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abhor

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(v) regard with disgust and hatred

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boisterous

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(adj) noisy, energetic, and cheerful / stormy (weather)

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chivalrous

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(adj) gallant especially towards women

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churlish

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(adj) rude in a mean-spirited way

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clandestine

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(adj) secretive

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complacent

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(adj) showing uncritical satisfaction with one or one self’s achievements

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cumbersome

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(adj) large and heavy therefore difficult to carry / complicated, inefficient

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debilitating

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(adj) making some some weak and infirm / hinder

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deliberate

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(adj) done with clear intention

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droll

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(adj) curious or unusual in way that provoke dry amusement

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eccentric

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(adj) unconventional and slightly strange

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fractious

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(adj) unruly / irritable and quarrelsome

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limpid

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(adj) completely clear and visible

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mawkish

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(adj) sentimental in the wrong or false way

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obeisance

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(n) respect in the deferential way

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ostentious

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(Adj) characterized by showy display / designed to impress

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panacea

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(n) solution or remedy to all problems or diseases

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perfunctory

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(adj) carried out without interest / desultory

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perilous

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(adj) fall of danger or risk

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pervasive

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(adj) unwelcome influence spread out throughout an area or a group of people

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preclude

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(v) prevent from happening

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predilection

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(n) a special liking for something

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rapacious

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(adj) excessively greedy or grasping

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relish

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(adj) great enjoyment / pleasurable anticipation

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satirical

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(adj) contain satire / mocking of others

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sham

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(n) someone who pretends to be who they are not

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skirt

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(adj) along or around the edge / avoid dealing with

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sluggish

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(adj) low energy / slow moving

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spartan

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(adj) austere or lack of comfort / frugal / harsh

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truculent

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(adj) eager to argue / aggressively defiant

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acrimonious

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(adj) bitter, angry

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belligerent

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(adj) hostile and aggressive

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beneficient

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(adj) generous and doing good

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canny

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(adj) showing shrewdness and good judgement especially in money or business

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cavalier

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(v) dashing man as a lady’s escort / showing lack of concern

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distressed

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(adj) suffered from extreme anxiety, anger or pain

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dwindling

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(adj) gradually decreasing in size, strength or number

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eclipse

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(v) deprive something of power or significance

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encyclopedia

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(adj) comprehensive in term of data or information

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exacerbate

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(v) make the problem worse

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fungible

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(adj) mutually interchangeable

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hackneyed

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(adj) overused / trite

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incongruous

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(adj) not in harmony with surrounding

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interchangeable

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(adj) apparently identical

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laconic

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(adj) using very few words / reticent

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lucrative

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(adj) providing good profit or opportunities

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magisterial

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(adj) domineering, dictatorial

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onerous

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(adj) requiring great deal of efforts, trouble, or burdensome

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opprobrium

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(v) harsh criticism or censure

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parsimonious

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(adj) very unwilling to spend money

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peripheral

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(adj) minor important / marginal

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provocative

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(adj) causing anger or another strong reaction / annoying

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renounce

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(v) formally declare one’s abandonment

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tempestuous

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(adj) characterize by strong or conflicting emotions

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tenable

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(adj) defensible

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transgression

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(n) an act that goes against law

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urbane

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(adj) courteous and refined in manners

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verisimilitude

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(n) the appearance of being true or real

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vitiate

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(v) spoil or impair the quality of something

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exasperated

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(adj) intensely irritated and frustrated

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