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list 3 barrons Flashcards

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euphemism

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better substitute

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exacerbate

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worsen

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exculpate

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clear from blame

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exigency

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urgency

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extrapolation

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assuming via trends or projection

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facetious

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not serious

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fallacious

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false, misleading

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fawning

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obsequious, extra buttery or flattery

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fatuous

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brainless; inane; foolish

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felicitous

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apt

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flag

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droop/ grow feeble

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fledgling

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inexperienced

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flout

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mock, reject

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foment

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stir up, instigate

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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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frugality

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thrift, economical

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gainsay

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deny

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garrulous

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loquacious, talkative

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gouge

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overcharging, swindle

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goad

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urge on

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Grandiloquent

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pompous, using inflated language, bomabstic

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gregarious

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sociable

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guileless

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innocent, naive

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gullible

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easily deceived, naive

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harangue

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tirade, long and passionate speech

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hyperbole

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exaggertaion, overstatement

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iconoclast

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heretical, revolutionary

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idolatory

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worship of idols; excessive admiration

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immutable

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unchangeable

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impassive

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without feeling, stoical , imperturbable (calm(

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impede

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hinder

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impermeable

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not permitting passage through its substance/ impenetrable

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imperturbable

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CALM

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impervious

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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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implicit

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understood but not stated

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implode

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burst inward

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Inadvertently

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unintentionally

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inchoate —adjective

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recently begun; rudimentary;

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incongruity

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lack of harmony;

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Inconsequential

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unimportant

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

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indeterminate

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not clearly fixed; indefinite

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indigence

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poverty

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indolent

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lazy

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inert

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inactive; lacking power to move

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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innocuous

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Harmless

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive

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insinuate

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hint; imp

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insipid

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dull

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insularity/ insular

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narrow minded, myopic, parochial, provincial

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Intractable

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stubborn

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intransigence—noun

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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness, intractable

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inundate

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overwhelm; flood; submerge

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inured

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accustomed; hardened, toughened up

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invective

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abusive/ highly critical language, vituperative

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irascible

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irritable; easily angered

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irresolute

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uncertain how to act; weak

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itinerary

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plan of a trip

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laconic

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brief , to the point

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lassitude

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languor, mental weariness

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latent

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hidden or concealed talent, potential but undeveloped

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laud

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praise

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levee

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embankment, floodbank, dyke

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levity

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not serious, frivolous

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log

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record of activities

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Loquacious

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talkative

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lucid x esoteric

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easily understood; clear; intelligible

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magnanimity

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generosity

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malingerer

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slacker, one who feigns illness to escape duty

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Malleable

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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maverick

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rebel; nonconformist

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mendacious

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lying; habitually dishonest

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metamorphosis

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change of form

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meticulous

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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous, attentive to details

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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mitigate

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lessen the gravity of, attenuate, diminish

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mollify

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soothe

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

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mundane

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everyday, worldly as opposed to spiritual;

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negate

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nullify, cancel out, deny

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neophyte

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beginner

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obdurate

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stubborn, intractable, intransigence

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obsequious

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servile; sycophantic, servitude, excessively obedient

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occlude

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shut, close

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obviate

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make unnecessary; get rid of

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officious

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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

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onerous

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burdensome

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oscillate

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waver, vibrate, swing

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure, vilification, infamy;

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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

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impertinent

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rude

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proscribe

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forbid by law

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protean

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changeable, variable, versatile, can do many different things

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presumptuous

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overconfident

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docile

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compliant, submissive

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mete/meted out

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distribute/allocate

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purported

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alleged

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baleful

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threatening, harmful, menacing

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furtive

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avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt , secretive

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overt

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openly acknowledged, apparent

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covert

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opposite of overt

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perceptible

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noticeable

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lackadaisical

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careless, lazy

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slipshod

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careless

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augmented

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having been made greater in size or value

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disconcerted

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unsettled or confused

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quixotic

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idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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deferential

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respectful

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unheralded

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not previously expected

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indelible

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making marks that cannot be removed

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prerogative

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privilege, advantage

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vagary

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peculiar, oddity

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expedience

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convenient even if improper

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depraved

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corrupt, wicked

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ossified

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having become rigid

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stasis

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period or state of inactivity or equilibrium

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forebode

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warning

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typify

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represent, epitomise

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contravene

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break, breach

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convivial

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genial, friendly

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gregarious

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sociable

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derision

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mockery

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forswear/ forswore

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agree to do without

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jejune

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artless, naive, simplistic

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expunged

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obliterate, rmeove completely

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munificent

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displaying great generosity

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languorous

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tired but good tired

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motley

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different

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explicate

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analyse in detail

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prevaricator

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liar

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crooner

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singer

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prognosticator—prognosis

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who foretells

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verity

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truth

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injunction

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order, warning

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entreaty

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request

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avuncular

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kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person / relating to the relationship between men and the children of their siblings

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