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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harangue

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

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impudent

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saucy; impertinent

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inopportune

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ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate

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irascible

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easily angered

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malevolent

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having or showing often viscious ill-will ;spite; hatred

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

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morose

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sad; sullen

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obdurate

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unyielding; hardhearted

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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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obstinate

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stubborn; hardheaded

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onerous

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troubling burdensome

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opprobrium

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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pedantic

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the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules

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perjury

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the purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath

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provoke

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to incite anger; resentment or exasperation

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recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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secrete

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to ensconce; conceal; or stow

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specious

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seeming true; but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive

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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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vexation

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annoyance or irritation

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amalgamate

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to combine several elements into a whole

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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buttress

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a support or prop; often an external prop used to bolster a wall

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capricious

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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catalyst

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a person or thing that causes change

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caustic

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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centrifuge

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a machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis; and; using centrifugal force; separates disparate substances

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converge

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to tend toward the same spot or outcome; inclining to join at an intersecting point

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conversion

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the act or process of transforming to another form; state or product

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corrosion

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act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away esp of metals

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decibel

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unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound

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desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate to make dry or dull

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distill

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to purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization

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divest

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to remove or strip esp clothing

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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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eradicate

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to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots

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expel

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to force out; to discharge

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extend

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to lengthen or stretch out

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facilitate

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to aid by making easier

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implode

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to abruptly and violently collapse inward

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infuse

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to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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inundate

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to flood or overwhelm

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invigoration

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the quality of being energized or filled with liveliness

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lackluster

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dull; lacking vitality or luminosity

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lethargic

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lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy

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luminous

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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pervasive

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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placate

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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plod

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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily

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plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precursor

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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propagate

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to cause to spread; multiply or reproduce

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prune

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to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant; esp parts that are dead

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rarefy

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to make or become thin; less dense; to refine

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rectify

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to make right or fix; correct

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retard

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to slow delay or hamper

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saturate

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to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak

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sever

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to remove or separate by cutting off

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stimulant

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an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity

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synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole

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tentative

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not definite; uncertain; experimental

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vigor

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active bodily or mental strength or energy; force

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viscous

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thick; sticky

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vital

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essential for or relating to life; necessary

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volatile

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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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waver

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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision

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aberrant

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deviating from the norm

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ambiguous

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unclear; open to more than one potential meaning

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anachronistic

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belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context

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anomalous

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abnormal; deviating from the common or general type

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anomaly

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deviation from the normal order; form; or rule

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archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier; perhaps more primitive time

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ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial esp in religious devotion

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banal

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lacking originality

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brilliance

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extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius

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camouflage

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a means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings

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commensurate

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matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree; size; or amount

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conspicuous

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easily visible; obvious

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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deviance

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state or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality

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deviation

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departure or wandering away from the accepted standard

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discrete

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distinct; individual

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diffuse

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dispersed or scattered; not centralized

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digress

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to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent

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discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disinterest

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lack of bias or involvement; impartiality; (ed) uninvolved; free from self-interest

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dispersed

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spread out or scattered

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distention

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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape

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eccentric

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departing from norms or convention

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eclectic

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culled from many sources

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emulate

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to imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing

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enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small; specific group

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flamboyant

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ostentatious or showy; flashy

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florid

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flowery; ruddy; ornate

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heretical

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unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma

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hierarchy

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a system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order

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homogeneous

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made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform

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iconoclastic

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attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox

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idiosyncrasy

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a quirk particular to a group or individual

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm; impassivity; and steadiness

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innocuous

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harmless; causing no damage

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marginal

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relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal

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maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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monotonous

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dull and without variety; tedious

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mundane

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of the world; typical of or concerned w/the ordinary

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ostracism

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the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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recluse

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one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion

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scarce

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rare and insufficient

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sporadic

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occurring only occasionally; or in a scattered instances

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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symmetry

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the quality of being evenly balanced

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tangential

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only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant

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temper

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to moderate or soothe

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temperate

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moderate; marked by restraint and lack of extremes

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admonish

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to reprove; to express warning or disapproval

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advocate

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to champion or support; to argue in favor of

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anthology

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a collection of lierary works by various authors

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apprise

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to give notice to; to inform

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approbation

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an expression of approval or praise

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articulate

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well-spoken; coherent

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aver

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to state as a fact; to confirm or support

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brevity

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shortness or briefness; esp. in time

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candor

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honesty; frankness; sincerity

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circumspect

A

discreet; prudent; careful

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cogent

A

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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corroborate

A

to confirm; to provide additional support; verify

168
Q

diffident

A

reserved; shy; or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

169
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disabuse

A

to undeceive to set right

170
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discourse

A

lecture or discussion; conversation

171
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discretion

A

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

172
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dissertation

A

a long and formal written thesis or treatise; usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement

173
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elegy

A

a mournful poem; esp one lamenting the dead

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eloquent

A

well-spoken; expressive; articulate

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enumerate

A

to list or count off individually

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equivocate

A

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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eulogy

A

a speech honoring the dead

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euphemism

A

a mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term

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exculpate

A

exonerate; to clear of blame

180
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extemporaneous

A

improvised; done without preparation

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fawn

A

to flatter or praise excessively

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glib

A

marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

183
Q

goad

A

to prod or drive forward; to urge on; incite

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implicit

A

implied but no directly stated; tacit

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impose

A

to compel or require; to push one’s views or authority upon others

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Q

inquisitive

A

questioning; curious

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laconic

A

using few words; terse

188
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laud

A

to praise highly

189
Q

loquacious

A

extremely talkative

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Q

lucid

A

clear; easily understood

191
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mollify

A

to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intesity

192
Q

parody

A

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect; esp. in literature and art

