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Aggrandize (v)

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To increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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Acerbic (adj)

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Having a sour or bitter taste or character

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Alchemy (n)

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A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals

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Amenable (adj)

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Agreeable

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Anachronism (n)

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Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent (adj)

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Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh

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Contiguous (adj)

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Touching

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Convention (n)

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A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous (adj)

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Gullible

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Cynicism (n)

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

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Decorum (n)

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Polite or appropriate behavior

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Derision (n)

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Scorn, ridicule

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Desiccate (v)

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To dry out or dehydrate

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Dilettante (n)

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One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage (v)

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To slight or belittle

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Divulge (v)

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To disclose something secret

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Fawn (v)

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To flatter or praise excessively

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Flout (v)

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To show contempt for

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Garrulous (adj)

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Pointlessly talkative

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Glib (adj)

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Marked by ease or informality; superficial; nonchalant

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Hubris (n)

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Overbearing presumption or pride

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Imminent (adj)

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About to happen

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Immutable (adj)

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Not capable of change

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Impetuous (adj)

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Hastily or rashly energetic

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Indifferent (adj)
Having no interest or concern
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Inimical (adj)
Damaging; harmful
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Intractable (adj)
Not easily managed or directed
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Intrepid (adj)
Steadfast and courageous
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Laconic (adj)
Using few words
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Maverick (n)
An independent individual who doesn't go along with a group or party
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Mercurial (adj)
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Mollify (v)
To calm or soothe
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Neophyte (n)
A recent convert
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Obfuscate (v)
To deliberately obscure
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Obstinate (adj)
Stubborn ; hard headed
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Pervade (v)
To permeate throughout
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Phlegmatic (adj)
Calm; sluggish
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Plethora (n)
An over abundance
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Pragmatic (adj)
Practical rather than idealistic
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Presumptuous (adj)
Overstepping boundaries
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Pristine (adj)
Pure
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Probity (n)
Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity
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Proclivity (n)
A natural predisposition or inclination
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Profligate (adj)
Excessively wasteful
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Propensity (n)
A natural inclination or tendency
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Prosaic (adj)
Dull
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Pungent (adj)
Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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Quixotic (adj)
Foolishly impractical; m arked by lofty romantic ideals
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Quotidian (adj)
Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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Rarefy (v)
To make or become thin, less dense
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Recondite (adj)
Hidden; concealed
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Refulgent (adj)
Radiant; shiny; brilliant
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Renege (v)
To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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Sedulous (adj)
Diligent; persistent; hard-working
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Shard (n)
A piece of broken pottery or glass
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Soporific (adj)
Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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Sparse (adj)
Thin; not dense
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Spendthrift (n)
One who spends money wastefully
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Subtle (adj)
Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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Tacit (adj)
Implied; not explicitly stated
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Terse (adj)
Brief and concise in wording
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Tout (v)
To publicly praise or promote
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Trenchant (adj)
Sharply perceptive; keen; pentrating
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Unfeigned (adj)
Genuine; not false or hypocritical
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Untenable (adj)
Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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Vacillate (v)
To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion or another
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Variegated (adj)
Multicolored
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Vexation (n)
Annoyance; irriation
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Vigilant (adj)
Alertly watchful
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Vituperate (v)
To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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Volatile (adj)
Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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