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Politic

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic

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Polyglot

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a speaker of many languages

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Posit

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to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation

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Potentate

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a monarch or ruler with great power

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Pragmatic

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practical_ as opposed to idealistic

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Prattle

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meaningless_ foolish talk

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Precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruplty; lacking deliberation

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Precis

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short summary of facts

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Prescient

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having foresight

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Prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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Pristine

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted

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Probity

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complete honesty and integrity

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Proclivity

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a natural inclination or predisposition

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Prodigal

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lavish; wasteful

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Profligate

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corrupt; degenerate

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Proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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Propitiate

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to conciliate; to appease

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Propriety

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs

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Prudence

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wisdom_ caution_ or restraint

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Puerile

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childish_ immature_ or silly

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Pugilism

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boxing

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Pulchritude

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beauty

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Pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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Pusillanimous

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cowardly; without courage

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Querulous

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inclined to complain; irritable

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Quiescent

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motionless

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Quixotic

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overly idealistic; impractical

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Quotidian

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occurring daily; commonplace

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Raconteur

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witty_ skillful storyteller

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Rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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Redress

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relief from wrong or injury

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Rejoinder

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response

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Repast

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meal or mealtime

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Replete

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abundantly supplied_ complete

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Repose

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rexlation; leisure

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Repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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Requite

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to return or repay

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Restive

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impatient_ uneasy_ or restless

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Reticent

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silent; reserved

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Rhetoric

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effective writing or speaking

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Ribald

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humorous in a vulgar way

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Rococo

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very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation

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Rustic

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rural

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Sacrosanct

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extremely sacred; beyond criticism

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Sagacious

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shrewd; wise

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Salient

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prominent; of notable significance

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Salubrious

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healthful

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Sanguine

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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

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Sardonic

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cynical; scornfully mocking

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Satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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Scintilla

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trace amount

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Sedition

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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Sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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Seraphic

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angelic; sweet

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Sinecure

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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Slake

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to calm down or moderate

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Sobriquet

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nickname

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Solecism

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gtrammatical mistake; blunder in speech

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Soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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Spartan

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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere

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Specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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Sportive

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frolicsome; playful

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Stasis

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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

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Stentorian

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extremely loud

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Stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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Stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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Stratagem

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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Sublime

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lofty or grand

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Sully

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to tarnish; taint

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Supplant

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

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Surfeit

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excessive amount

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Surly

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rude and bad-tempered

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Sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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Sycophant

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a self-serving flatterer; yes-man

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Symbiosis

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness

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Syncopation

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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Tacit

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done without using words

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Taciturn

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silent; not talkative

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Talon

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claw of an animal_ especially a bird of prey

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Tangential

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digressing; diverting

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Tawdry

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gaudy_ cheap_or showy

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Terrestrial

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earthly; down to earth; commonplace

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Tirade

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long_ harsh speech or verbal attack

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Toady

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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

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Tome

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book_ usually large and academic

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Torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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Transitory

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temporary; lasting a brief time

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Trenchant

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acute_ sharp_ or incisive; forecful; effective

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Turgid

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swollen as from a fluid; bloated

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Tyro

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beginner; novice

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Umbrage

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offense; resentment

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Unconscionable

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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

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Unequivocal

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absolute; certain

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Upbraid

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to scold sharply

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Usury

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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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Vacillate

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to physically sway or to be indecisive

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Variegated

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varied; marked with different colors

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Venerable

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respected because of age

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Venerate

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to respect deeply

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Veracity

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filled with truth and accuracy

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Verbose

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wordy

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Verdant

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green with vegtation; inexperienced

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Vernal

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related to spring; fresh

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Vestige

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a trace; remnant

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Vex

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to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse

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Vicissitude

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a change or variation; ups and downs

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Vim

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vitality and energy

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Viscous

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thick and adhesive_ like a slow-flowing fluid

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Vituperate

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to abuse verbally; berate

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Volatile

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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Voluble

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talkative; speaking easily; glib

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Wan

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sickly pale

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Wanton

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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

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Waver

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to fluctuate between choices

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Whimsical

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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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Wily

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clever; deceptive

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Winsome

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charming; happily engaging

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Wizened

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shriveled; withered; wrinkled

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Wraith

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a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death

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Xenophobia

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a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

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Yoke

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to join together

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Zeal

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passion; excitement

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Zealot

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someone passionately devoted to a cause

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Zenith

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the point of culmination; peak

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Zephyr

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a gentle breeze; something airy or usubstantial

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