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Libertine

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a free thinker_ usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

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Intrepid

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fearless; resolutely courageous

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Inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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Inure

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to harden; accustom; become used to

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Invective

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abusive language

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Investiture

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ceremony conferring authority

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Invidious

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envious_ obnoxious_ or offensive_ likely to promote ill-will

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Irascible

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easily made angry

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Itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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Jargon

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nonsensical talk; specialized language

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Jettison

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to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering

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Jingoism

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belligerent support of one’s country

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Jocular

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playful; humorous

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Judicious

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sensible; showing good judgement

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Juncture

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point of time_ especially where two things are joined

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Keen

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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

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Kindle

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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

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Kinetic

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relating to motion; characterized by movement

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Knell

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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

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Kudos

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fame_ glory_ or honor

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Lachrymose

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tearful

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Laconic

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using few words

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Lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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Lampoon

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to ridicule with satire

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Licentious

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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Limpid

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clear; transparent

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Lionize

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to treat as a celebrity

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Lissome

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easily flexed; limber; agile

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Listless

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lacking energy and enthusiasm

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Livid

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discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

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Loquacious

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talkative

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Lucid

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clear and esily understood

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Lugubrious

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sorrowful; mournful; dismal

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Lumber

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to move slowly and awkwardly

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Luminous

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btight; brilliant; glowing

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Machination

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plot or scheme

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Maelstrom

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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

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Magnate

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powerful or influential person

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Malediction

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a curse; a wish of evil upon another

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Malinger

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to evade responibilty by pretending to be ill

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Malleable

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capable of being shaped

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Mannered

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artifical or stilted in character

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Mar

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to damage or deface; spoil

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Martinet

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strict discipliarian; one who rigidly follows rules

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Maudlin

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overly sentimental

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Mendacious

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dishonest

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Mendicant

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beggar

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Mercurial

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quick_ shrewd_ and unpredictable

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Meretricious

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gaudy; falsely attractive

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Metaphor

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figure of speech comparing two different things

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Meticulous

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extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking

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Militate

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to operate against; work against

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Mirth

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frivolity; gaiety; laughter

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Misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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Missive

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a written note or letter

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Mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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Mollify

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to calm or make less severe

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Molt

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to shed hair_ skin_ or an outer layer periodically

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Monastic

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extremly plain or secluded_ as in a monastery

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Monotony

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no variaion; tedioulsly the same

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Mores

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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes

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Multifarious

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diverse

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Myopic

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lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective

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Nadir

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lowest point

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Naive

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lacking sophistication or experience

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Nascent

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starting to develop; coming into existence

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Neologism

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new word or expression

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Neophyte

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novice; beginner

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Nettle

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to irritate

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Noisome

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stinking; putrid

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Nominal

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existing in name only; negligble

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Nuance

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a subltle expression of meaning or quality

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Numismatics

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coin collecting

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Obdurate

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hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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Oblique

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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious

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Obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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Obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding

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Obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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Occlude

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to stop up; prevent the passage of

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Officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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Onerous

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troublesome and oppresive; burdensome

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Opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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Opine

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to express an opinion

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Opprobrium

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public disgrace

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Orotund

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pompous

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Ossify

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to change in to bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

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Ostensible

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apparent

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Ostentation

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excessive showiness

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Overwrought

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agitated; overdone

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Palatial

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relating to a palace; magnificent

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Palliate

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to make less serious; ease

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Pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

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Panache

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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

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Panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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Panoply

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impressive array

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Paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

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Paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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Pare

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to trim off excess; reduce

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Pariah

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an outcast

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Parley

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discussion_ usually between enemies

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Parry

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to ward off or deflect_ especially by a quickwitted answer

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Pastiche

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piece of literature or music imitating other works

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Pathogenic

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causing disease

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Peccadillo

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minor sin or offense

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Pedant

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someone who shows off learning

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Pejorative

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having bad connotations; disparaging

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Penury

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an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty

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Peregrinate

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to wander fro place to place; to travel; especially on foot

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Perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust

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Perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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Peripatetic

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wandering from place to place_ especially on foot

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Permeate

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to penetrate

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Perspicacious

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shrewd_ astute_ or keen-witted

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Pervade

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to be present throughout; to permeate

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Phalanx

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a compact or close-knit body of people_ animals_ or things

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Philanthropy

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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Philistine

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

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Phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temperament

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Pithy

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profound or substantial yet concise_ succinct and to the point

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Placate

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to soothe or pacify

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Plastic

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able to be molded_ altered_ or bent

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Plebeian

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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners

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Plethora

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excess

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Plucky

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courageous; spunky

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Polemic

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controversy; argument; verbal attack

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