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Adulterate

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V. To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Acumen

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N. Keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Amalgamate

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V. To combine several elements into a hole.

N. Amalgamation

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Archaic

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Adj. Outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time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; grandiloquent

N. Bombast

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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

N. Fervor

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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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Pompous speech or expression

Adj. Grandiloquent

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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 to the pleasures of the senses

A hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure

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Hegemony

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N. The constant dominance of one state or group 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. Give into intense or excessive devotion to something

N. Idolatry

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Impassive

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Adj. Revealing no emotion

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Inperturable

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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 initial stage; not fully formed

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Infalicious

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Adj. Unfortunate; inappropriate

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Insipid

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Adj. Lacking in quality is that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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Loquacious

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Adj. Extremely talkative

N. Loquacity

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Luminous

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Adj. Characterize by brightness and the emission of light

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Malevolent

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Adj. Having or showing often vicious ill will, sprite, or hatred

N. Malevolence

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Malleable

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Adj. Capable of being shaped are formed; tractable; pliable

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Mendacity

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N. The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

Adj. Mendacious

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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

Adj. Misanthropic

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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; hardhearted; 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 profession or principles 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 about one’s knowledge

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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; to languish; to lose vigor

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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

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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. The 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; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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Profuse

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Adj. Given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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Proliferate

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V. To grow or increased swiftly and abundantly

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Queries

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N. Questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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Querulous

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Adj. Prone to complaining or Grumbling; peevish

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Rancorous

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Adj. Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

N. Rancor

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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; to repeal; to retract

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Reverent

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Adj. Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling a profound awe and respect

N. Reverence

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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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N. Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Specious

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Adj. Seeming true, but actually being fallacious; 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. The 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. An overabundant supply; access; to feed or supply to excess

N. Surfeit of supply

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Tenacity

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N. The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

Adj. Tenacious

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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; and passion, devoted to a cause

N. Zealot

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