193
Q

pertinent

A

relevant; germane

194
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platitude

A

a superficial remark; esp. one offered as meaningful

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Q

propitiate

A

to appease; to conciliate

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rescind

A

to invalidate; to repeal to retract

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rhetoric

A

the art or study of effect use of language for communication and persuasion

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sanction

A

authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance

199
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shrill

A

loud and high-pitched; screeching

200
Q

soliloquy

A

a speech made to oneself; a monologue

201
Q

stanza

A

a group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme; meter; and length

202
Q

subtle

A

not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

203
Q

succinct

A

brief and concise

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tacit

A

implied; not explicitly stated

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taciturn

A

not talkative; reserved

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Q

tact

A

discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy

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Q

tout

A

to publicly praise or promote

208
Q

validity

A

soundness or truthfulness

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veracity

A

truthfulness; honesty

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wheedle

A

to coax; persuade; often through the use of flattery or smooth talk

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Q

anesthetic

A

a substance that causes insensibility and removes pain

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Q

antipathy

A

aversion; dislike

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arbitrary

A

subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason

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aversion

A

an intense feeling of dislike or disgust

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banal

A

lacking originality; commonplace

216
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bent

A

an inclination or tendency

217
Q

compensation

A

payment given for services rendered or for loss

218
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compliant

A

yielding or submissive; amenable

219
Q

condone

A

to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

220
Q

convention

A

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

221
Q

correspond

A

to exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize

222
Q

defer

A

yield; submit; bow

223
Q

dogma

A

doctrine or set of religious principles

224
Q

ensure

A

to guarantee or make certain

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Q

equivocal

A

ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

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Q

extraneous

A

not vital or pertinent; irrelevant

227
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fortuitous

A

happening by fortunate accident or chance

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frugality

A

thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters

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illusory

A

deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression

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Q

indifferent

A

having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Q

insipid

A

without taste or flavor; lacking in spirits; bland

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inured

A

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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miser

A

an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy

234
Q

nonplused

A

baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do

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Q

penchant

A

strong inclination; liking

236
Q

penury

A

poverty; destitution

237
Q

plethora

A

an overabundance; a surplus

238
Q

preempt

A

to replace; to supersede; to appropriate

239
Q

presumption

A

the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted

240
Q

prodigal

A

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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Q

prone

A

naturally inclined; tending; likely

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Q

propensity

A

a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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qualms

A

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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quiescence

A

stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest

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reconciliation

A

the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

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Q

repudiate

A

to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

247
Q

restitution

A

the act of returning something to its proper owner; or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation

248
Q

savor

A

to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

249
Q

serenity

A

tranquility; peacefulness

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solvent

A

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Q

stint

A

to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

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subjective

A

not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

253
Q

superfluous

A

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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Q

tranquil

A

peaceful; calm

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tranquility

A

calmness; serenity; peacefulness

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trivial

A

unimportant; lacking value

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veneration

A

extreme respect and reverence; worship

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Q

audacious

A

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

259
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authoritarian

A

characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering

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beneficent

A

charitable and kind in action

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blithe

A

carefree; merry

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brittle

A

apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile

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Q

burnish

A

to polish; to rub to a shine

264
Q

calibrate

A

to inspect; determine; or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard

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Q

camouflage

A

a means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings

266
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connoisseur

A

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

267
Q

consternation

A

dismay; startling; distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion

268
Q

convoluted

A

complex or complicated

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Q

cultivation

A

the act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops

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cultured

A

possessing education; refinement and taste; polished

271
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cunning

A

shrewdness and craftiness; slyness

272
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cynicism

A

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

273
Q

deference

A

a courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another

274
Q

dogmatic

A

stubbornly opinionated

275
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effrontery

A

boldness; impudence; arrogance

276
Q

endemic

A

restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous

277
Q

epitome

A

embodiment; quintessence

278
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erudite

A

very learned; scholarly

279
Q

extravagance

A

lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend esp. of funds

280
Q

facetious

A

playful humorous

281
Q

fatuous

A

silly inanely foolish

282
Q

fidelity

A

faithfulness; loyalty

283
Q

implacable

A

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

284
Q

ingenuity

A

cleverness or inventiveness

285
Q

intemperance

A

excessive indulgence of appetite or passion; esp. in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint

286
Q

intrepid

A

steadfast and courageous

287
Q

magnanimity

A

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

288
Q

membrane

A

a thin; flexible film of tissue that covers or lines an organ

289
Q

meticulous

A

characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

290
Q

perfunctory

A

cursory; done without care or interest

291
Q

plasticity

A

pliability; malleability; flexibility

292
Q

porous

A

full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable

293
Q

pragmatic

A

practical rather than idealistic

294
Q

presumptuous

A

assuming an unauthorized right or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant

295
Q

pristine

A

pure; uncorrupted; clean

296
Q

probity

A

adherence to the highest principles; uprightness

297
Q

prodigious

A

abundant in size; force; or extent; extraordinary

298
Q

prudent

A

wise and careful; showing good judgment

299
Q

rigidity

A

the quality or state of being unyielding or stiff

300
Q

slight

A

small; lacking substance in degree; amount; or size

301
Q

solicitous

A

concerned and attentive; eager

302
Q

somber

A

dark and depressing; mournful

303
Q

superficial

A

lacking depth; existing on or near the surface

304
Q

synthetic

A

man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole

305
Q

tortuous

A

winding; twisting; excessively complicated

306
Q

tractable

A

docile; obedience; easily led

307
Q

treacherous

A

lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable

308
Q

unfeigned

A

genuine; not false or hypocritical

309
Q

unfettered

A

not tied down; unrestrained

310
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warranted

A

called for; authorized; justified

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