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Acumen

A

keen, accurate judgement or insight

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Adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate

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to combine several elements into a wholearch

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archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive; time; ancient

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Aver

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to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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Bolster

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to provide support

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Bombastic

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pompous; magniloquent

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Diatribe

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a harsh denunciation; last out;

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Dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic

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characteristic of or often found in a particular location

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Evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor

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Exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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Fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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Germane

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relevant to the subject at hand

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Grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequency usage; Having been overused

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Halcyon

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calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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devoting to pleasurable pursuit

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Hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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Iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institution

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Idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive

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revealing no emotion

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Imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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Implacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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Inchoate

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in an initial stage, not fully formed

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Infelicitous

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Unfortunate, inappropriate

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Insipid

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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit

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Loquacious

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extremely talkative

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Luminous

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred

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Malleable

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capable of being shaped or formed

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Mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful

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Meticulous

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characterized by extreme care and precision

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Misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

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Mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense

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Obdurate

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unyielding, hardhearted

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Obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude

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to obstruct or block

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Opprobrium

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disgrace, contempt

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Pedagogy

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the profession or principles of teaching

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Pedantic

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the parading of learning

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Penury

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poverty, destitution

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Pervasive

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pine

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to yearn intensely

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Pirate

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to illegal use or reproduce

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Pith

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the essential or central part

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Pithy

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precise and brief

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Placate

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to appease, to calm by making concessions

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Platitude

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a superficial remark

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Plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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Polemical

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controversial, argumentative

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Prodigal

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recklessly wasteful, lavish

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Profuse

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given or coming forth abundantly

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Proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Queries

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questions, inquires

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Querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling

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Rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority

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Repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with

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Rescind

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to invalidate, to repeal, retract

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Reverent

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Marked by feeling or expression a feeling of profound awe and respect

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Rhetoric

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication

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Salubrious

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promoting health or well-being

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Solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Specious

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Seeming true, but actually being fallacious

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Spurious

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Lacking authenticity or validity

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Subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance and or testimony

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Succinct

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brief, concise

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Superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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Surfeit

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an overabundance supply

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Tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to somewhat valued

75
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Tenuous

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

76
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Tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech

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Transient

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fleeting, passing quickly

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Zealous

A

fervent, ardent, impassioned; devoted to a cause

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