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acumen

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(n) keen, accurate judgment or insight

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adulterate

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(v) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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(v) to combine several elements into a whole

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archaic

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(adj) outdated, associated with an earlier, more primitive time

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aver

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(v) to state as a fact, to declare or assert

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bolster

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(v) to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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(adj) pompous, high-sounding but with little meaning

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diatribe

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(n) a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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(v) to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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(adj) departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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

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evanescent

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(adj) tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing

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exacerbate

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(v) to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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(adj) greatly emotional or zealous

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fortuitous

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(adj) happening by accident or chance

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germane

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(adj) relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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(n) pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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(adj) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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(adj) calm and peaceful

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hedonism

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(n) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially of the senses

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hegemony

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(n) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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(n) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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(adj) given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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impassive

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(adj) revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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(adj) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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implacable

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(adj) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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(n) immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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(adj) in an initial stage, not fully formed

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infelicitous

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(adj) unfortunate, inappropriate

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insipid

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(adj) without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland

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loquacious

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(adj) extremely talkative

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luminous

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(adj) characterized by brightness, radiating or reflecting light

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malevolent

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(adj) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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malleable

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(adj) capable of being shaped or formed, pliable

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mendacity

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(n) the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty

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meticulous

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(adj) characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail

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misanthrope

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(n) one who hates all other humans

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mitigate

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(v) to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate

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obdurate

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(adj) unyielding, hard-hearted, intractable

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obsequious

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(adj) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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(v) to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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(n) disgrace, contempt, scorn

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pedagogy

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(n) the method or practice of teaching or instructing

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pedantic

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(adj) overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, show-offish

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penury

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(n) poverty, destitution

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pervasive

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(adj) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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(v) to yearn intensely, especially for something unattainable

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pirate

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(v) to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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(n) the essential or central part

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pithy

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(adj) precise and brief, almost forcefully

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placate

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(v) to appease, to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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(n) a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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(v) to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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(adj) controversial, argumentative

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prodigal

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(adj) recklessly wasteful, extravagent, profuse, lavish

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profuse

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(adj) given or coming forth abundantly

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proliferate

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(v) to grow or increase swiftly

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queries

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(n) questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind

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querulous

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(adj) prone to complaining or grumbling

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rancorous

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(adj) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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recalcitrant

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(adj) obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage

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repudiate

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(v) to refuse to have anything to do with, to disown

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rescind

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(v) to invalidate, repeal, retract

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reverent

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(adj) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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rhetoric

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(n) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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(adj) promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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(adj) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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(adj) seeming true but not, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false

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spurious

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(adj) lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit

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subpoena

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(n) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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succinct

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(adj) brief, concise

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superfluous

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(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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(v) to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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(n) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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tenuous

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(adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak

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tirade

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(n) a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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transient

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(adj) fleeting, passing quickly, brief

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zealous

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(adj) fervent, ardent, devoted to a cause

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