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boorish

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(adj) rough and bad-mannered

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brook

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(v) tolerate

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circumspect

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(v) wary cautious

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comity

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(n) an association of nations for their mutual benefits / considerate for each other

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commensurate

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(adj) corresponding in size or degree / in proportion to

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cordial

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(adj) warm, friendly

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deleterious

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(adj) causing harm

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dichotomy

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(n) a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as opposite or entirely different

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edify

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(adj) instruct or improve morally or intellectually

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elicit

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(v) call forth

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erudite

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(adj) having profound knowledge of something

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fecund

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(adj) highly fertile

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feeble

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(adj) lacking physical strength / lacking strength of character / failing to convince or impress

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felicitous

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(adj) well chosen or suited for the situation / pleasing

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forbear

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(v) refrain from doing something

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haphazard

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(adj) lacking any principle of organization

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hodgepodge

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(n) a confusing mix

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impede

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(v) hinder

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impetous

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(adj) having done without much thought or care

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irascible

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(adj) having or show the tendency to be easily angered

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mercenary

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(v) making money at expense of ethics / professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army

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merticulous

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(adj) very careful

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mordant

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(adj) (humor) show a sharp and critical quality, biting

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outstrip

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(v) move faster and overtake

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precarious

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(adj) not secured in position / dangerously likely to fall and collapseq

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quirky

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(adj) having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects

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repudiate

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(v) refuse to accept

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tact

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(n) skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with different issues

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trifling

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(adj) trivial or unimportant

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turbulent

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(adj) characterize for conflicts, disorder

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acumen

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(n) ability to make good judgements and quick actions

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antithesis

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(n) contrast or opposition between two things

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ascribe

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(v) regard text, quotation, or work / regard the quality as belong to

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befuddled

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(adj) unable to think quickly

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eschew

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(v) abstain from

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esoteric

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(adj) only able to be understood by a group of people / arcane

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evasive

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(adj) tendency to avoid commitment or self-revelation

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exculpate

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(v) show that someone is not guilty of wrong-doing

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expedite

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(v) make a plan happened sooner or be accomplished more quickly

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fastidious

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(adj) very careful and attentive to accuracy and details

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feign

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(v) pretend to be affected by (a state or feeling)

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furtive

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(adj) secretive / suggestive of guilty nervousness

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hamper

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(v) basket / hinder

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indispensable

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(adj) absolutely neccessary

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lament

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(n) a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

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myopic

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(adj) shorted-sighted

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nonchalant

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(adj) calm and relaxed

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partial

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(adj) incomplete / biased / having a liking for

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portend

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(adj) be a sign of warning that something calamitous is about to happen

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provincial

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(adj) concerning a province / religions regarded as short-sighted

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rudimentary

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(adj) limited to basic principles / relating to immature form

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salutary

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(adj) producing good efforts / beneficial

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sever

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(adj) divide by cutting off or slicing / put an end to / break off

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slight

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(adj) small in degree / insult by treating without proper respect

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somnolent

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(adj) sleepy / drowsy

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stoic

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(n) someone who can endure pain without complaining

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supersede

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(v) take the place of other / supplant

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tout

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(adj) attempting to sell / persuade others the merits of

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wane

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(v) decrease in vigor or extend

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pensive

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(adj) engaged in serious thought

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